08/06/2026
Join The Giving Grove as we attend this fascinating virtual workshop hosted and presented by Seed St. Louis (a Giving Grove affiliate partner)!
Our orchards are ecosystems, and we can boost the services they provide, their health, and their sustainability all at the same time. In this virtual class, learn how to make some small changes to your design, including adding the right plants, to greatly increase the habitat for pollinators, beneficial insects, and birds to help your garden and orchard thrive.
When: August 20 @ 6 pm
Where: Zoom
Register: https://loom.ly/2rVNdA4
About the presenter: Dean Gunderson is from Glen Carbon, Illinois, about 20 miles east of St. Louis. He attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE)) where he studied Agricultural and Food Geography. Dean then interned at Cahokia Mounds, where he was able to study the prehistoric agriculture practiced at Cahokia. He found his way to Seed St. Louis as a volunteer, then an intern, which led to a seasonal position in the community garden program. He later became the Community Garden Program Manager and started our orchard program, the Giving Grove. He was then the Director of Education, coordinating our adult educational materials and classes while managing the Giving Grove program before taking his current position where he c where he continues to lead our adult educational initiatives while also helping to make sure all of our programs work towards the betterment of our community.
