Ste. Genevieve County

Create communities of the future with community development education and resources from University of Missouri Extension.

 Buy Local Program Examples:

Build St. Louis, Community Buying Guide - http://www.buildstlouis.org/food.htm

Pick Tennessee Products - http://www.picktnproducts.org/

West Cork (Ireland) Branding Initiative - http://www.fuchsiabrands.com/

New Hampshire Made - http://www.nhmade.com/index.cfm

Hudson Valley Network - http://www.hvnet.com/features/bounty.htm

Food and Farm Connections - http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/foodfarm-main.html

Idaho Preferred - http://www.idahopreferred.com/index.htm

Minnesota brochure - http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/local_food.pdf

Select Northwest Michigan - http://localdifference.org/index.asp

If you Google “buy local” you’ll get results for several states

Buy Local Resource Links:

Local Harvest - http://www.localharvest.org/

Food Routes - http://www.foodroutes.org/

Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) - http://www.livingeconomies.org/

University of Northern Iowa; Buy Fresh, Buy Local - http://www.ceee.uni.edu/Home/Programs/LocalFoods/LocalFoods/BuyFreshBuyLocal.aspx

Leopold Center at Iowa State University - http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/

National Resources Defense Council; Eat Local - http://www.nrdc.org/health/foodmiles/

Localvore blog - http://www.lavidalocavore.org/showDiary.do?diaryId=727

West Virginia University Extension; Farmers Market Resource Center - http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/farmman2/manageres.htm

Farm to Fork podcast - http://farm-to-fork.podomatic.com/

Food Alliance - http://www.foodalliance.org/

Cornell University, Guide for Small Scale Food Entrepreneurship - http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/necfe/pubs/booklet.html

Local Food Directories - http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/local_food/

Buy Local Tools in Other States:

Food Shed Mapping - http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/css/extension/foodshed-mapping.cfm#ims

Market Maker (developed by U of I, sold to several states) - http://www.marketmaker.uiuc.edu/

Additional Resources:

• News and timely information
  • Southeast Missouri Nonprofit News -- April 2009
     
• Tools and Guides
  • Five Myths About Grants (MS Word file)
  • Developing a mission statement (brainstorming tool)
  • A visual of the basic planning process
  • Planning worksheet
  • "What is TIF (tax increment financing)?"
  • Quick guide to successful community surveys
  • What do Community Development staff do?? 
     
• Ste. Genevieve Tourism
  • Ste. Genevieve Convention and Visitors Bureau http://www.saintegenevievetourism.org/
     
  • Great River Road Interpretive Center
    http://www.greatriverroad.com/SteGenHome.htm
     
  • Ste Genevieve.net
    http://stegenevieve.net/content/view/153/76/

Resources for East Central Missouri Communities

• East Central Missouri Community Development page Find information and resources to help your community.
• Mississippi River Hills Map Your guide to foods, wines, agricultural products and cultural attractions of a distinctive region of eastern Missouri--the Mississippi River Hills; a product of the Missouri Regional Cuisines Project.
• Community Partnership Project Develops community partnerships, linking University of Missouri-St. Louis, University of Missouri Extension, and the St. Louis community.

Missouri-wide Community Development Resources

• MU Extension Community and leadership section Find news, publications, programs, courses and events across the state
   
• MU Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis
• Alianzas Learn how to bridge cultural differences in your community.
• Community Development Academy Explore ideas to empower your community.
• Community Policy Analysis Center Find information to support local decision making.
• EXCEL Develop leadership talents in your community.
• Fire and Rescue Training Institute
• Food Circles Networking Project Assure local food supplies.
• Law Enforcement Training Institute
• Local Government CECH-UP Teach young people about their community.
• Industrial Assessment Center - Saving Energy in Missouri: manage energy costs of public buildings.

Note: Links to commercial websites do not imply endorsement.

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		Ste. Genevieve County University of Missouri Extension Center  stegenevieveco@missouri.edu Last revised: 05/27/09