Food is where we start.
Community is where we go.
One critical characteristic of a thriving community is access to healthy food.
In rural Missouri, food access is shaped by distance, time, and whether systems hold when they’re stressed.
Founded by Veterans, GOTURSIX knows what it means to have your back. When it comes to making food access reliable, it depends on how neighbors show up for neighbors.
That’s why we build spaces where people can gather, invest in themselves, and contribute to the place they call home.
This USDA map shows how far many Missourians have to go just to buy groceries. The highlighted areas represent communities where food access depends on distance, time, and systems that can fail quickly—underscoring the importance of strengthening access closer to home.

