Food Access Starts With People

Every neighbor deserves reliable access to food close to home.

And every community deserves systems that don’t break when distance, time, or supply chains fail.

We’re having conversations to better understand food access in Missouri: what’s working, what’s tough, and who’s already helping.

Got 20 minutes? We’d love to listen.

Why Food Access?
Why Now?

Across rural Missouri, food access is shaped by distance, time, and system reliability.

For many MO families, groceries require long drives.

For neighbors without transportation, getting food takes more time and planning.

When systems fail, rural communities feel it first.

What communities consistently show us is simple:
People build connection through everyday needs—and food is one of them.

Food IS basic INFRASTRUCTURE and necessary for every community to THRIVE FOR LIFE.

When it’s nearby and reliable, communities are more stable.

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.

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  • Eat Local

    Food produced close to home and shared through meals and food access efforts.

  • Community Gardens

    Fresh food grown together, season by season, to strengthen local food access.

  • Woodshop Maker Space

    Shared tools and skills for making useful goods and supporting food access.

  • Shared Prosperity

    Local partnerships that support small businesses, makers, and growers while keeping value circulating in the community.

  • Disc Golf: Open AUG 1, 2026

    Wright County’s first disc golf course, bringing people to Hartville through one of the fastest-growing outdoor sports and reinvesting play into food access.

  • Kombucha bottles with dates.

    Community Kitchen: 2027

    Shared meals and food access today, with a kitchen being built in 2027 to support local food processing and gathering.

  • Country Store: 2027

    Coming 2027: A mercantile where local food and handmade goods are sold, keeping dollars close to home and supporting food access.