Connecting People with Produce: The Link Market
Healthy food – especially produce – is essential to building a healthy community. People who eat more fruit and veggies are healthier; they are less likely to have heart disease, [...]
Local Food and the GDA
Membership for the 100+ restaurants in the Green Dining Alliance has requirements for becoming part of our team. Members must not use styrofoam, they must provide single-stream recycling, and [...]
“Grow Together, Sell Together”
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 [...]
An Educational Venture into Food Security
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 [...]
Keynote speakers will address food and community at upcoming Symposium
Written and published May 2015 by Olivia Engel, Green Dining Alliance Program Coordinator Register for June 3rd’s Symposium “Livable Communities,” to learn more about local food [...]
