Check out these photos from a recent visit to St. Louis County Library System-Prairie Commons Branch.
The community garden began this spring.
The St. Louis County Library District (SLCLD) launched the pilot program to put community gardens outside some of its branches in March beginning with the Hazelwood location.
The garden was the first of two installed and maintained in partnership with Gateway Greening. The second garden was planted at the Cliff Cave Branch in south St. Louis County.
Gateway Greening is a non-profit that supports more than 200 community gardens in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, as well as City Seeds Urban Farm.
Members of the community rent garden boxes for plants including vegetables, herbs and flowers. The rent is an annual $25 fee.
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