DISCOVER YOUR GREEN THUMB.
YMCA Community Gardens are instrumental for the Y in promoting healthy living. From learning how to make raised beds at home to the benefits of growing your own produce, the Y provides resources and opportunities to learn and grow into a better, healthier YOU!
🌱 Learn New Techniques
🍎 Develop Healthy Habits
💚 Support Your Community
🤝 Volunteer to Plant
Next Month's Calendar of Events:
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Tuesdays with Trish |
October 3, 1:45-2:45 pm | O'Fallon Family YMCA - MO | |
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Aquaponics 101 |
October 5, 11 am - 12 pm | Bayer YMCA | Register |
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Food Preservation - Freezing and Drying |
October 5, 6-7:30 pm | Emerson YMCA | Register |
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Aquaponics 101 |
October 6, 12:45-1:45 pm | O'Fallon Family YMCA - MO | Register |
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Tuesdays with Trish |
October 10, 12-1 pm | Emerson YMCA | |
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Aquaponics 101 |
October 12, 6-7 pm | Mid-County Family YMCA | |
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Food Preservation - Basics of Home Food Preservation |
October 19, 6-7:30 pm | Wildwood Family YMCA | |
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Food Preservation - Water Bath Canning |
October 19, 1:30-3:30 pm | RiverChase YMCA | |
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Which branches have a community garden?
- Bayer YMCA
- Carondelet Park Rec Complex
- Chesterfield Family YMCA
- Collinsville Maryville Troy YMCA
- East Belleville YMCA
- Edward Jones Family YMCA
- Emerson YMCA
- Four Rivers Family YMCA
- Mid-County Family YMCA
- Monroe County YMCA - HTC Center
- O'Fallon Illinois YMCA
- South City Family YMCA
- St. Charles YMCA
- Wildwood Family YMCA
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SANDRA'S Y STORY
“I lost my husband in 2012. I really didn’t know what to do with myself. I’m legally blind, so this makes it harder for me to do certain things, but not impossible. My daughter and I were looking for a place to work out so we decided to give the Y a try. This was the best thing that happened to me. At the Emerson YMCA, you are family. I joined the OG’s, the Organic Gardeners. The Y has afforded me the opportunity to become the Master Gardener for the Y. My Y story is simple - the YMCA has given me a lifeline.”