Bustani Ya Upenda, Good Journey's youth community garden, provides fresh and organic food for youth, families, and the community, while employing youth, and teaching youth and community members lessons in growing food with our own hands. Bustani Ya Upenda is located in St. Louis City at 5059 Vernon Avenue. Visit the garden Saturdays 10am to 1pm.
Bustani Ya Upenda includes
growing beds,
fruit trees and bushes,
herbs,
native plants and flowers,
sunflowers,
an arbor for growing grapes with seating and flower boxes,
firepit for S'mores and more,
greenhouse,
shed with painted murals by MwazaCarol and Miiyaya,
peaceful zen space with benches, fountain, and African Shona sculpture,
covered outdoor kitchen with charcoal grill, stove top burners, brick pizza oven, and sink for cooking lessons and more,
and coming soon - the Good Journey Agriculture Learning Center & Community Pantry.
growing beds,
fruit trees and bushes,
herbs,
native plants and flowers,
sunflowers,
an arbor for growing grapes with seating and flower boxes,
firepit for S'mores and more,
greenhouse,
shed with painted murals by MwazaCarol and Miiyaya,
peaceful zen space with benches, fountain, and African Shona sculpture,
covered outdoor kitchen with charcoal grill, stove top burners, brick pizza oven, and sink for cooking lessons and more,
and coming soon - the Good Journey Agriculture Learning Center & Community Pantry.
Bustani Ya Upenda events and activities include Black Trivia & S'mores, Freedom 2 Learn Banned Books Reading & Art Making, Juneteenth Night Party, STEM Experiments, Building with Black Girls Build Inc., National Night Out, Ghosts In The Garden, Kwanzaa Celebration, First Saturdays Monthly Harvest Days, and more.