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FoodForAll.

A bold, community-built roadmap to transform the St. Louis food system — from scarcity to sovereignty, healing, and justice.

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By the numbers

The system is broken.
The proof is on the plate.

St. Louis sits at the heart of one of America's richest agricultural regions. And yet —

01
1/6
residents

are food insecure across the St. Louis region.

02
1/3
children

struggle to access nourishing food every week.

03
20yrs
life-gap

between zip codes only a few miles apart.

Counter-stat

2,000+ St. Louisans — elders, youth, growers, organizers, cooks — co-authored this platform.

Introduction

St. Louis is full of food from around the world.

Jerk chicken and jollof, samosas and pickled cabbage, collard greens passed down through generations. Across our city, food is a living archive of culture and care.

Yet in one of America's richest agricultural regions, 1 in 6 residents — and 1 in 3 children — still struggle to access nourishing food. The system remains fragmented, marked by decades of structural neglect.

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It doesn't have to be this way.

The 6 Pillars

What it takes to build a
Food For All city.

Six connected priorities — built from 2,000+ St. Louisans — that strengthen the civic infrastructure of food. Together, they form the blueprint.

01

Know More

Build knowledge. Shift power.

Democratize food system data so residents can lead and institutions can respond.

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02

Grow More

Reclaim land. Regenerate soil.

Put land and resources back in community hands — especially Black, Brown, and immigrant growers.

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03

Access More

End food apartheid.

Remove structural barriers so healthy, culturally rooted food is the norm — not the exception.

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04

Live More

Heal through food.

Treat food as public health infrastructure — closing the 20-year life expectancy gap.

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05

Fund More

Back community solutions.

Embed food equity into city budgets, philanthropy, and private capital.

Open
06

Earn More

Value workers. Build ownership.

Reimagine food labor as a pathway to dignity, stability, and community ownership.

Open

Together, these six pillars drive sovereignty, equity, and shared prosperity.

Explore each pillar
Take action

A toolkit for every seat at the table.

Whether you're a resident, grower, funder, youth leader, or city official — the platform meets you where you stand.

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  • ResidentsJoin your ward's Food Policy Council.
  • GrowersApply for vacant land + water access.
  • FundersAnchor a co-governed equity fund.
  • YouthApply for a paid food-system apprenticeship.
  • OfficialsDirect procurement to local farms.
  • InstitutionsLaunch Food as Medicine programs.
Featuring

Guiding Values

Five commitments that shape every decision, partnership, and pilot.

01

Local Ownership

Root opportunity in community hands.

02

Equitable Development

Invest where community-led work exists.

03

Food Sovereignty

Grow with culture, joy, and dignity.

04

Power-Shifting

Bottom-up leadership, not top-down control.

05

Food is a Right

Dignity on every table. No exceptions.

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I'm optimistic that we will, by sharing our stories and uplifting the people doing this important work, turn a corner and do better — because my daughters deserve better. Our kids deserve better.

Nick Speed
Ujima & George Washington Carver Farms
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