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…
Read MoreLocal Food Hero Spotlight on Amy Cloud from Three Rivers Community Farm
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…
Read MoreLocal Food Hero Spotlight on Randy and Holly Buck from Rosy Buck Farm
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…
Read MoreFarm Bill 2018
Call Senator McCaskill & Senator Blunt – Vote YES on the 2018 Farm Bill! The Farm Bill is reauthorized every five years. 2018 is a Farm Bill year and the version in the Senate is our best chance at a Farm Bill that supports our values. Missouri’s Senators need to support an amendment by Senator Chuck Grassley to…
Read MoreSTLFPC Spotlight on Brian Hurd of Rise Community Development
What part of the food system do you work on? We are a nonprofit organization that works to build a stronger, more equitable neighborhoods. Rise is a nonprofit developer and development consultant that provides predevelopment lending and capacity-building technical assistance and training to other nonprofit community development organizations (CDCs), government agencies and institutions in…
Read MoreSTLFPC Spotlight on Brian DeSmet of the Fair Food Network
What part of the food system do you work on? The Fair Food Network focuses on eliminating food insecurity. The program I’m working on, Double Up Food Bucks, works on food insecurity, as well as local and regional food. Double Up Food Buck is an incentive program for SNAP recipients to get extra money for…
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