Our local independent businesses provide much more than just good prices:

Better Service
Local owners and employees really know their businesses and their customers — and can offer you more personalized service and relevant advice.

Superior Quality
Many locally owned independents provide higher-quality products and services to you than the average national chain business.

Unique Choices
Independent local businesses bring their own creativity to their businesses — offering selections you won’t find elsewhere.

Real Commitment
As residents and fellow St. Louisans, local independent business owners have a genuine vested interest in your community's schools, our local environment, and other qualities of life.

Local Character
Local independents help create the many distinctive neighborhoods St. Louis is known for. Buying from your locals helps preserve the St. Louis area's unique culture and prevents it from becoming just another generic Anytown.

 

 

Our City and County local independents are just a click away.

Our members are local independents who’ve taken a stand to help spread the word about locals, by joining the BUILD St. Louis business alliance. Please patronize their businesses – and refer friends and family to them, as well.  
 

Accounting Construction Legal Services
Antiques & Vintage Design & Marketing Medical Services
Architectural Services Education Music Stores
Arts & Craft Supplies Environment Nonprofits
Artisan Crafts Entertainment Office Supplies
Automotive Financial Services Performing Arts
Bakeries Fine Arts Pets' Needs
Beauty & Hair Care Florists & Nurseries Pharmacies
Blogs Food & Produce Photography
Bookstores Gifts & Jewelry Printing
Beer & Wine Health & Well-Being Publications
Business Development Home Furnishings Real Estate
Cafés & Coffee Home Improvement Restaurants & Bars
Catering & Events Home Services Retail Store Supplies
Cigars & Tobacco Housing Resources Sporting Goods
Clothing Internet Services Telecommunications
Computers Junk Removal  
  Kitchen & Housewares  

+ symbols indicate BUILD St. Louis' founding member businesses.
Inactive index links are some of the categories still under development.

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Nonprofits
Click on web addresses to visit members' sites.

Animal House Fund | AnimalHouseFund.org
314 965 5505 | P.O. Box 12215 (63157)
We are a private nonprofit organization raising cash and in-kind contributions to build a new, state of the art, environmentally responsible animal-care facility for the City of St. Louis. Please follow us on Twitter at http://Twitter.com/AnimalHouseFund for updates – or contact us to get involved!

EarthWays Center | EarthWaysCenter.org
314 577 0220 | 3617 Grandel Square in the Grand Center district (63108) Map
EarthWays promotes sustainability through environmental education and improving the built environment. We are a division of the Missouri Botanical Garden, specializing in topics of energy efficiency, renewable energy, recycling and waste reduction, green home-building, native plants, and more. We provide options to conserve resources at home, school, and the workplace.

Garden Gate Shop | GardenGateShop.org
314 577 5137 | 4344 Shaw Blvd at the Missouri Botanical Garden (63110) Map
We stock the finest home furnishings, plants, books, and garden accessories. Whatever your gardening or gift needs, you'll find lovely items for home and hearth, patio and picnic. All proceeds benefit the Missouri Botanical Garden. And all are welcome to explore the Garden's 79 acres of beautiful horticultural displays.

Justine Petersen | JustinePetersen.org
314 533 2411 | 1023 N. Grand Blvd in the Grand Center district (63106) Map
We’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that assists low- and moderate-income individuals to build assets through homeownership preparation and retention; credit building and financial education; small-business technical assistance and lending; and a matched savings program. The organization was founded in honor of the late Justine Petersen in 1997 and funds its operations through several social enterprises including a nonprofit mortgage brokerage, a general contracting company, and a community loan fund.

Little Shop Around the Corner | LittleShop.org
314 577 0891 | 4744 Castleman Ave in the Shaw neighborhood (63110) Map
Our antique and collectible shop resells vintage merchandise donated to the Missouri Botanical Garden. Proceeds from our shop’s sales support the Garden’s research and educational objectives. We specialize in high-quality furniture, artwork, vintage jewelry, silver, china, and other accent furnishings. And donations to the Little Shop are tax-deductible.

Missouri Coalition for the Environment | MoEnviron.org
314 727 0600 | 6267 Delmar Blvd, Suite 2E in the Loop (63130) Map
We work to preserve, protect, and enhance an environment that is livable, healthful, and sustainable through a comprehensive program of education, citizen action, and legal defense.

Plowsharing Crafts + | Plowsharing.org
314 863 3723 | 6271 Delmar Blvd in The Loop district (63130) Map
314 909 9401 | 137 W. Jefferson in the Downtown Kirkwood district (63122) Map

We are a not-for-profit store designed to help needy and deserving crafts people of the developing world. We're part of the Ten Thousand Village network, which serves more than 60,000 artisans and their families in more than 35 different countries. Shop where your purchase makes a difference.

Shining Rivers Waldorf School | ShiningRivers.org
314 962 2129 | 915 N. Elm Ave in Webster Groves (63119) Map
We are an independent, nonsectarian, nonprofit day school with a vibrant Early Childhood and Elementary Grades Program. The Waldorf philosophy emphasizes a love of knowledge, art, music, seasons, and all things outdoors.

Slow Food | SlowFoodSTL.org
Please visit our website for upcoming events and contact information
We’re a nonprofit, eco-gastronomic, member-supported organization founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions, and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes, and how our food choices affect the rest of the world. The Slow Food St. Louis convivium is a lively group, actively working to support the Slow Food philosophy and mission in and around the St. Louis area. Visit our website for upcoming events!

St. Louis Earth Day | StLouisEarthDay.org
314 616 7354 | Please visit our website for more information
St. Louis Earth Day makes every day earth day! We cultivate environmental stewardship and engage individuals, governments, businesses, schools, and the nonprofit sector in celebration, education, and action – to support a healthy and sustainable future. Our programs include the annual Earth Day Symposium and award-winning event-greening program, Recycling on the Go. Our signature event, the St. Louis Earth Day Festival, is the 4th Sunday of April in Forest Park on the Muny Grounds. E-mail us at info@stlouisearthday.org.

St. Louis Green | StLouisGreen.com
314 822 1792 | 143 Timbercrest Rd in Kirkwood (63112) Map
Your online source for everything green in the St. Louis area! StLouisGreen.com includes a listing of local companies and products; a calendar of green-related events and activities in the St. Louis area; and a Jobs and Opportunities page which lists job openings with green businesses.

St. Louis Teachers' Recycle Center | SLTRC.com
Visit us in the ArtSpace at Crestwood Court (former Crestwood Plaza mall)
636 227 7095 | Recycle Center: 108 Crestwood Court (63126) Map
636 227 7095 | “Play Your Art Out” SLTRC Studio: 444 Crestwood Court Map
or ARTropolis at Chesterfield Mall
636 227 7095 | “Play Your Art Out” SLTRC Studio & Recycle Center:
108 Chesterfield Mall (63017) Map

or at UMSL, under the Library on the South Campus
314 516 6826 | 8001 Natural Bridge Rd (63121) Map
We are a nonprofit offering businesses an alternative to landfilling reusable resources. Teachers, parents, artists, and youth group organizers can visit us and select from a variety of materials that encourages us to “Think Outside the Dumpster.” Watch for “Van Go” – bringing a van full of creative materials and workshops directly to you!

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