A ministry of Faith Temple Complex

Grand Opening Saturday, May 2, 2026

Servant To All Neighbors

STAN's Farmers Market

Fresh food. Local roots. A place to gather. A community-based farmers market created to provide affordable, locally grown produce — and to honor a legacy of service that runs deep in Hayti.

Grand Opening Info Meet Stanley Smith

Fresh sweet potatoes, cucumbers, and vegetables at STAN's Market — Fresh from the fields of Pemiscot County.

What STAN stands for.

More than an acronym — it's the life Stanley Smith lived, and the way we aim to serve our neighbors every day.

Servant

All

Neighbors

From the Ground Up

Built by hands. Grown with purpose.

Before there was a market, there was a field. Before there was a harvest, there was the work. Every basket of produce starts with the labor of community members committed to feeding their own neighbors.

Community members breaking ground on the Faith Temple Complex community garden — **Breaking ground.** Volunteers turning soil on the community farm site in Hayti.

Kubota tractor used for cultivating the community farm — **The right tools.** Ready to till acres of growing space.

Community farmer tilling rows in the field — **Working the rows.** Hand tools where they matter, tractors where they don't.

Young farm worker pushing a wheel cultivator through dirt rows — **Strong hands.** The next generation learning the work.

Field rows stretching across the 2+ acre community farm — **2+ acres of promise.** Rows that feed a community.

Harvest truck and trailer at the community farm — **From field to market.** Hauling what we've grown.

At the Market

What you'll find.

Everything's sourced to keep real dollars circulating in our community.

Locally Grown Produce

Fresh fruits and vegetables from nearby farmers.

Community Farm Produce

Grown right here on our 2+ acre project.

Small Vendors

Local makers and growers who strengthen our economy.

Affordable Options

Healthy food access in a region that needs it.

Community Gathering

A welcoming space for fellowship and commerce.

Honoring a Legacy

Continuing Stanley Smith's spirit of service.

Market Day

A place where neighbors meet.

Open six days a week, year-round — STAN's is as much about gathering as it is about groceries. Here's what a market day looks like.

Community gathered under the pavilion at STAN's Market — Saturday morning at the pavilion.

Baskets of fresh peaches at STAN's Market — Peaches at their peak.

Fresh corn ready for market — Fresh-pulled corn.

Community members shopping at STAN's Market — Weighing, picking, gathering.

Fresh greens and sweet potatoes at the market — Greens & sweet potatoes, just-pulled.

Fellowship at STAN's Market — Fellowship, every market day.

Community members sharing ideas on the Beautify Hayti Heights board — Residents shaping their own community.

Pastor and community members at STAN's Market event — Small town. Big hearts.

In Memory Stanley Smith

In Loving Memory

Stanley Smith.

A life of service — and the heart this market carries forward.

Stanley Smith was a man who gave. A veteran of both the United States Army and Navy, he spent his career lifting others — over a decade at Wal-Mart greeting customers with warmth, and more than 20 years at Hayti R-2 School District as a custodian, where students and teachers alike knew him by name.

He loved the St. Louis Cardinals. He solved crosswords. He sat and watched Jeopardy faithfully. And more than anything, he grew things — vegetables, yes, but also people. Neighbors. Kids passing through the cafeteria line. Anyone fortunate enough to stand near him long enough to feel seen.

He didn't just grow vegetables. He grew confidence in others.

Stanley passed away before he could see this market open. STAN's Farmers Market carries his name, his initials, and — we pray — his spirit. Every basket of tomatoes, every conversation by the tables, every neighbor fed is an extension of the service he lived.

🇺🇸 U.S. Army & Navy Veteran 🛒 Wal-Mart · 10+ years 🏫 Hayti R-2 · 20+ years ⚾ Cardinals Fan

In the News

STAN’s Market on KFVS12.

Local coverage of the market and the need it answers in Pemiscot County.

KFVS12 · Heartland News April 15, 2026 · Ellie Mueller

Hayti farmers market to bring fresh produce to underserved community

KFVS12 reporter Ellie Mueller spoke with Programs Director Cora Sanders about the food access crisis in Pemiscot County and the vision behind STAN’s Market. Sanders described Hayti as a food desert where the nearest major grocery stores sit about 17 miles away in Kennett, leaving many families — and one in four children — without reliable access to fresh food.

The piece covers how the market will do more than feed families: it’s also expected to create jobs for local growers, market staff, and a community health worker who’ll help neighbors learn how to source and prepare fresh produce. Sanders also shared the story of Stanley Smith, the neighbor whose vision gave the market its name.

“Food access is probably some of the lowest in the states.” — Cora Sanders, Programs Director, to KFVS12

Read & Watch on KFVS12 →

Mark Your Calendar

Grand Opening

Saturday, May 2

Come celebrate the opening of STAN's Farmers Market. Meet local growers, gather with neighbors, and take home some of the best produce Southeast Missouri has to offer.

Location: Faith Temple Complex · 320 South Mallory Street, Hayti, MO 63851
After opening: Open six days a week, year-round.
Specific hours will be announced soon.

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Get Involved

Be part of something local.

Want to volunteer, vendor, or just help spread the word about STAN's? We'd love to hear from you. The market runs because neighbors care for neighbors.

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"Fresh food. Local roots. A place to gather."