St Louis AT HOME Summer 2014

To grow your own crop of farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs, you really need the right tools. Here are some essentials—plus one totally nonessential but great gadget—to get you started.

Andy Ayers’ Eat Here St. Louis is a pioneer of locavorism.

Green goodies from Joanna Duley’s greenhouse

We found some handy utensils for those farm-fresh meals.

Pick some asparagus, crack an egg, and whip up a vinaigrette for this farm-fresh meal for one.

Bill Ruppert’s all cooped up, and he’s egging the rest of us on.

If sustainable gardening and organic fertilizer are your thing, this is your place.