Geisert Farms Creates Food Hub for Farmers

It’s difficult for the average farmer to budget the time for the long drive to Saint Louis in order to sell food, especially if they run a small operation that focuses on sustainably raised [...]

An unseasonably warm day in December of 2015 brought an unusual gift to the JeffVanderLou neighborhood: a beautifully renovated Metro bus, laden with fresh produce for area residents. The St. [...]

The Green Dining Alliance has had a record year in 2015, adding over 35 restaurants, infiltrating new dining districts like Ferguson and the U City Loop, and diverting over 1,500 tons of organic [...]

The Sweet Potato Project was created as a way to empower youth in North Saint Louis by providing them with economic opportunities; students, ranging in age from 15-21, grow sweet potatoes in an [...]

In the Shaw neighborhood, near Saint Louis’ iconic, world-renowned Botanical Garden, a new school is in the works. The Green House Venture is a joint effort from Saint Louis [...]

Written and published October 2015 by Olivia Engel, Green Dining Alliance Program Coordinator St. Louis has an expanding, evolving, and – I would say – fantastic food scene. [...]

Why are cities around the USA and world banning Styrofoam? In short: it’s very toxic. Honestly, it’s downright creepy.   Take a look at this fact sheet to see how and why [...]

Originally written and published October 2015 by Olivia Engel, Green Dining Alliance Program Coordinator The traditional headliner of the American holiday dinner is, without question, the turkey. [...]

Autumn may mean the end to the fruits of summer, but nature has more showing off to do before winter’s first chill stops most wild things from blooming. The changing of the leaves is a [...]

Written and published September 2015 by Olivia Engel, Green Dining Alliance Program Coordinator A new kind of urban farm has opened its doors to the St. Louis public. Urban Harvest STL (UHSTL), [...]