A Cookbook by the Community for the Community

St Louis Metro Market Cookbook image by Quinton Ward

This book is truly for the community by the community. It is how we talk about food in our lives and what excites us when we see something fresh at the market. Many people in our community are inspired to lead healthier lives through diet and lifestyle. In this book, we share these recipes to help each other remember that food brings us together for positive individual and community transformation. I love the stories behind the recipes that demonstrate the very personal connections that we have to food, memory, and each other. Community is a renewable resource, and we are strong together because we nurture it.

The St. Louis Metro Market is a mobile “Farmers Market on Wheels” and supermarket which travels to various community sites across St Louis providing access to healthy fresh affordable food. This project was fundraised and edited by Lynn Peemoeller., Metro Market Board Member (2018-2020). Funded by the Luminary Futures Fund 2019 and the Missouri Humanities Foundation.