Volunteer on the DAY OF the One Africa! One Nation! Farmers Market in July

Join the Movement — Volunteer with the One Africa! One Nation! Farmers Market 2026 Season

Be part of a growing movement building health, community power, and self-determination in the Black community. The One Africa! One Nation! Farmers Market is calling on dedicated volunteers to help bring this vision to life during our 2026 season in North St. Louis.

2026 Market Dates (Saturdays | 10 AM – 3 PM):

July 11th

August 8th

September 5th

October 24th — Halloween Festival

Our Mission

To ensure access to fresh, healthy food for the Black community, end food apartheid, and build sustainable community commerce by strengthening relationships with Black farmers and vendors — advancing a real path toward African self-reliance and self-determination.

Why Volunteer?

This is more than a farmers market — it’s a space where culture, health, and economic power come together. From fresh produce and African and Caribbean cuisine to local entrepreneurship and community programming, the market is a living example of what self-determined communities can build.

Powered by the Black Power Blueprint and the African People’s Education and Defense Fund (APEDF), this work directly challenges food apartheid while uplifting Black farmers, vendors, and families.

Volunteers are essential to creating a vibrant, welcoming space where our community can access healthy food, connect, and thrive.

Perfect for Students

This opportunity is ideal for high school and college students — especially those studying public health, agriculture, social work, community development, or related fields.

• Earn volunteer/service hours
• Gain hands-on community experience
• Build skills in outreach, food systems, and grassroots organizing
• Be part of real solutions to food injustice

Volunteer Roles Include:

• Packing the truck (day before market)
• Market set-up (tents, tables, signage)
• Vendor support
• Registration & community check-in
• Produce bagging & distribution
• Market safety support
• Event photography
• Outreach & flyer distribution
• Selling The Burning Spear newspaper
• Children’s activities & engagement
• Clean-up & breakdown

Get Involved

Whether you can join us for one market or the full season, your time and energy make a direct impact. Step into a space where we are actively building the future we deserve — healthy, self-sustaining, and rooted in community power.

Sign up, bring a friend, and be part of the movement.