Written by Melissa Vatterott, Food and Farm Coordinator. Originally published in August 2015. Their Food Story: Sprouthood is an app for discovering the food produced around you. Connect with gardeners, farmers, friends and neighbors to plan gardens, share harvests, and eat well together. Sprouthood is your connection to local food. A Person Behind…
Read MoreLocal Food Hero: Schlafly Farmers Market and Gardenworks
Written by Melissa Vatterott, Food and Farm Coordinator. Originally published August 2015. Their Food Story: The Schlafly Bottleworks brewery and restaurant hosts a Wednesday afternoon producer-only farmers market April through October and a once a month Saturday morning winter market November through March. Schlafly also grows seasonal produce in a less than 1/7 acre…
Read MoreLocal Food Hero: Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Their Food Story: The Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help are a religious congregation of Catholic Sisters who support ecological stewardship through their Franciscans for Earth Effort. As stated on their website, “In 2007, the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help chose Earth as their corporate stance! Through witnessing to the…
Read MoreLocal Food Lifestyle: Cooking Veggie Scraps and Home Canning
Written by Claire Mai, Summer 2015 Food and Farm Intern, on August 18, 2015. Originally published September 22, 2015. Updated December 4, 2015. Today we’re highlighting two articles to demonstrate how you can best use your seasonal produce to reduce food waste and enjoy fresh food for longer! An article by Susan Selasky in today’s St. Louis…
Read MoreMissouri Coalition for the Environment Urges County Executive and County Council to Save Sylvan Springs Park
For More Information Contact: Heather Navarro, Executive Director Kathleen Henry, President Missouri Coalition for the Environment Great Rivers Environmental Law Center 3115 So. Grand Blvd. 319…
Read MoreFood in the News: Dietary Guidelines vs. Big Ag
Written by Claire Mai, Food and Farm Intern, July 8, 2015. Originally published September 22, 2015. Maddie Oatman, the senior research editor at Mother Jones magazine, posted a great article in June 2015 that we’d love to share with MCE supporters. The article, “Congress Doesn’t Think Agricultural Sustainability Has Anything to Do With Your…
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