About Us
We’re transforming an abandoned and neglected city-owned property in south city St. Louis into a healthy neighborhood space to provide low- and no-cost food to the community.
Help Us Go From This
4405 Fyler Avenue has been abandoned since at least 2011 and so overgrown it is near impossible to enter.
In 2015, it was deemed blighted with unanimous consent of the Board of Aldermen.
Since that time, only one offer to purchase it was accepted, and abandoned, while property prices in the neighborhood have skyrocketed.
Due to its size and location, it not ideal for residential, industrial, or commercial investment.
Soil tests = fertile soil, but elevated levels of arsenic, cadmium and lead (like much of STL).
To This
1,200 feet2 of garden beds
700 feet2 of native prairie & play space
400 feet2 of covered community space
22 fruit trees
180 feet2 of berries
270 feet2 of grapes
175 square foot pumpkin patch
Native grasses and flowers throughout
Help us create a stronger, greener, more equitable St. Louis!
Our Team
Amy Grailer | Co-founder
As a speech language pathologist with the Special School District, Amy Grailer has over a decade of experience helping children with special needs reach their full potential. She is the founder of the green committee at Brentwood Early Childhood Center, where she spearheaded a campaign to eliminate the use of over 10,000 plastic utensils each year, expand student vegetable gardens, and incorporate onsite, schoolwide composting. She was recently awarded two grants to fund vermicomposting and the purchase of adaptive tools so that children with special needs can fully participate in gardening activities. She serves on the parent-run green team of Lafayette Preparatory Academy, is a lifelong resident of Tower Grove South, and is a member of the Connect Tower Grove South Community Garden.