13th Street Community Garden

04/03/2024

The Project Connect Team has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an Urban Planning and Design Consultant to support a resident-led neighborhood planning initiative for the six Project Connect neighborhoods in North St. Louis. Proposals are due by 4 p.m. on April 22.

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09/17/2022

Fresh produce this morning in the garden! $1/lb for fruits and veggies grown here in Old North. Last market of the season will be October 1 so not much time left to visit!

09/14/2022

Many thanks to the U.S. Bank CDC volunteers who joined us in the garden this morning for a little end-of-season maintenance work! This crew helped us clear several berms of weeds, add layers of compost, and spread mulch on our walking paths. We appreciate their hard work and willingness to dig in the dirt!

07/22/2022

Thanks to New Roots Urban Farm for the lovely sign for our garden fence! We can’t wait to get it hung up properly to welcome neighbors to the garden. This is what community looks like!

04/22/2022

04/15/2022

“Joanna Macy writes that until we can grieve for our planet we cannot love it—grieving is a sign of spiritual health. But it is not enough to weep for our lost landscapes; we have to put our hands in the earth to make ourselves whole again. Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair.”

― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

04/13/2022

Upcoming conference about the importance of local foods and sustainability!

Missouri Humanities’ 5th Annual Symposium, Humanities & Food: Sustenance and Sustainability in Our Communities”, will focus on the ways that sustainable and local food growing and sharing build community, heal the...

03/05/2022

The garden is thawing out from the deep freeze of winter, and it's time to open for the season! Join us starting at 10am on Saturday, March 5 to get beginning of the season prep underway, and discuss the planting and market plan for 2022. Individual bed reservations can also start to be made. The weather forecast looks on the mild side, and while we know we will have some more cold, it sure will be feel nice to be in the garden again.

05/15/2021

Our first North City Farmer’s Market of this year is open! We have spring herbs, lettuce, radishes, turnips, and greens. Also, City by Amity is here with salsas, pickles, bath bombs, and more. Come and see us until noon!

03/20/2021

Just in time for the first official day of Spring, 13th Street Community Garden opens for the 2021 season March 20 at 9:30 am. All are welcome to help with the community beds, and individual beds are available for rent. More info on individual beds can be found at www.onsl.org/13th-street-community-garden. Come grow with us!

Face masks are required in the Garden when around other people.

05/24/2019

Looking for ways to get involved? Sign up to volunteer with us!

Hi everyone,  The garden is looking beautiful this spring, however we need YOU! In order to maintain it and move through the market season successfully!  Please sign up for the volunteer days that you can help with. If you have a bed, please sign up for at least 2 days you can help with the marke...

05/18/2019

We are gardening today and picking vegetables for the first North City Farmer’s Market of the year. Market starts at 9:30am and gardening all morning. We wrap up at noon. Join us for this new season! Beds still available.

03/20/2019

Spring has finally arrived in the garden! With temperatures looking nice, the garden is opening for the 2019 season this Saturday March 23, at 10am. We will gather for spring cleaning, bed preparation, and even some planting of cool weather crops.

All are welcome to join in the fun! Individual bed applications will also be available. The bed fee is $20 this season, which includes connection to the watering system. We hope you will join us for the first opportunity to get your hands in the dirt.

04/28/2018

The garden is open and work is underway for the season! Special thanks to Building Futures - Design & Build Workshops for having their students help us move some dirt today! We’re excited to be partnering with them in the garden this year.

04/11/2018

Spring has finally Sprung in the garden! Join us this evening for turning in of cover crops, and our first planting in the community beds. We have beautiful seedlings ready to go, as well as seeds to direct sow. You can also fill out a bed application for individual beds. Join us from about 5pm til Sundown.

11/27/2017

Excited to be crop planning for next year, but appreciating the 2017 season. It's not exactly easy growing on urban rubble, but with years of soil building, love and community as a foundation, we grow really beautiful food for the North City Farmers' Market aka the Dollar Store Produce Stand right here in the 13th Street Community Garden.

10/29/2017

Join us in the garden today for an end of season workday and chili potluck! We'll be cleaning out beds, making compost, and doing general maintenance all morning, with the potluck around 1pm. All are welcome! Join anytime.

09/22/2017

Tomorrow in the garden! Join us as we learn all about the importance of Bees & Butterflies - and the incredible journeys they make in a lifetime. One of our butterflies was just tracked in Mexico!

07/28/2017

This week at North City Farmers' Market, about 20-30 pounds of neighborhood grown tomatoes. Other items...kale, collards, chard, sweet peppers, eggplant, cucumbers, zucchini, beets, carrots, garlic, onions, and herbs. Just trying to turn a food desert into a food oasis. Double up EBT accepted. Extremely low cost otherwise. Enjoy a nice saturday morning in the garden. 10am-noon.

06/10/2017

It's a busy morning at North City Farmers' Market in the garden. Stop by til Noon for delicious fresh produce grown right here.

06/07/2017

Garden open hours have moved from Thursday nights to Wednesdays from 5:30- sundown starting today. Saturday morning open hours from 9- Noon and North City Farmers' Market from 10- Noon remain unchanged. Join us for general garden maintenance and conversations with neighbors. All are always welcome!

04/14/2017

Huge thank you to Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company for the beautiful shipment of seeds today! We are so grateful that you are helping us get healthy, fresh foods into North St. Louis. First Market Day is May 6!

04/07/2017

Big thanks to Gateway Greening for generously granting the garden new benches and a picnic table, loads of compost and garden soil, and cattle panels to build growing frames. We're thankful for all of the ongoing and past support from Gateway Greening. 13th Street Garden wouldn't be anything close to what it is today without strong partnerships.

If you're looking for something fun to do on Saturday, we'll be working from 9-Noon building new rows and amending the existing beds. Come by and give us a hand.

04/06/2017

Last seasons crop waste becoming fertile compost. 4 months going, will be finished by June for top dressing delicious crops grown for the North City Farmers' Market. Come be part of the cycle!

04/05/2017

North City Farmers' Market is gearing up for Opening Day in the garden on Saturday, May 6! Join us from 10am - noon for the first harvest of the season!