Sweet Potato Project

Seven years ago, writer and community activist Sylvester Brown founded the Sweet Potato Project in north St. Louis to promote urban farming and provide…

Just a few blocks north of Union Station in downtown St. Louis, a 2.5-acre farm sits hidden in plain sight next to the on-ramp for I-64. Despite its size…

To have a conversation, someone must listen. NPR journalist Michel Martin says that will be her role Thursday as she moderates a public discussion in…

Sweet potatoes planted by St. Louis teens now have their own plot in the Missouri Botanical Garden.Young members of an effort called the Sweet Potato…

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For the past year, St. Louis Public Radio producer Erin Williams has covered regional race matters, diversity and culture as part of an inaugural…

Being an entrepreneur takes more than just having what you think is a “good product.” It takes marketing, development, being social, and most importantly,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: A slightly more unconventional role for the sweet potato these days is keeping kids off the…