The Great Perennial Divide is Gateway Greening’s main plant distribution event, sharing donated plant material free to approximately 75 community gardens each year. Volunteers are needed to prepare the property and organize plant material on Tuesday, May 1, and Thursday, May 3. Volunteer shifts are 9 am-12 pm and 1 pm-4 pm. Location: The Carriage House at Bell Garden, 3815 Bell, 63108. Complimentary breakfast and lunch provided. For details or RSVP contact: hannah@gatewaygreening.org .

Volunteers needed to share their knowledge of hardy sun and shade perennials, Missouri natives, ground covers, bulbs and grasses, to provide plant selection assistance and facilitate plant distribution for community garden programs.  Location: The Carriage House at Bell Garden, 3815 Bell, 63108. Distribution shifts for Friday, May 4 are 8:30 am – 12 pm and 12:30 pm – 4 pm. For details for RSVP contact  Hannah@gatewaygreening.org .  A Gateway Greening project.

Volunteers needed to share their knowledge of hardy sun and shade perennials, Missouri natives, ground covers, bulbs and grasses to provide plant selection assistance and facilitate plant distribution days for community garden programs. Location: The Carriage House at Bell Garden, 3815 Bell, 63108. For details or to RSVP contact Hannah@gatewaygreening.org . A Gateway Greening project.

Kress Farm Garden Preserve will hold a plant sale to help out a non-profit organization. Kress Farm is a 138 acre farm in Jefferson County, Missouri, that is preserved with a conservation easement  held by the Ozark Regional Land Trust. The conservation easement ensures that the farm will forever remain a place for gardening, outdoor education, and wildlife. Plants will be available from numerous local vendors. Food and drink will also be available for purchase. At Kress Farm, 5137 Glade Chapel Road, Hillsboro, MO 63050.  Call Jo at (636) 296-9306 or Gail at (314) 420-8141 for information.

May 5th is 7th National Herb Day. Family-oriented garden party, at Central West End Community Garden & Lawn, 5000 Block Waterman Ave, just west of Kingshighway, St. Louis City, 2 blocks north of Chase Hotel. Herb enthusiasts - learn more about (and share your knowledge of) herb plants for gardening, food/cooking and wise health uses. Volunteers wanted to assist at this event and in future community education opportunities. Contact (314) 504-0434. Visit herbday.org.

Wes Jackson will be speaking at the Kanza Sierra Club silent auction. Topic: "Why agriculture must take the lead toward a sustainable future." Jackson is founder and president of The Land Institute in Salina Kansas. He is widely recognized as a leader in the international movement for sustainable agriculture. A recipient of numerous awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship, Jackson is the author of New Roots for Agriculture, Becoming Native to This Place, and most recently Consulting the Genius of the Place.

Doug Farr will present details on a local project and LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) - LEED = Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. By the Missouri Chapter of US Green Building Council. Farr is author of the urban planning best-seller Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature. Held at Sheet Metal Workers Local 36, 2319 Chouteau, Suite 200 (63103).

Volunteers are needed to help beautify downtown by planting annuals in the Market Street medians. Location:  south sidewalk of Kiener Plaza at Market Street. Complimentary pastries and Imo's pizza provided. Please bring work gloves, a refillable water bottle and a preferred hand tool for planting. RSVP to hannah@gatewaygreening.org .

The Ozarks Sustainability Festival features activities for kids, free presentations on gardening, solar energy, seed saving, and more with 6o+ booths filled with arts and crafts, plants, local products, scrumptious food, green merchandise, plus! For info visit OzarksSustainabilityFestival.org or call (417) 818-6157 (info@preferredenergy.com). Held at Next Step SDA Church and old go-kart track on North Highway 63 across from Richards School in West Plains, Missouri.