Known & Grown exists to help farmers within the St. Louis foodshed spread the word about their practices, their products, and the principles that ground their work.

Known & Grown STL is a project of Missouri Coalition for the Environment, on behalf of the St. Louis Food Policy Coalition.

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Helpful links, resources, infographics, and more!

Avoid Greenwashing

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:

a guide to greenwashing
Guide to better food labels
guide to confusing egg labels

Volunteer Opportunities

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

Facebook 

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.

  • guide to farmers markets in the STL region
  • explainer on the benefits of joining a CSA
  • a guide to joining Community Agriculture Programs
  • graphic promoting black-led food and farm organizations
  • graphic explaining how most farmland in our region is used for non-edible food raised for livestock
  • graphic explaining how little regional farmers make
  • Graphic explaining how to find local food
  • graphic of farms that offer online ordering
  • Guide to farmers offering delivery
  • infographic explaining why cheap food is really very expensive

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