#SaintLouisMO - How to Start a #CommunityFoodProject
By #SeedSaintLouis

Jan 17 from 12:30pm to 2:30pm CST

"Overview: Learn the steps to successfully start your own community or school garden or orchard!

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."

Date: January 17, 2025, 12:30-2:30 pm
Location: Ameren Community Room, Delmar Divine

The Delmar Divine is at 5501 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63112. There is free street parking all along Belt Avenue.

Preregistration required. Cost is free.

"Since 1984 Seed St. Louis has connected people to the land, to their food, and to each other. We are a 501c3 nonprofit who supports a network of over 250 #CommunityGardens, #SchoolGardens, and #UrbanOrchards in neighborhoods throughout the St. Louis region. Our purpose is to provide communities with the tools, education, and empowerment to grow their own food."

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-start-a-community-food-project-tickets-1853793529349?aff=Websitexx

#SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #FoodInsecurity #GrowYourOwn #GrowingFood #FoodForests #Missouri

#CommunityGardens and #Libraries: A Perfect Pairing

Library lawns are growing in popularity as sites for community garden projects

April 14, 2022

"#Libraries are often lucky enough to have a free plot of land to bring garden programming to their community. We will explore what it takes for a library to begin a community garden and some examples of successful community gardens already in place.

"The modern world has created a divide between people and nature. Increasingly, people don't know how or where their food originates. Many people feel #disconnected from the #NaturalWorld, and some have never planted a garden.

"But as author #MichaelPollan puts it, 'the garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway.' A community garden can introduce people to #nature, #plants, and #GrowingFood in an approachable way. Engaging with a garden can teach people about the interconnected world and provide a rewarding experience and skillset.

"Libraries are often lucky enough to have a free plot of land to bring garden programming to their community. We will explore what it takes for a library to begin a community garden and some examples of successful community gardens already in place.

Starting a Garden

"A community garden is a piece of land cultivated by a group of people, either individually or collectively. These gardens are commonly found in urban settings, but similar ideas exist in rural communities.

"Libraries offer an excellent setting for a community garden. They already provide books and classes on gardening, so they are a perfect location to experiment with those ideas.

A community garden can range widely in size and scope, depending on the land and resources available by a given library. Gardeners can cultivate even a few square feet into an educational opportunity for the community. Participants can construct a full-scale community garden if a library has more room to spare.

"Constructing a garden might be intimidating to some, but even someone with no prior experience can make it happen with the community's help. Businesses and community members will often donate their time, tools, and labor to help bring a community garden to life. By reaching out to the right people, a single library staff member or community member can organize the implementation of a multi-bed community garden."

FMI - https://action.everylibrary.org/community_gardens_and_libraries_a_perfect_pairing

#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #TheCommons #MoreGardensLessLawns #growYourOwn #FoodSecurity #BuildingCommunity

Irena is a long time communard and has worked long and hard in community businesses and farming. Unfortunately, she is no longer at Acorn but she's now at Twin Oaks where she continues to work.

#communes
#incomesharing
#communitybusinesses
#growingfood

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2022/05/09/communard-interview-5-irena/

Serenity Solidarity is a BIPOC focused community near Albany, NY. Like many of the communes, they grow food for themselves and others.

#communes
#bipocfocused
#growingfood
#sharing

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/serenity-solidaritys-food/

This does not feel like spring #078

https://video.katehildenbrand.com/w/bx1Uc6BcymbwuGQx51yYVY

Ok, so here’s my attempt at a winter vegetable garden:
- Spinach, arugula, and Brussels sprouts
- Onions, garlic, artichokes
- Mint, radicchio, cime di rapa, and thyme
- Kale, parsley, rosemary

Absolutely going in blind with the artichokes and Brussels sprouts haha I have zero idea how they’ll turn out!

#gardening #VegetableGarden #WinterVegetableGarden #WinterHarvest #GrowingFood

Support open access food scholarship.
Promote critical, collaborative work in food and food systems.
Become a Canadian Association for Food Studies - L'association canadienne des études sur l'alimentation member today!

#Food #FoodScholarship #FoodStudies #FoodWays #FoodSovereignty #FoodPolitics #Nutrition #Agriculture #GrowingFood #OpenAccess #KnowledgeSharing

https://foodstudies.info/membership/

more books for when your #garden goes dormant or for anyone who loves #plants!

9 Must-Read Nonfiction Books for #Farmers https://www.agriculture.com/9-must-read-non-fiction-books-for-farmers-11820573

#gardening #agriculture #growingfood #foodtotable #nature #agriculture #environment