Simon Amies, Pattonville School District Webmaster and leads the youth garden at the Pattonville School District’s Learning Center.  After joining the Pattonville School District team, Simon Amies, an avid gardener with vegetable, berry, and herb gardens at home, noticed the absence of community and school gardens in the northwest area of Saint Louis County.  He […]

I recently read Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been combing through the book and blown away at all of the topics included. Each topic is centered around people of color, their contributions to agriculture, and the history of systemic discrimination in American agriculture. The author, […]

Albert Sanders teaches preschool and the Saturday morning classes at Adams Elementary. In partnership with Connie Myers, from Washington University, Albert leads the school garden, Sun Patch Garden at Adams. This past summer, Albert was selected as one of the Missouri Regional Teachers of the Year for 2018-2019. They work with the students, volunteers, and […]

Gateway Michael Elementary has always had a school garden but in recent years, it has taken on more importance. Edward Scruggs, Oliver Tindle, and Rosemarie Schelling are three teachers that have been vital in the success of the school garden. When Edward Scruggs started at Gateway in 2000, the school had a small garden that […]

Wendy Bell and Karen Flotte, CRC Co-Garden Goddesses Karen Flotte and Wendy Bell are very involved at the Central Reform Congregation, but their role as “co-garden goddesses” is what they are best known for. CRC is one of the largest public green spaces in the area, but growing food wasn’t part of the garden until […]

  Written by Mary Anne Pikrone, Tower Grove East Community Garden Leader.   Three and a half years ago, as my husband and I were taking a get-acquainted drive through the neighborhood we chose to live in, we came upon folks working in the Tower Grove East Community Garden. I’d given up backyard gardens in […]

Support the Future of St. Louis Community Gardens on St. Louis Gives Day 2018 The Power of Growing Food   About Give STL Day Give STL Day is a 24-hour day of online giving happening this year on May 2. It is an opportunity for Gateway Greening to invite the community of St. Louis to […]

by: Dean Gunderson Do you want to grow something totally different in your garden next year?  Something that will surprise everyone who sees it? How about rice? This year, we grew rice at our Demonstration Garden and Lucy, our School Programs Manager, grew rice at the Gateway Elementary school garden.  Would you believe that the […]

Kerry leads the Agriscience component for the Saint Louis Science Center’s Youth Exploring Science Program.   The Youth Exploring Science (YES) Program is a work-based youth development program that uses science investigation to foster academic and professional skills.  The Agriscience component focuses on increasing the teens’ knowledge of plants, comfort with nature, and healthy eating […]