Events & Classes

Our next School Gardener Meet-Up will feature our autumn perennial plant swap and will take place at Gateway MTS Complex’s George Washington Carver Garden. Come tour their garden space, swap leftover seeds, bulbs, and/ or perennial transplants, and participate in a short activity that you can recreate with youth in a garden space. You do not have to work in a school to attend. All who garden with youth are welcome! Hope to see you there!

Location: Gateway MST’s George Washington Carver Garden, 1200 N. Jefferson Ave, St. Louis, MO 63106 (Garden is located at the back of the parking lot by the covered pavilion).
Time: 4:00pm- 5:00pm

Fair on the Farm is back! Bring the family and join us for some outdoor fun at the Bell Community Garden. Enjoy state-fair themed games and activities, garden tours, a chili cookoff, face painting, and more. Free to attend and fun for all ages. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

Saturday, October 25, 2025
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Bell Community Garden, 3841 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108

Thank to our sponsors!
Commerce Bank, Home State Health, Lewis Rice, US Bank, Greenscape Gardens

For those with limited or no outdoor space, there are a lot of edible plants that can be grown inside: herbs and spices, leafy greens, citrus, and even pomegranates. In this virtual class, we cover the basics of growing food in your living room from seed to harvest. This virtual class is a part of the series Fall Garden Reset in partnership with St. Louis County Library.

We're bringing our food waste series to the Missouri side! Over one-third of all food produced on our planet is wasted. In the first of three classes, in partnership with Table to Garden, you will learn how to save money and reduce waste at the same time through smart garden and meal planning, and smart shopping. We will also enjoy sampling waste-reducing recipes in class.

This class will be located at the Delmar Divine at 5501 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63112 in the Ameren Multipurpose Room. It will be from 6:00 pm to 7:30pm. There is free street parking all along Belt Avenue.

Over 40% of the food wasted in the US comes from the home, meaning you can directly address it. In this class you can learn the best crops to grow for long term storage, the best way to store the produce you grow and buy, what food labels actually mean, and what food preservation techniques work best for you. This is the second of three classes we are teaching in partnership with Table to Garden and we will have delicious waste-reducing food samples in this class as well for you to try.

This class will be located at the Delmar Divine at 5501 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63112 in the Ameren Multipurpose Room. It will be from 6:00 pm to 7:30pm. There is free street parking all along Belt Avenue.

In this last class in partnership with Table to Garden we will go over the many ways you can use all the parts of food you thought were only good for compost. You will be surprised at how many things you thought were no longer useful are actually delicious, nutritious, great for your skin, your garden, and/or your home. Implementing even a few of the techniques you learn in this class could save you money and reduce your waste! Like the last two classes, we will have some great waste-reducing food samples for you to try!

This class will be located at the Delmar Divine at 5501 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63112 in the Ameren Multipurpose Room. It will be from 6:00 pm to 7:30pm. There is free street parking all along Belt Avenue.

Calling all community gardeners in the Seed St. Louis' network! The first and last community gardener meet-up of the year will be Saturday, November 15, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Seed St. Louis Carriage House. Staff member Dean Gunderson will be discussing his variety trials of storage tomatoes, storage onions, and taro. There will also be time for general conversation over coffee and donuts.

As 2026 comes around, we will begin hosting community gardener meet-ups several times a year. They will be an opportunity to connect with other community gardeners and hear garden discussion topics led by talented and wonderful gardeners in our network, and occasionally Seed St. Louis staff. If you have a garden discussion topic you would like to lead in the future, please email Vivian at [email protected]. We hope you join us on November 15th!

Location: Seed St. Louis Carriage House, 3815 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

In this class, we will go over the steps to successfully start your own community or school garden, or orchard. This class synthesizes our 40 years of organizational experience supporting groups to make successful projects. We will go over our documents, examples, and other resources so you can utilize them to start your own project. We will also have time to allow you to meet other attendees to collaborate, and we will do some hands-on activities to help you plan your site. We will be teaching this same class on three different days. (November 19-Virtual, December 4-in person, January 17-in person.)

Date: December 4, 2025, 6:00-8:00pm
Location: Ameren Community Room, Delmar Divine, 5501 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63112
There is free street parking all along Belt Avenue.

Learn how to create compost from kitchen scraps to plant material and recycle organic matter into your garden. This virtual class is a part of the series Fall Garden Reset in partnership with St. Louis County Library.

Get your hardneck and softneck garlic, as well as shallots, for planting at our annual Garlic Sale! This year, Dig Annuals and Perennials will be joining us to sell perennials, shrubs, and trees. This will include cherry trees! Learn more at the link below.

Saturday, October 18
9:00 am-12:00 pm
Seed St. Louis Carriage House, 3815 Bell Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108

Learn how to wrap up the year in your garden and set yourself up for success next year. We'll cover soil health, what clean-up is needed and how to also support pollinators. This virtual class is a part of the series Fall Garden Reset in partnership with St. Louis County Library.

Join us for a hands-on workshop to consider the power of wonder, imagination, exploration, and play in your garden space. Whether you tend a home, school, or community garden, this class will help you build a safe and inviting space for children. Explore examples of whimsical hardscape and sensory engagement in youth-friendly gardens, and sketch your own garden design. Experience garden-based activities that spark curiosity and participation, build an inclusive learning community, inspire adventurous eaters, and foster environmental stewardship. This workshop is open to any and all educators, caregivers, and community members interested in gardening with children!

Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Bell Community Garden (3871 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108) in their pavilion. There is free street parking all along Bell Avenue.

In this hands-on class, we will harvest and prepare for storage some of the great crops that you can eat long into winter if done properly. We will harvest taro, sweet potatoes, storage tomatoes, Jerusalem artichokes, and water chestnuts. Then we will go over the proper way to cure those that need it and the best way to store each one for medium to long-term storage. So if you've ever been interested in growing some of these plants so you can eat from the garden all winter long, or have questions about how to grow them, harvest them, or store them, this is your chance to try it yourself and find out.

Time: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. (Please note the earlier than normal start time!)
Location: Bell Community Garden (3871 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108) in their pavilion. There is free street parking all along Bell Avenue.

With the growing season coming to an end, many plants grown outside can be continued in your home: herbs and spices, tomatoes and peppers, and citrus. Many factors influence the ability to grow inside, like space, resources, and patience. In this virtual class, we cover the basics of transitioning your summer and fall crops indoors. Discussed topics include the best edible indoor plants, transitioning to indoor containers, soil, lighting, watering, fertilizing, and propagation. Learn how to bring agriculture inside!

Weeds are the never-ending battle of any gardener. By this time of year, maybe you've given up or at least want to give up that battle against the weeds. But don't give up yet. In this class, we will cover our favorite ways to effectively and efficiently fight weeds. We will cover our favorite techniques of garden and soil management to reduce weeds, and favorite techniques and tools for weeding to make the task fast, painless, and reduce weeds next year.

Location: Bell Community Garden (3871 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108) in their pavilion. There is free street parking all along Bell Avenue.

Because of extreme heat, this garden party has been rescheduled for August 28th! Our Summer School Gardeners Meet-Up, A Midsummer Night's Drink, will be a garden party celebration to thank all of the garden leaders, educators, and adults who support youth gardening in the region. We hope to use this time to collect feedback from attendees to help guide our school and youth garden programs going forward. Dress for a casual evening in the garden with cocktails, mocktails, appetizers, garden games, and garden giveaways. You are welcome to bring your own potluck item if you wish. This is a free event open to anyone who gardens with youth, but you must RSVP.

Time: 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Location: Bell Community Garden, 3841 Bell Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108