Our Partners and Supporters!

Thank you to UCity in Bloom for allowing us to raise money at their annual plant sale and for the endless support and encouragement! What an encouraging bunch of gardeners!

Their mission is, "to enhance University City through artfully designed public gardens, community involvement, partnerships and environmental education." 

Boy, do they do this well! We appreciate the beauty they bring to our schools and neighborhoods.

We were proud to be part of their 2018 Garden Tour!

From their website:

"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 community gardens, school gardens, and urban orchards in neighborhoods throughout the St. Louis region. Our purpose is to provide communities with the tools, education, and empowerment to grow their own food."

BWMS is incredibly proud and grateful to be part of Seed St. Louis' garden network. They provided us with our first raised beds and dirt, and helped us with the installation. The next spring, they enabled us to expand into orchard plants! In Spring, 2022, we created our Side Hustle Garden and they connected us with the USDA so that we could afford the dirt needed to fill our beds!

Founded in 1996!

"The University City Education Foundation is an agent for excellence in the University City public schools, stimulating innovative, exciting approaches to education, with measurable results, that can be broadly applied. The Foundation will accomplish this by raising and distributing private funds, engaging the community in school issues, and collaborating closely at each step with our public schools." 

UCEF lives its mission statement! in 2018, before we ever had a garden, we had a small shed, a compost bin, and two banks of growlights. These were funded by the organization when the garden was still a dream, and for a winter, they were the only tangible proof that we were moving forward. UCEF continues to be an amazing supporter of our garden program and they make imaginative learning possible.

In February, 1952, the Richmond Heights Garden Club (R.H.G.C.)  incorporated as a part of the Gardeners of America. At that time, there was a push for gardening self-sufficiency and home grown vegetables.  

Seventy years later, the R.H.G.C continues to beautify the Richmond Heights area and support the community through its civic endeavors. This includes a scholarship for horticulture students at St. Louis Community College Meremec Campus.

We thank the Club for its generous $500 donation toward our Tuff Shed.