It’s been a great week for news about local and sustainable food. Hooray for summer!
It’s farmers market week. Really, every week is farmers market week around here, April to November (give or take), but markets get a national nod this week. Rah! (K-State news)
Blue-ribbon recipes. Try the prize-winning baking from the Douglas County Fair. (LJ World)
Future growers. Johnson County Community College will begin offering a certificate program in “sustainable agriculture entrepreneurship.” One of the teachers will be sociologist Stu Shafer (named misspelled on JCCC site), a grower with my CSA, the Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance. The college will coordinate with K-State’s center in Olathe. (JCCC)
Something to squeal about. Big-name chefs see heritage pigs live and die in Missouri, and it’s all in (for?) good taste. (KC Star)
Lawrence growers online. I just became aware of the Lawrence Area Horticultural Producers Association’s website, which extension agent Jennifer Smith says went up last year. You can find local growers there. (GrowingLawrence.org)
Local food gets local feature. Lawrence newspaper highlights Lawrence’s local food. (LJ World.)
No coffee in Kansas. Reporter starts 100-mile diet. (LJ World)
Bringing in the sheaves. Harvesters food pantry gets unusual bread donation. (KC Star)
Time to stock up. The Star’s Cindy Hoedel looks at CSAs and food preservation. (KC Star)
Thank you for the delectable links.
Janet Majure // Aug 10, 2008 at 8:18 pm
S&S, you are most welcome. Glad to see you’re still out and about in the world. Hope all’s well with you.