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 across the state line east of Lone Jack, Mo., is nearing completion on its Heartland Harvest Garden, a multibillion dollar food-and-beauty garden that opens June 14. It will feature tasting stations, a restaurant and children’s activities as well as the gardens. (Kansas City Star)
Farmers market tips. The K-State extension people have put out a couple of press releases about farmers markets and tips on getting the most out of your trip to the market.
Markets have Vision. Two more Kansas farmers markets are now accepting the Vision food-stamp cards, for a total of 11. (Topeka Capital-Journal)
Pollan draws crowd. Author Michael Pollan attracted a crowd of some 1,200 when he appeared last week in Kansas City. (The Packer)
Industrialized food. A commentator (either a John E. Peterson or John Schlageck) praises industrialized agriculture, and a reader gives a good counterpoint. (Emporia Gazette)
Garden central. Small town Kansas residents are cultivating community gardens. (Great Bend Tribune)
Food-cycling. A pilot project at Kansas State University is sending scrap food from two dining halls to nearby property for composting, and the compost is used at a student-run farm to grow vegetables that go back to the dining halls (and elsewhere). (Topeka Capital-Journal)
Green eggs and ma’am. Local emu breeder and rancher Ann Merkel gets profiled in a story about big, green emu eggs and emu characteristics. She’s a regular at the Lawrence Farmers Market. (Lawrence Journal-World)
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