Supporting a Healthy Local Food Community
Each Market Saturday, the Market hosts a Food for Friends Table by the Information Tent. Edwardsville’s residents can buy extra produce from any of our Market’s vendors and drop it off at the table. The Market will box up the day’s produce, take it to…
As we all know, a healthy and sustainable relationship with food starts early. And cultivating that relationship among the students of Madison County’s schools is something that the Goshen Market Foundation has made a top priority. Partnering with Land of Goshen Community Market farmers…
In an effort to increase access to fresh, local produce and more comprehensive nutrition education to underserved residents, the Goshen Market Foundation, in partnership with students and faculty from SIUE, hit the road in August 2018 with the Beet Box. The Beet Box is a…
When it comes to purchasing food, it’s not always easy to buy what is healthy and sustainably-sourced because, quite frankly, less healthy, processed, cheaper alternatives are much more readily available. Unfortunately, this struggle is especially difficult among low-income populations. There is a close correlation between…
Since its founding in 1997, the Land of Goshen Community Market has become a vibrant site of activity where the community has access to local produce and children learn about specialty crops. Edwardsville’s downtown has witnessed a significant revitalization, in no small part, due to…
Market Sprouts is a program focused on educating children (and their parents) on the importance of eating fresh, local produce. In addition to other activities, farmers from our market donate different specialty crops for taste testing, all of which have been grown within a 100-mile…