Four winning projects will receive a two-year land lease on a vacant lot in the city and $5,000 seed money in the Sustainable Land Lab program sponsored by the City of St. Louis and Washington University.
Bistro Box and RR Farm, Chess Pocket Park, Mighty Mississippians and Sunflower+ Project plan uses of plots in Old North ranging from urban agriculture to an outdoor community chess venue.
Forty-eight teams applied. All of the submissions can be found online at http://sustainablecities.wustl.edu/land-labs-competition/submissions/.Â