Beet Box

Our Mobile Market

Beet Box

The Beet Box is a mobile farmers market that brings free and low-cost local produce directly to neighborhoods, schools, and community centers. This initiative particularly serves areas facing transportation challenges, health issues, or food-apartheid conditions.

Check our schedule often to see where we will be! Schedule available in mid-May 2025 when routes begin for the season.

Previous stops include Fairmont City Library, Granite CIty Library, Granite City Town Hall, Granite City Salvation Army, subsidized senior housing facilities in Alton, Soup n’ Share in Madison Illinois, SIUE campus quad, Cougar Cupboard, Collinsville City Library.

Partners Include:

St. John's Mission Garden, longtime growers and donors of fresh local produce to the Beet Box and many other local pantries (actual tons of vegetables each year).

Good Dirt Community Garden, growers and donors of culturally appropriate foods for the Beet Box

Immanuel United Methodist Church, Provides space for storing and sorting produce, as well as packing, loading, and parking the Beet Box and Cool Box.

Donate Children's Books

A Traveling Library

In collaboration with the University of Illinois Extension, the Beet Box distributes recipes featuring in-season local produce. Since 2019, it also doubles as a traveling Little Free Library.

Donate new or gently used children's books by bringing them to the Market info booth. Spanish language books are appreciated.

Beet Box Impact

We are committed to providing residents of our area— regardless of income, transportation restrictions, mobility issues, or other external hindrance—access to sustainably- and locally-produced, healthy fruits and vegetables. The Beet Box, our mobile farmers market, travels to bring produce and nutrition education to Madison county residents living in underserved communities.

Served

1,200

seniors, families, children, & neighbors in need

Distributed Over

12,000

pounds of fresh, local produce to Madison County residents