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EarthDance

  • Earlier this year, Carolyn Randazzo (at left), a volunteer with the Ferguson-based Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish food pantry, alerted nearby EarthDance Organic Farm School of the spike in need she was seeing. Since then, EarthDance’s staff, including Deborah Rice-Carter (at right), have stepped up in a big way, donating more than 1,800 pounds of fresh produce to local pantries.
    Health, Science & Environment
    Food Insecurity Is Up — And St. Louis’ Food Banks, Pantries And Farms Are Responding
    Evie Hemphill
    At Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish food pantry in Ferguson, volunteers have seen a 25% client increase in recent months, with Blessed Teresa serving about 1,300 people in October alone. That’s in keeping with what food banks and other partners are observing throughout the area, according to Operation Food Search’s director of strategic services, Lucinda Perry. She’s seen about a 40% increase in food insecurity rates amid COVID-19 upheaval. The St. Louis community is stepping up to help, including local farms such as EarthDance.