Food City is a project by the Serving Our Communities Foundation. It started with one big question: How can we redesign food systems to serve everyone, especially those facing the biggest challenges? We listened to 1,500 people, including farmers, policymakers, and business owners, to understand the issues. We found a broken system that doesn’t meet the needs of many communities. Now, we’re working to create a fairer and more sustainable food system by focusing on the people most affected.

We want to build a region where everyone—neighbors, farmers, and change-makers—works together for a fair and sustainable food system. Our focus is on ensuring everyone has access to healthy, affordable, and culturally appropriate food.

1. Availability

• What it means: Make more healthy, locally grown food available.
• How we do it: Support farmers and connect them with communities through markets and co-ops.

2. Access

• What it means: Remove barriers to getting food.
• How we do it: Improve transportation, expand food programs, and bring food to underserved areas.

3. Utilization

• What it means: Help people make the most of the food they have.
• How we do it: Offer cooking and nutrition education and partner with healthcare providers to connect food and health.

4. Stability

• What it means: Ensure food systems can handle disruptions.
• How we do it: Build emergency food programs and strengthen policies to keep food flowing during tough times.

5. Agency

• What it means: Empower communities to make decisions about food systems.
• How we do it: Support community leadership and include everyone in food policy discussions.

6. Sustainability

• What it means: Protect the environment while growing food.
• How we do it: Encourage eco-friendly farming and reduce food waste through composting and recovery programs.

We prioritize community voices by hosting listening sessions, building partnerships, and co-creating solutions with those most affected by food insecurity. Everyone’s input matters.

Our goals include:

• Ensuring everyone has reliable access to healthy food.
• Supporting local farmers and sustainable practices.
• Building strong, community-led programs.
• Preparing food systems to handle future challenges.

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You can join us by:

• Attending community events and sharing your ideas.
• Partnering with us on food projects.
• Supporting our work through volunteering or donations.

We continue listening to the community, testing new ideas, and pushing for better food policies. Our goal is to create a model that other regions can follow.

We’re learning from leaders across the country to identify best practices. The most effective solution we’ve found requires St. Louis to:

1. Adopt a Food For All Platform.
2. Establish an Office of Food Security.
3. Create a Food For All Fund to invest in infrastructure that supports sustainable food systems.

The Six Dimensions of Food Security:

• Access
• Availability
• Utilization
• Stability
• Agency
• Sustainability