Rooted in the Ozarks. Growing Opportunity.

Thriving rural communities are built by people with ideas, skills, and the opportunity to turn them into sustainable livelihoods.

For local food producers, that often means bridging the gap between growing a crop and building a business.

Many have the knowledge and determination but lack access to the infrastructure, partnerships, and markets needed to grow.

GOTURSIX exists to help remove those barriers by connecting people, strengthening local food systems, and building the shared infrastructure that creates lasting economic opportunity across Missouri's Ozarks.

GOTURSIX 501(c)3 Non-Profit

GOTURSIX is a community development nonprofit serving Missouri's South Central Ozarks. We connect neighbors, strengthen local enterprise, and build the shared infrastructure that helps rural communities thrive.

  • Mission: Build the conditions for economic mobility.

  • Current strategy: Champion local food producer readiness.

  • Methods: Connect people, develop leaders, and invest in shared community infrastructure.

  • Outcome: Stronger, more resilient South Central Missouri.

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GOTURSIX bridges THE GAP between the cucumber and the pickle.

Connecting People + Developing Leaders + Investing in Shared Community Infrastructure

Hellbender Third Space

The Hellbender Third Space, named in honor of the endangered salamander, is GOTURSIX's community gathering place: a living demonstration of our mission to build the conditions for economic mobility in Missouri's Ozarks.

Nestled among 20 acres of rolling oak-covered hills, it's where neighbors, producers, volunteers, entrepreneurs, and community partners come together to connect, contribute, learn, and build.

It's home to the Hellbender Hollow Disc Golf Park, community gardens, regenerative farming demonstrations, Blessing Boxes, volunteer projects, producer initiatives, and the ideas that become tomorrow's opportunities.

Why "Third Space"?

In the 1980s, sociologist Ray Oldenburg introduced the concept of a third place, a welcoming space beyond home and work where people build relationships, exchange ideas, and strengthen their communities.

We believe thriving rural communities need places like this now more than ever.

The Hellbender Third Space is the place where GOTURSIX's programs come together and community takes shape.

Wright County Farm Stop

The Wright County Farm Stop is a shared retail and enterprise development hub designed to help rural food producers grow successful food businesses.

  • It operates as part farmer cooperative, part neighborhood market, part commercial kitchen, and part business development center.

  • Unlike a traditional grocery store, the Farm Stop is built directly around local producers. Products are sold through a consignment model that allows producers to retain a greater share of every sale while providing customers with year-round access to locally grown and locally made foods.

  • The Farm Stop also helps producers navigate growth beyond Missouri's Cottage Food Law into sustainable retail markets.

When producers succeed, communities benefit. Stronger local businesses create resilient local food systems, keep food dollars circulating regionally, and expand access to healthy, locally produced foods throughout Missouri's Ozarks.

Fill out the » Founding Producer Interest Form « to learn more about joining the upcoming South Central Missouri: Rural Food Producer Enterprise Readiness Program.

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Hellbender Hollow Disc Golf Park

Founding Course Advisor Russ "Disc Golf Monkey" Burns

Built in the Ozark Plateau outside of Hartville, Missouri, Hellbender Hollow Disc Golf Park winds through 15 acres of rugged Ozark woods where every throw helps grow stronger rural communities.

Designed to bring people together through recreation, volunteerism, and community, every donate-to-play round supports GOTURSIX's mission and helps build the Hellbender Third Space.

As an evolving community-built course, Hellbender Hollow Disc Golf Park will continue to grow through player feedback, volunteer support, and community partnerships.

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Blessing Boxes by Ron

Take what you need. Leave what you can.

A Blessing Box is a small pantry stocked by neighbors for neighbors. Anyone can take what they need, and anyone can leave something for the next person.

Hand-built by Ron Dorsey, Navy Veteran and GOTURSIX co-founder, the first Blessing Box launched July 4, 2026. Our goal is to create a connected network of food access points across Missouri's South Central Ozarks and inspire others to build their own.

Together, we're building a stronger Ozarks, one blessing at a time.

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