Gateway Greening's City Seeds Urban Farm is a job training program for the green industry training up to 100 unemployed veterans and individuals that may be dealing with homelessness, substance abuse, mental illness and recent-prison release in job skills, food production, therapeutic horticulture and life skills essential for self-sufficiency. City Seeds is a national model with an 80% rate of graduates placed into a job upon completion of the program. Individuals learn soft, hard, and technical skills making them more marketable and also allowing for personal growth. Annually, City Seeds Urban Farm produces over 10,000 lbs. of fresh, organic, local produce. Over 5,000 lbs. are provided to Food Outreach, another St. Louis non-profit providing nutritional support to individuals dealing with HIV/AIDS or cancer. 2,000 lbs. of produce are donated annually to local food banks, shelters and transitional housing facilities. 3,000 lbs. of produce are distributed via the City Seeds farmer’s market booth, which provides an excellent training ground and outreach opportunity for therapeutic clients. Gateway Greening is growing food and teaching people the skills they need to get a job and improve their lives.