Recent experiences prompt me to offer up two ideas to get more people to farmers markets. Why? Because I want farmers markets to thrive. As a general rule, they are good for the community and good for food. Therefore, I want them to stay in business! Here are my ideas. 1. Information on availability The […]
Entries from May 29th, 2009
2 ideas to boost farmers markets’ attendance
May 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Farmers markets
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Roundup: ‘Fresh,’ farmers, food-cycling
May 28th, 2009 · Comments Off on Roundup: ‘Fresh,’ farmers, food-cycling · Roundup
Fresh coming to town. A new documentary “Fresh” will be screened May 31 (this Sunday) in Kansas City. The movie, with a subtitle, “New thinking about what we’re eating,” includes a couple of Kansas City area local-food promoters. Ticket information is on the movie’s screenings page. A garden of learning. Powell Gardens, the botanical garden […]
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Strawberries mysteriously disappear
May 25th, 2009 · 4 Comments · local food
Berry in hiding This is the story of the missing strawberries caper. It started on a Saturday morning, when Sister No. 1 and I found our way to the Happy Valley Farm near De Soto, Kansas, which this year is offering you-pick strawberries for the first time. Finding the farm was the first challenge since […]
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Food garden tours taking root in area
May 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Food in the news, local food
Garden tours around here used to mean flower gardens, but food gardens have joined the tour options this year in Lawrence and Kansas City. (I say “this year” because I’m not aware of previous such tours, but I’m not ruling out the possibility, and I don’t have time to research it right now.) Put these […]
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Roundup: Children, ag hall going hungry
May 15th, 2009 · Comments Off on Roundup: Children, ag hall going hungry · Roundup
Kansas preschoolers go hungry. Well, maybe not all of them, but Kansas has the seventh highest rate (at 20.9%) of children under the age of 5 who are “food insecure - unable to consistently access adequate amounts of nutritious food necessary for a healthy life.” Unconscionable. Horrifying. Embarrassing. And here in farm country. (FeedingAmerica.org) Ag Hall […]
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