Food Is All Around Us in Rural Missouri
So why is fresh food tough to access?
And why is making an honest living as a food producer so out of reach?The Pickle Paradox
A cucumber has value. A pickle has a market.
Most rural food producers have the skill, the grit, and the dream. What they don't have is a clear path from one side to the other: from producing food to building a sustainable livelihood from it.
Barriers Aren't Personal: They're Structural
Regulations. Infrastructure gaps. Isolation.
No shared kitchen. No aggregation. No market pathway. No one championing the producer in their corner.
Set the Conditions for Success
GOTURSIX exists to help local producers in the Ozarks navigate pathways between growing food and making a living from it.
Through education, infrastructure, connection, and opportunity, we help build sustainable livelihoods that strengthen the Ozarks.
Not charity. Not handouts. A stronger Ozarks starts with thriving producers.
Hellbender Third Space
The philosophy behind everything we do:
Thriving communities emerge when people have opportunities to connect, contribute, learn, and build together.
Not home. Not work. A place where the conditions for thriving take root.
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 launches 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.
$500 FOUNDING SPONSOR | Three Years of Gratitude
Business logo featured on our website, social media, events, and promotional materials. Custom Founding Sponsor sticker displayed on every Blessing Box. Annual report inclusion and 2026 Founding Sponsor recognition plate.
$250 COMMUNITY BUILDER | One Year of Appreciation
Event recognition, social media recognition, annual report inclusion, and 2026 Founding Sponsor recognition plate.
$100 NEIGHBOR HELPER
Social media recognition, annual report inclusion, and 2026 Founding Sponsor recognition plate.
Build Your Own » Get Ron's Plans
Support Ron's Work »
Together, we're building a stronger Ozarks—one box at a time.
Build Your Own » Get the Plans
Purpose in the Work » Support the Mission
Hellbender Hollow Disc Golf Park
Open August 1, 2026
Founding Course Advisor Russ "Disc Golf Monkey" Burns
Built in the Ozark Plateau outside of Hartville, Missouri, Hellbender Hollow Disc Golf Park is set on 12 acres of woods and a lot of fun!
Designed to bring people together through recreation, volunteerism, and community, every round is donate-to-play. Half supports food access. Half helps build and improve the course.
The three-year development he course will grow through player feedback, volunteer support, and community partnerships.
$1,500 FOUNDING HOLE SPONSOR | Three Years of Recognition
Sponsor one of the original course holes and become part of the park's founding story.
• Custom tee sign featuring your business logo
• Recognition on GOTURSIX website, social media, and promotional materials
• Recognition at tournaments and special events
• Annual report inclusion
• 2026 Founding Sponsor recognition plaque
• Priority renewal opportunity
$500 COMMUNITY PARTNER | One Year of Appreciation
• Recognition on course sponsor signage
• Social media recognition
• Annual report inclusion
• 2026 Founding Sponsor recognition plaque
$250 FRIEND OF THE HOLLOW | Gratitude for You
• Social media recognition
• Annual report inclusion
• 2026 Founding Sponsor recognition plaque
Come play. Give feedback. » Throw to Grow
Wright County Farm Stop
Wright County Farm Stop is built to help local food producers turn side hustles into sustainable businesses.
Located in Hartville, Missouri, the Farm Stop will combine a farmer's market, mercantile, community kitchen, and producer support network under one roof.
Because growing food shouldn't be the easy part.
Join Hellbender COHORT 2026 » email Ronda@GOTURSIX.org
The Roadmap
2023
GOTURSIX is founded on Veterans Day, November 11.
2024
Secures a 20-year lease for a 22-acre community campus in rural Wright County, Missouri.
2025
Receives 501(c)(3) status and begins infrastructure development.
• $21,000 raised
• 225+ meals shared
• 3,500+ volunteer hours logged
• 67 Missouri partnerships established
2026
Building the foundation.
• 3,000 sq ft community gardens
• 125+ bird flock producing fresh food
• Six Blessing Boxes launch July 4
• Hellbender Hollow Disc Golf Park opens August 1
• Wright County Farm Stop launches as a farmer's market
• Walk-in cooler and freezer installed
• Campus infrastructure expansion continues
2027
Commercial kitchen comes online and producer programming expands.
2028
Full Farm Stop model in motion.
Food access. Producer development. Community infrastructure.
Local producers moving from side hustle to sustainable business ownership.
Get Involved
Sponsors
We're building infrastructure that helps producers grow, connect, and succeed.
Help Us Grow Opportunity in the Ozarks » Schedule a 20-Minute Conversation
Producers
Trying to turn a side hustle into something sustainable?
You're exactly who we built this for.
Join a Local Food Producer Cohort » Connect with Ronda
Community
Play disc golf. Adopt a Blessing Box. Volunteer in the gardens. Share your skills.
Show up just as you are.
Support GOTURSIX » Help Grow the Mission