Food Enterprise Resources
Research, data, tools, and resources supporting food systems, local enterprise, community leadership, and rural development in South Central Missouri and the Ozarks.
ACTIVE PROJECTS IN WRIGHT COUNTY
Pickle Project: A MO EATs Community Workshop Discovering Local Food
Next Workshop Wright County 19 OCT 2026
Eventbrite free tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/project-pickle-wright-county-tickets-2002188427484
Facebook to share and amplify: https://www.facebook.com/events/2111173992807858/
Working Curriculum v 3.1
Show-Me Local Food Tasting: Menu Curated by Master Forager and Chef Rachael West of Springfield Community Gardens
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kVNxfBAvlhpYV8Dzh70ALHJibVelHl9pJGT7CKA2IYc/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Local Producer Passport: Bridging the Gap Between the Cucumber and the Pickle
2026, GOTURSIX and Hellbender Coach LLC
Missouri Regional Food Access Partnership Map: A Geographic distribution of organizations supporting Missouri’s local and regional food systems
2026, Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI)
Empower Missouri, University of Missouri Extension, Missouri Coalition for the Environment
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Presenter at Anti-Poverty Advocates Summit from Empower Missouri
“Setting the Conditions to Thrive: What a Tomato Plant Can Teach Us About Poverty, Opportunity, and Community Change
2026, Ronda Dorsey, GOTURSIX Executive Director
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Wright County Leader: Missouri EATs: Engage - Act - Transform - Cultivating Community Food Systems
2026, University of Missouri Extension
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Missouri Economy Indicators: Farmers Markets and Direct Sales
2026, MU Extension
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Missouri Farmers Market Reported Prices
2025, MU Extension
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Overview of the Nonprofit
2026, GOTURSIX Board of Directors
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FOOD IS MEDICINE
Missouri Food Is Medicine Fact Sheet
2026, Rockefeller Foundation
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From Farm to FIM: Missouri State Snapshot
2026, Rockefeller Foundation
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From Farm to FIM: The Economic Impact of Local Food is Medicine
2026, Rockefeller Foundation
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Missouri Food Is Medicine Coalition: Organizes to Build Health and Family Farms
2026, New Growth | West Central Missouri Community Action Agency
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Maximizing the Impact of Nutrition Interventions with Local Food Procurement: Envisioning a Food is Medicine Marketplace That Integrates America’s Local Producers to Build Thriving Local Economies and Food Systems
2026, The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI)
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Estimated Impact Of Medically Tailored Meals On Health Care Use and Expenditures In 50 US States
2025, Health Affairs
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Health and Economic Impact and Cost-effectiveness of Produce Prescriptions for Diabetes in 50 U.S. States: A Microsimulation Study
2025, American Diabetes Association
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FOOD SYSTEMS
Beyond Access: A Systems View of Food Flow, Market Power, and Rural Vulnerability in Missouri
2025, Annette Kendall, University of Missouri Extension
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Human Rights Based-Approach Recommendations for Food and Nutrition Security Policy and Programs
2024, Amanda Berry, Food Security Policy, Empower Missouri
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Federal Actions Needed to Help Veterans Access Benefits
2026, U.S. Government Accountability Office
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Missouri Economy Indicators: Farms Selling Local Food
2022, Missouri Extension Office
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Region G Community Health Assessment
2021, Region G Public Health Collaborative, Missouri
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Local Food Systems: Clarifying Current Research
2019, North Carolina State Extension Publications
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The relationship between cottage food laws and business outcomes: A quantitative study of cottage food producers in the United States
2019, Jennifer McDonald, ScienceDirect
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Selling Homemade Food in Missouri
Institute for Justice
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LEADERSHIP
Intro to MO Policy Advocacy
2026, Jennifer Carter Dochler, Director of Government Affairs, Missouri Foundation for Health
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501(c)(3) Public Charities Can Lobby
2026, Quyen Tu, Boulder Advocacy - Alliance for Justice
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Presenter at Anti-Poverty Advocates Summit from Empower Missouri
“Setting the Conditions to Thrive: What a Tomato Plant Can Teach Us About Poverty, Opportunity, and Community Change
2026, Ronda Dorsey, GOTURSIX Executive Director
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Missouri EATs: Engage - Act - Transform - Cultivating Community Food Systems
2024, Bill McKelvey and Sarah Hultine Massengale - University of Missouri Extension Office
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Army Leadership and the Profession
2019, U.S. Department of the Army
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REGULATIONS
Acidified Foods & Low-Acid Canned Foods
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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Federal and State Regulations on Selling Pickled Vegetables
2021, North Central Regional Center
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Missouri Department of Agriculture: Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 196 Food, Drugs and Tobacco
https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneChapter.aspx?chapter=196
Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Regulation and Inspection
Sanitation in Establishments Handling Food
Food Delivery Platform 196.276
Cottage Food Production 196.298
Food Sold at Religious Events or Charitable Functions
Sale of Eggs Regulation 196.311 - 361
Regulation of Locker Plants 196.450 - 515
Dairy Law 196.520 - 614
Filled Milk, Butter Substitutes, and Cheese 196.695 - 845
Ice Cream and Frozen Food Products 196.851 - 895
Fluid Milk and Fluid Milk Products 196.931 - 959
RESOURCE MAPPING
USDA | Food Environment Atlas: An Interactive County-Level Data Tool From the Economic Research Service to Select and Compare More Than 300 Indicators
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Missouri Regional Food Access Partnership Map: A Geographic Distribution of Organizations Supporting Missouri’s Local and Regional Food Systems
2026, Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI)
Empower Missouri, University of Missouri Extension, Missouri Coalition for the Environment
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