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Old North St. Louis looks a lot like the other areas in St. Louis City. Battered red brick buildings line the streets that stretch as far as the eye can see, and faded signs cling to old churches and corner stores. For this reason, the building at the corner of 13th Street and St. Louis Avenue seems unremarkable, but the brightly colored banner hung across the top signals something new.

From afar, it looks like a caravan. Dozens of white tents shelter last night’s pickings of green beans, apples and squash from the whipping wind of mid-October. Children chase each other in an adjacent field. Fiddle music fills the air. Old friends meet in the walkway, chatting about the day’s finds. All in the name of local food.

Matching irrigation and fertilizer to the ecosystem creates sustainable profits.

Dr. Gebisa Ejeta’s sorghum hybrids have increased the production and availability of one of the world’s five principal grains.

Ryan Kirby, the 2011 Tomorrow’s Top Producer Sustainability Award Winner, works hard to preserve his farm for the next generation.

Bill Donald loves having his sons and young grandson on the ranch with him.

For Delta rice and soybean grower Gibb Steele, nutrient management protects profits as well as water