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Green St. Louis Machine

Emilia A. Belciak, Taylor Sinclair Bowman

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This chapter presents the Green St. Louis Machine program as a case study of community-centered sustainability education in St. Louis, integrating urban agriculture, food justice, and STEAM learning. The authors conducted a qualitative document analysis of various sustainability frameworks and the program's website. The program uses hands-on cultivation, entrepreneurship, and community engagement to teach students about sustainable systems, ecological resilience, social wellbeing, and economic opportunity.