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One Africa! One Nation! Farmers Market promotes healthy food access and education in north St. Louis - Feast Magazine
Market season in St. Louis unfolds slowly, with options in all corners of the city and county that each add something unique to the mix.
The One Africa! One Nation! Farmers Market in north St. Louis is a community favorite, where friends and families gather on Saturdays throughout the summer to connect, learn and participate in an array of activities
Community Basketball Court
ST. LOUIS – The African Peoples Education And Defense Fund has its eyes set on the corner of College in West Florissant in North St. Louis City for a community landmark.
The new Basketball court is planned with a fence, lighting, bleachers, benches, camera security, and a special addition next to it.
The Burning Spear
This USDA-funded, blackled farmers market, featured black vendors throughout the St. Louis area, eager to realize their hopes of becoming business-owners.
The One Africa! One Nation! Farmer’s Market is a part of the vision of the worldwide Uhuru movement, a movement responsible for a host of economic development projects and programs in North St. Louis referred to collectively as the Black Power Blueprint.
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North St. Louis has a new farmers’ market that hopes to unite the community once a month.
The One Africa! One Nation! Farmers Market launched Sat., June 5, in the O’Fallon neighborhood on the north side St. Louis. The market, which will be held the first Saturday of every month, aims to gather farmers, growers, chefs, artisans and more to not only sell their goods, but to provide access to fresh foods to the community and work to end food apartheid.
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The mission of One Africa! One Nation! Farmers Market is “to provide access to fresh, healthy food to the black
community, end food apartheid and create community commerce by building relationships with black farmers
and vendors.”
The One Africa! One Nation! Farmer’s Market is a part of the vision of the Uhuru worldwide movement, a
movement responsible for a host of economic development projects and programs in North St. Louis referred
to collectively as the Black Power Blueprint.
Black Power Talks
In today’s episode of the People’s War Radio Show, we will hear about a new farmers market created in the African community of North Saint Louis, the One Africa! One Nation! farmers market. Our guests talk about:
- The effects of food apartheid and food insecurity on the black community of North St. Louis and throughout the US.
- Covid-19’s impact of food insecurity in the African community.
- The Gary Brooks community garden in North St. Louis
- The One Africa! One Nation! Marketplace in North St. Louis and its grand opening on June 5, 2021