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Recommended Community Supported Agriculture Programs, Co-ops, and Grocery Stores

Find Products From Known & Grown Famers:

Local Food Locator

Community Supported Agriculture Programs (CSAs):

Co-ops and Nonprofit Grocery Stores

City Greens Market
MARSH Co-op

Local Food Retailers

Labeling Guides

Consumer Reports: Guide to Food Labels
Foodprint: Various food label guides
VOX: “Wild-caught,” “Organic,” “Grass-fed”: what do all these animal welfare labels actually mean?”
ASPCA: Meat, Eggs, and Dairy Label Guide
Environmental Working Group’s Label Decoder
Environmental Working Group’s Meat Eater’s Guide
NPR: “Farm Fresh? Natural? Eggs Not Always What They’re Cracked Up To Be”
A Greener World: Food Labels Exposed
Cultivating a Healthy Food System: Decoding Animal Welfare Labels

Greenwashing is the act of making a product, service, or company seem more sustainable than it actually is as a marketing tactic. Be wary of terms like “natural” and “farm fresh,” as they are not regulated and have no real meaning. Use the guides below to avoid greenwashing:

Volunteer Opportunities

Check our social media for recent calls for volunteers from our farmers:

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Instagram

Ongoing volunteer opportunities:

Sunflower Savannah Farm is seeking volunteers for 3-5 hour shifts on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and/or Fridays. Volunteers will work on a wide variety of projects such as laying landscape fabric, planting, spreading minerals, bunching produce, putting up tomato and fruit fences, and other on-farm tasks. Other volunteer opportunities with Sunflower Savannah Farm include helping farmer Sam set up her farmer’s market booth at the Tower Grove Market on Saturday mornings.
Urban Harvest STL offers volunteer opportunities at both their Fresh Starts garden on Thursdays and at their Food Roof on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Learn more here.
EarthDance Organic Farm School offers volunteer experiences for groups and individuals. Learn more here.

Spread The Word!

Help spread the word about our program by:

1. Becoming a Known & Grown STL Ambassador!

Share digital content
Invite friends and family to “like” our social media pages
Tag us in relevant content
Table at events
Distribute brochures to restaurants, grocery stores, and public gathering places
Email [email protected] to get started

2. Share our Local Food Locator with friends and family

3. Share our Farmer Interest Form with interested growers

4. Follow us on social media and share our current guides with your friends and family.

Advocacy

Use this guide from Missouri Coalition for the Environment to fight CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, aka Factory Farms or contact MCE’s Rural Justice Organizer, Sophie Watterson to learn more [email protected]
Use the power of your personal network to fight harmful industrial agriculture and advocate for sustainable food systems.

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