Local Food Hero: Local Harvest Grocery and Cafe

Written by Melissa Vatterott, Food and Farm Coordinator. Originally published August 2015. Their Food Story: Local Harvest Grocery opened in 2007 with a mission to bring locally and sustainably grown and produced foods to St. Louisans, 7 days a week. Local Harvest Grocery strives to provide food mostly from Missouri and Illinois, including products from meat farmers, dairy farmers, and local…

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Local Food Event: Real Cost of Food Panel 

Written by Claire Mai, Summer 2015 Food and Farm Intern. Originally published in July 2015.   On June 17th, 2015, a panel discussion called The Real Cost of Food was held at The Stage at KDHX and moderated by Joe Bonwich. Food and Farm Coordinator Melissa Vatterott was invited to be part of the panel, along with farmers from…

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Local Food Event: St. Louis Local Foods Challenge

Written by Claire Mai, originally published in August 2015. June was an exciting month for local food in St. Louis! We are grateful for Maddie Earnest and Patrick Horine, who worked together to put on the St. Louis Local Foods Challenge over the entire month. Maddie is the co-owner of Local Harvest Grocery, and Patrick works at the Tower Grove Farmers’ Market. Working…

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Local Food Event: 2015 Farm-to-School Meet and Greet in Wildwood

Written by Divya Babbula, Summer 2015 Food and Farm Intern. Originally published in June 2015.  Sponsors of the Missouri Farm to School 2015 Regional Meet and Greet: AgriMissouri, Missouri Foundation for Health, Missouri Council for Activity and Nutrition, University of Missouri Extension, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the Missouri Department of Agriculture.   The…

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Local Food Hero: Henry Meat Co. ~ Henry Family Farms

Written by Megan Finnell, Spring 2015 Food and Farm Intern. Originally published August 2015. Their Food Story: Henry Meat Co. (HMC) is a farmer owned, direct from farm to consumer, meat business in De Soto, Missouri where they sell high quality, locally raised beef, pork, and lamb in various amounts.  Consumers can purchase by-the-cut from our…

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Local Food Hero: MU Extension’s Stock Healthy, Shop Healthy initiative

Written by Melissa Vatterott, Food and Farm Coordinator. Originally published June 2015. Their Food Story: Stock Healthy, Shop Healthy is a comprehensive, community-based initiative that allows communities to improve access to healthy, affordable foods by working with a small food retailer.  Millions of Americans have limited access to a supermarket, which means they must rely…

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