Food Access Program

Our largest program is focused on growing and distributing high-quality, organic, nutrient dense produce to residences of St. Louis experiencing food insecurity. Many northside St. Louis neighborhoods have high concentrations of poverty due to institutional racism and economic segregation and are less likely to have simple amenities like supermarkets that sell fresh produce. Urban Harvest STL collaborates with local partners as part of a food access cluster to grow and distribute healthy food in these communities. With our partners, we aim to generate a more equitable food system through food access, advocacy, and education. Currently, we our distribution partners are:

Food Outreach

Food Outreach’s mission is to provide nutritional support and enhance the quality of life of men, women, and children living with HIV or cancer. It provides quality food items to households experiencing food insecurity. This program help patients better tolerate treatments; minimize nutrition related side effects and complications; maintain strength and energy, and maximize quality of life.

Flance Early Learning Center and Guardian Angel Settlement Association

All of the fresh, nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables grown at our school gardens are either utilized for lessons, by the schools for the free lunch program, or distributed to families. As part of Little Sprouts garden lessons, students are exposed to a wide variety of food from seed to harvest. What is not used in classes for taste tests is donated to the kitchen, where chefs create baby food purees, integrate harvests into the lunch menu, or offer up extras to families.

Operation Food Search

Operation Food Search provides free food, nutrition education and innovative programs proven to reduce food insecurity. Our produce is distributed through OFS channels and used to support their MetroMarket.

Our Farming Partners

We partner with organizations around St. Louis who have allowed us access to farm land to grow around 7,000 lbs of produce each year. We are grateful to our farming partners for joining in this effort with us!