GOTURSIX
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.
Mission: Build the conditions for economic mobility.
Current strategy: Champion local food producers.
Methods: Connect people, develop leaders, and invest in shared community infrastructure.
Outcome: Stronger, more resilient rural communities.
There’s a saying:
“a cucumber feeds a family, a pickle feeds a business.”
GOTURSIX bridges the gap between the cucumber and the pickle.
WHO WE ARE / WHAT WE DO
GOTURSIX 501(c)3 Non-Profit
People First. Community Always.
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.
2025 Impact
Hellbender Third Space
The Hellbender Third Space is GOTURSIX's community gathering place: a living demonstration of our mission to build the conditions for economic mobility in Missouri's Ozarks.
Located on 20 acres in the Missouri Ozarks, 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, Blessing Boxes by Ron, volunteer projects, producer initiatives, and the ideas that will 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.
Learn More » UNESCO “Third Spaces, true citizen spaces”
Come Visit the Hellbender Third Space » Directions on Google Maps
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.
If you are a Cottage Law food producer, interested in scaling to retail? JOIN US!
If you are a Cottage Law food producer, interested in scaling to retail?
For many producers, the challenge isn't making a great product: it's navigating everything that comes next.
Fill out the Interest Form to learn more about joining the South Central Missouri: Rural Food Producer Enterprise Readiness Program.
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The vision behind the Wright County Farm Stop addresses this by offering:
Year-Round Retail Marketplace for local foods
Shared Commercial Kitchen Access for value-added production
Wash-and-Pack, Aggregation, and Cold Storage Infrastructure
Product Labeling and Merchandising Support
Business Planning and Enterprise Coaching
Producer Collaboration and Peer Learning
Connections to Buyers, Restaurants, Institutions, and Community Partners
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Are you a Cottage Law food producer interested in scaling to retail?
For many producers, the challenge isn't making a great product: it's navigating everything that comes next.
Fill out the Interest Form to learn more about joining the South Central Missouri: Rural Food Producer Enterprise Readiness Program.
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The Farm Stop serves as the retail component of the Rural Food Producer Enterprise Readiness Model for Missouri's Ozarks, providing producers with a venue to test products, build retail experience, and prepare for broader market opportunities.
THANK YOU FUNDERS AND SPONSORS
Grant Funding
Sponsors
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.
Together, we're building a stronger Ozarks, one blessing at a time.
Find one near you » Little Free Pantry Movement
Sponsors:
Build Your Own » Get Ron's Plans
Support Ron's Work » Donate
Hellbender Hollow Disc Golf Park
NOW OPEN
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.
Come play. Give feedback. » Learn More
Reserve Tee Time » Calendar
Donate to Play » Suggested $6 Donation per Day
Stay and Play » RV / Tent AIRBNB
Want to help build the course? No experience needed. » Volunteer
Check out the Disc Golf Park » Map
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 the Founding Producer Cohort » Complete the Interest Form
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