10 Ways To Support Local Farmers During The Pandemic

10 Ways to Support Local Farmers During the Pandemic 

By Slow Food STL Board Member Crystal Stevens.

This article was published in The Healthy Planet

 

  1. Shop at local farmers markets

 

  • Tower Grove Farmers Market

https://tgfarmersmarket.com/

 

  • U-City Farmers Market

https://www.midwestfarmersmarkets.org/

 

  • S.O.L. Food  Farmers Market

https://www.eatsolfood.com/s-o-l-food-farmers-market/

 

  • Alton Farmers and Artisans Market

https://downtownalton.com/events/alton-farmers-artisans-market/farmers-market/

 

  • Lake St. Louis Farmers Market

http://www.lakestlouisfarmersandartistsmarket.com

 

  1. Shop at local grocers/ Co-Op’s

 

  • City Greens Market

http://www.stlcitygreens.org/

The Grove neighborhood 

4260 Manchester Ave

St. Louis, MO 63110

 

  • Golden Grocer

http://www.goldengrocerstl.com/

Central West End

335 NORTH EUCLID AVE

  1. LOUIS, MO 63108

 

  • Local Harvest Grocery

http://www.localharvestgrocery.com/lhg/

Tower Grove neighborhood 

3108 Morgan Ford Rd

Saint Louis, MO  63116

 

  • Old North Provisions

https://oldnorthprovisions.com

Old North Neighborhood 

2720 N 14th St

Saint Louis, MO  63106

United States

 

  • Tale to Table

https://www.taletotable.com/

Maplewood 

7310 Manchester Ave

Maplewood, MO 63143

 

  • MARSH Co-Op

https://marshlife-art.org/

South City

6911 S. Broadway 

St. Louis, MO 63111

 

  • STL Countryside Market

Online ordering

http://www.stlcountrysidemarket.com/about

 

  1. Eat at restaurants that support local purveyors:

 

  • Bulrush 

http://bulrushstl.com/

 

  • Vicia

https://viciatogo.square.site/

 

  • Winslow’s Table

https://www.winslowstable.com/

 

  • Kounter Kulture 

https://kounterkulturestl.com/

 

  • Field to Fire (Formerly Kitchen Kulture)

https://kounterkulturestl.com/

 

  • Mac’s Local Eats

https://www.macslocaleats.com/

 

  • Little Fox

https://www.littlefoxstl.com/



  1. Join a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) A CSA membership is essentially a subscription to local produce.

 

  • Three Rivers Community Farm

www.threeriverscommunityfarm.com

 

  • Bohlen Family Farm

http://bohlenfamilyfarms.com/

 

  • Heru Urban Farming

https://heruurbanfarming.com/

 

  • Flourish Weekly Veg

www.shop.growcreateinspire.com

 

  • Hartbeet Farm

http://www.hartbeetfarm.com/

 

  • Seeds of Hope

https://seedsofhopefarm.org/

 

  • Fair Shares CCSA

https://fairshares.org/

 

  • EarthDance Organic Farm School

www.earthdancefarms.org

Pay what you can produce boxes

 

  1. Buy direct from the farmers:

Many farmers offer delivery services. Because of the pandemic, many farmers in this region have developed their own online stores to sell their product directly to the consumer.

 

Some examples:

 

  • Such and Such Farm 

www.suchandsuchstuff.com

Dave and Autumn

Desoto, MO

 

  • New Roots Urban Farm

Antajuan Adams

https://newrootsurbanfarm.com/

 

  • Flourish 

www.shop.growcreateinspire.com

Eric and Crystal Stevens

Godfrey, IL

 

  • Ozark Forest Mushrooms

St. Louis, MO/ Salem, MO

https://ozark-forest-mushrooms.weeblysite.com/

 

  • STL Countryside Market

www.stlcountrysidemarket.com

co-op with

Legacy Circle Farms Lonedell Mo

Rosy Buck Farm, Leasburg Mo

Koupps Koffee, Pacific Mo

Kit Creek Farm, Pacific Mo

Wine Creek Farm, Cedar Hill Mo

Green Door Farm, Potosi Mo

 

  • Three Rivers Community Farm 

www.threeriverscommunityfarm.com

Amy and Segue

 

  • Theodora Farm

https://app.barn2door.com/e/9bJY9/all

Godfrey, IL

Kris Larson



  1. Ask your grocery stores in your neighborhood to carry local items. Schnucks recently launched a local foods campaign to support local farmers and makers.

https://nourish.schnucks.com/local-grab-n-go/

 

  1. Follow your farmers on social media and share their content to increase awareness of local foods. Post photos of your local goodies and tag the farmers/makers.

Find local farmers via @slowfoodstl and @knownandgrownstl

 

  1. Volunteer on local farms. Weed pressure is daunting. Most farmers would be thrilled if you offer to adopt a crop or weed weekly!

Find a list of farms in your area at https://knownandgrownstl.org/farmer-stories/

 

  1. Follow these amazing organizations on social media to learn how to support local farmers, get informed about food security, and contribute to land stewardship in our region:

 

  • Known and Grown STL

https://knownandgrownstl.org/

“Educate yourself about food justice and food sovereignty. Follow and support groups who are working to make our food system more equitable, like the Food Equity Advisory Board here in St. Louis.” – Known & Grown

 

  • Food Equity Advisory Board

https://moenvironment.org/feab/

 

  • Slow Food STL

https://slowfoodstl.org/

 

  • A Red Circle

https://aredcircle.org/

 

  • Growing Food Growing People

On Facebook at Growing Food Growing People

 

  • Rustic Roots Sanctuary 

http://rusticrootssanctuary.org/

 

  • Heru Urban Farm

https://heruurbanfarming.com/

 

  • Grow Create Inspire

https://growcreateinspire.com/

 

  • Confluence Farms

https://permaculture.org/

 

  • The Nature Conservancy 

https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/missouri/

 

  • North Sarah Food Hub

https://www.northsarah.org/



  1. Encourage your family and friends to support local farmers! Word of mouth advertising is extremely important to the good food movement!