Photo courtesy of Arthur CulbertIt's taken the village to implement a clever idea to raise funds for 2013's community garden on Waterman, just west of Kingshighway. Arthur Culbert, the "urban farmer" behind the organic garden, has enlisted New City School 4th graders to help plant and tend the garden as part of a curriculum on…
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End-of-summer wrap up
It seems that there is always more to say about a topic after I post it, so today I'm throwing out some odds and ends left from the summer, in order to cover as many bases as I can before I escape to San Francisco for a few days. June's "Elevate St. Louis:The Trestle" event,…
New City School 4th Graders garden for others
One blustery February afternoon New City School 4th graders and their teachers were introduced to an urban garden they were adopting as part of a curriculum on citizenship. The fruits of the children's farming efforts were to benefit two food pantries in the Central West End, one at Trinity Church and the other at Second…