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When did you start farming? We started Althoff Farms by selling quarters of beef in 2013. We decided to add selling by the individual piece of meat & bundles in 2014 when we started to sell through the Macomb Food Coop in Macomb, IL. We added a few stores and Quincy Farmer’s Market in 2015….

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 4, 2017 Contact: Melissa Vatterott, Food and Farm Director, (314) 727-0600, ext. 111, mvatterott@moenviron.org Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE) was selected as a recipient for the USDA Local Food Promotion Program. They will receive approximately $45,000 to support local food efforts in the St. Louis region. MCE convenes the St. Louis Food…

Where is your farm, what do you sell? Actually, we don’t sell our products. Instead, we donate food to different food pantries. We grow berries, sweet potatoes, melons, beans, peas cauliflower broccoli, okra, onions, garlic, and all the herbs. Everything we grow, we grow organically. We use sustainable farming methods such as interplanting with flowers…

What part of the food system do you work on? My work focuses primarily on food access for low-income families, with a focus on healthy food. Could you tell us more about the Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) program and role you play? DUFB is a grant-funded program from the USDA. It is a nation-wide…

Tell us a little about your farm. We are in our 11th season this year. We are located in Elsah, IL which is about a 45 minute drive outside of St. Louis and is north of Alton on the river road. It’s a beautiful little town. We currently own 5 acres and lease 25 acres…

  What is your background? How long have you worked on the farm? This is our third season with Rosy Buck Farm! We did a lot of WWOOFing on farms across the US and the world. We met when I was taking time off school and we were the only two WWOOFers on a farm…