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Get Healthy De Soto

…having a long-lasting positive impact on the health and safety of the De Soto community by encouraging healthy lifestyle choices, through programs promoting physical activity, healthy nutrition, community involvement, and disease and injury prevention.

New Market Season | New P.O.P. Club

P.O.P. Club is just for kids! Available to kids ages 4-12, the program is designed to encourage healthy eating. On the first and third Saturdays of each month during the market season, kids who enroll in the program will receive $2 of market tokens to purchase produce! That’s right: $2 worth of tokens. They don’t have to do anything but show up at the P.O.P. Club table and have a parent or guardian sign them up.

Now kids being the way they are, some will immediately go spend their tokens on lettuce, broccoli, or as the season progresses, tomatoes, peppers, etc. Some know what October brings though, and are diligent enough to save their tokens across the entire season for…pumpkins! Regardless of the kind of kid in your household, P.O.P. Club might be just the thing to encourage a little more vegetable and a little less candy. The kids can get a free sticker too if they check in at the market on other Saturdays as well.

And yes, for you discerning parents and guardians out there, 2019 P.O.P. Club is offered on the first and third Saturdays. The addition of the third Saturday was due to the generosity of this year’s wonderful sponsor: the Jefferson County Health Department!

Sponsoring our DeSoto Farmers’ Market

If you or someone you know might be interested in sponsoring our farmers’ market, this is where you’ll find information about how to do that.

The DeSoto Farmers’ Market relies on sponsors to cover some marketing costs, special programs (such as our Power of Produce Club for kids), supplies for special events like Veterans Appreciation Day, Cardinal Day, and others, as well as customer appreciation activities. The money raised through sponsorship is a vital part of the market’s budget, and we recognize the sponsors as such.

Levels of sponsorship can be found here, but a brief outline is below as well.

  • Garden Champions include businesses and individuals giving $500 or more. This entitles them to a free booth at the market, their name listed at the market with other sponsors, and inclusion on flyers, newspaper advertisements, and our website (including a link to the business’ address as appropriate).
  • Harvest Hands are those donating $250-$499. They receive a free booth at the market each month, and their name is listed at the market, included on flyers, added to our website, and included on advertisements we place in the newspaper.
  • Green Helpers donate $100-$249, and the donor receives a free booth at the market once during the 2019 season. The business or individual is listed on flyers for special events and is included on our website.
  • Seedlings are generally individuals, but also includes businesses that donate $25-$99. This is usually where new sponsors who are less familiar with our market start. It simply allows you to start becoming part of the market community and gets your name listed on our website. Although not as glamorous as some of the other levels, sponsors at this level are just as vital to our mission of promoting access to fresh local produce and artisans in an environment that encourages healthy eating, healthy living, and fosters community connections.

Our market is the Saturday morning place to be, and we sincerely want you to be a part of it. If you are so inclined to join us in our mission and support the market, please contact Melissa at 314-471-3681 or simply mail your check to

DeSoto Farmers’ Market
c/o Get Healthy DeSoto
1002 Rock Rd
DeSoto, MO 63020

Once again, thank you for supporting your market. Together we can make a difference in our communities and continue cultivating food and community. Please make a gift now.

April 20th is a big day

There is a lot going on in the small town of DeSoto on Saturday, April 20th. Here’s your preview:

  • The farmers’ market opens! It will just be a soft opening, and because it is so early in the year, scant vegetables will be available. However, we hope to have some cold crops, like lettuce, winter onions, spinach, etc. We’ll also have bedding plants, some baked goods, and a few artisans to round out the date. The market will open that day at the normal time: 8 AM. You might check out information about our new Loyalty Club too.
  • Our Annual Tractor Parade will begin at 10 AM. If you haven’t submitted your form to bring your tractor, please get that to Pat. We are so very fortunate to have her coordinate our parade, and there will be some volunteers walking the route handing out seed packets too. The Little League will follow us, so be ready for kids.
  • Cornhole Tournament? Well, we’re glad you asked! That begins at 2 PM with set up starting as soon as the market closes at noon. Main & Mill Brewing Company will be hanging out selling beverages, and we’ll have a food vendor with hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, and other treats. In fact, we are very excited about this event. Don’t wait though. Registration forms need to be submitted by April 12th so that the bracket can be set up.

2019 Kids’ Mart

Each year, the farmers’ market hosts a Kids’ Mart. It gives children ages 10-15 the chance to experiment with their entrepreneurial side. The kids are invited to sell their items on specific days at the market and during restricted times. It is a lot of fun for the kids, and we are doing it again in 2019. This year, we’re offering it twice!

  • June 22, 2019
  • August 24, 2019

The kids, with consent from a parent, must complete a vendor application and have it turned in prior to the date they anticipate selling. There is a $3 charge for the booth space as well, and the kids can share space with others. The application can be accessed below, and agricultural and craft items are acceptable.

Kids’ Mart Application

Tractor Parade

2019 Tractor Parade Application

The soft opening for the 2019 market season will kick off on Saturday, April 20, 2019 with our annual Tractor Parade. The parade begins at 10 AM at Mahn’s Funeral Home and will proceed south on Main Street to St. Louis Street. We’ll end at the high school track. Great fun is sure to be had, and we are very excited about our 2019 season. Please complete the application and haul your tractor to town or just line up along Main Street and cheer us on! Here’s to a great market season!

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Contact

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Mailing Address

520 N. Main Rd.
DeSoto, MO 63020