URBAN HARVEST STL BUILDS COMMUNITY AROUND INCLUSIVE AND RESILIENT LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS. Urban Harvest STL believes in food rights - all members of our community should have equitable access to fresh, healthy food regardless of socioeconomic status, race or location. We grow healthy produce across a network of urban farms in the heart of St. Louis and donate the majority of the harvest to nonprofit partners serving communities with limited or non-existent access to healthy, nutritious food. Urban Harvest STL also educates and engages the surrounding community in these efforts.
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Thank you to KSDK - 5 On Your Side and the TEGNA Foundation for your generosity in supporting food access in St. Louis.
We're proud to support non-profits in our community. Operation Food Search and Urban Harvest STL were each warded a $10,000 grant courtesy of the TEGNA Foundation!
Our farm-to-table harvest dinners bring people from across the greater St. Louis area together to eat, drink, and connect. Your ticket will directly fund Urban Harvest STL's food access and education programs. This year we will have two Harvest Dinners on July 20th and August 23rd. Get your tickets for our Harvest Dinners with the link below. https://lnkd.in/g-BWd5Dk
Sally's Rooftop Garden and Terrace, one of our 6 farms, is an amazing space for both farming and yoga. Check out our Yoga Pass to gain access to all five yoga sessions this season. First Session is this Saturday! https://lnkd.in/ga-gB6zt Individual session tickets also available on our Eventbrite page: https://lnkd.in/gjXSKW4x
This #GiveSTLDay, 100% of the Urban Harvest STL staff have donated in support of our organization, our communities, our partners, and our belief that food justice for all is an attainable goal. We also all LOVE Ms Rosie and Fresh Starts Community Garden. Will you join us in fighting for food equity and making sure we can continue working with amazing people will Ms. Rosie to bring fresh food to the places that need it most? https://lnkd.in/eF-XFaBA
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We need port-a-potties! And you can help. A donation of $105 will cover the cost of one port-a-potty at one Urban Harvest STL garden for one month. $17 fills one raised bed with plants. Donate here: https://lnkd.in/gQXDsRy8 I'm proud to serve on the Urban Harvest STL board. We build community around inclusive and resilient local food systems. We're fundraising today as part of #GiveSTLDay. Our goal is $20,000. Please help us meet our goal. Thank you! (Photo: Ari Hariston-Castillo, R. Brent Joy, and me spreading the word about Urban Harvest STL at St. Louis Earth Day 2024.)
Thank you to the Berges Foundation, the St. Louis Community Foundation and its Board of Directors, Nestlé Purina North America and Watlow for providing funds to during Give STL Day. During the Power Hours your gift will have a bigger impact! Click the link below to give during Power Hours. https://lnkd.in/eF-XFaBA
Happy #GiveSTLDay! Click the link below to give, give, give! https://lnkd.in/eF-XFaBA
Early giving for Give STL Day opens today! This year, Urban Harvest STL's campaign is supporting Fresh Starts Community Garden. Since 2016, we have worked with Ms. Rosie Willis to ensure that Fresh Starts Community garden remains a vital resource in the JeffVanderLou neighborhood. Your gift would further this work and make an impact on an entire community: https://lnkd.in/eF-XFaBA #givestlday
Last but not least, Meet Nathan Wolff, our new Farmer at Rung for Women! Nathan comes to Urban Harvest with a background as an engineer, yoga instructor and farm educator. While working as a corporate chemical engineer, Nathan took an evening community college course on yoga that changed his life, opening up a new passion for teaching and empowering others to cultivate health and wellness. He left engineering to pursue a career as a full time yoga instructor, earning his 500-hour certification at Kripalu Yoga Center in Massachusetts. As he deepened his study of yoga, health and nutrition, Nathan got interested in farming and completed the EarthDance Organic Farm School Apprenticeship program in 2015, sparking yet another era of his professional life. Nathan has managed farms in Seattle, Washington, and locally for Hamilton Farms as well as served as assistant farm manager at EarthDance. He is most alive and connected when teaching others in the field about plants, soil and the joys of growing food.Nathan enjoys coaching youth soccer as part of the St. Louis City Futures outreach program. He and his wife, Lindsay, are building a homestead together, HeartSong Farm in Eureka, MO.
Meet Addie, our new Little Sprouts Educator! Addie worked as a farming assistant for Urban Harvest in 2018 while attending SLU pursuing her bachelor's degree in sociology. It was there that she first learned about food deserts and food insecurity in the St. Louis region and beyond. Access to healthy, nutritious food is a human right, and she fully believes in Urban Harvest’s community-based approach to fighting for food justice. Addie is very excited to be working with Urban Harvest again as the Little Sprouts Educator. Addie has also been a competitive gymnastics coach for over 10 years and has worked with children of all ages and abilities. She strongly believes children are our most valuable members of society, which is why she takes a holistic approach to coaching that focuses on developing capable and resilient young people first, before developing strong athletes. She is looking forward to using her unwavering positivity (and lots of silliness!) to encourage curiosity, exploration, and confidence in our youngest growers. Getting children in the garden early is crucial for fostering their connection to nature and a love for fresh food.