Tips & Tricks
Need some additional guidance while expanding your green thumb? No worries, Seed St. Louis has a library of educational resources to support your gardening adventures. Explore our variety of Tips & Tricks below!
Grants for Youth Education
As our staff discovers new grants and funding opportunities specific to school gardens, we will do our best to share them here. Please check back often to discover the latest opportunities! Education Outside – School garden grant calendar Kitchen Community Grant List Kids Gardening Grant Opportunities Missouri Environmental Education Association: Free basic membership, lessons, grants, […]
Read MoreLesson Plan Resources
Collective School Garden Network – School garden curriculum and lesson resources Edible Schoolyard – User submitted lesson plans George Watts Montessori Garden Curriculum Life Lab School garden curriculum, lesson plans, and gardening how-to NGSS science standards for school gardens Garden Lesson YouTube channel Garden Scavenger Hunts Missouri Botanical Garden – Biology of plants for grades […]
Read MoreLocal STEM Organizations
GROW Exhibit educates the public on the “journey of food from the farm to the fork” and explores the relationship between the agriculture and technology. Find them at: https://www.slsc.org/exhibits-attractions/grow/ Youth Exploring Science (YES) Program works with 250 high school students each year to provide education in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) and allow them […]
Read MoreNational Gardening Organizations
American Community Gardening Association is a nonprofit that builds community by improving and enhancing community gardens and greening in the U.S. and Canada. National Agriculture in the Classroom provides support to state programs by giving teachers the knowledge, appreciation, and awareness to education and inform their students. https://www.agclassroom.org/index.cfm (For school gardens) Out Teach is a […]
Read MoreEnvironmental Organizations
Brightside St. Louis empowers St. Louisans to help make the region cleaner and greener through their demo garden, community education, and naturescaping services. http://www.brightsidestl.org/ Earthdance Farm School is a nationally recognized farm school that promotes and educates on organic farming through their apprenticeships, youth programs, classes, and volunteer opportunities. http://earthdancefarms.org/ Forest ReLeaf is a nonprofit […]
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