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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…

Written by Megan Finnell, Spring 2015 Food and Farm Intern. Originally published in August 2015. On March 3, 2015, Melissa Vatterott attended the Meet the Buyers Event, the purpose of which was to allow local farmers to connect with grocery stores, food distributors, and restaurants in the St. Louis area. The event was held in…

Written by Melissa Vatterott, Food and Farm Coordinator. Originally published August 2015. Local Food Hero: St. Louis Community College is a community college with four campus locations in the St. Louis Area – Florissant Valley, Forest Park, Meramec, and Wildwood. STLCC offers two food and farm-related programs, Horticulture and Culinary Arts. At the Florissant Valley campus,…

Written by Melissa Vatterott, Food and Farm Coordinator. Originally published in August 2015.   Local Food Hero: Food Cowboy is a technology-based reverse supply chain solution for wholesome unsaleable food. Our mobile app helps supply chain growers, shippers and brokers route unmarketable produce to food banks instead of to landfills. Local retail donors (restaurants and…

Written by Megan Finnell, Spring 2015 Food and Farm Intern. Originally published August 2015.   Their Food Story: Seed-to-Table is a weekly special with a focus on organic gardening, culinary arts, nutrition, farm animal care, sustainability and global citizenship. The program is committed to growing a healthier community by equipping children and families with the knowledge and…