Because Kansas is the Wheat State, the Sunflower State and, arguably, the Meat State, our dear Senator Pat Roberts adores commodities and industrial-style farming. Poor Senator Roberts can’t get it in his head that loading up on fertilizers and poisons (for the plants) and drugs (for the animals) is not the only way to grow [...]
Entries Tagged as 'local food'
Darn those small farmers! They got a few bucks
May 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Public policy and food, local food
Tags:Pat Roberts·small farms·USDA
Roundup: The dirt on soil, gardens, more
May 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Food in the news, Roundup, local food
I won’t be able to make the screening of “Dirt! The Movie,” at 7 p.m. Monday, May 24, but I hope you and lots of other people do. Films for Action and Local Burger are presenting the movie and a follow-up panel to discuss the film. Our hat is off to both Films for Action [...]
West market off to positive start
May 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Farmers markets, local food
[updated with photos] After years of planning and debate, the Lawrence Farmers Market on Thursday opened its first true west-side market to a warm welcome. Vendor Carolyn Slawson (the silhouette at left, above) said, “The comment heard most from the customers was ‘Thank you for coming west,’” and she added, “As a vendor I felt [...]
Kansans to give perspective on Food Inc.
May 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Food in the news, local food
If you missed it in the theaters, on video and last week on PBS, you still can see Food Inc. this week on KTWU, Channel 11, in Topeka, and you’ll get a Kansas perspective, too. The Oscar-nominated movie is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5, on KTWU. Even if you have seen the [...]
Happy days are here again where fresh local food is concerned in Lawrence
April 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Community supported agriculture, Farmers markets, local food
My spring is now complete. Not only is the Lawrence Farmers Market open on Saturdays for the season, but this week marked the early season start for the Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance. Bob Lominska presides over RPFA’s first early-season delivery. Rolling Prairie Rolling Prairie’s first delivery far exceeded my hopes, considering what a cool wet [...]
Tags:Lawrence Farmers Market·Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance·spring
Roundup: Garden tour and other April fun
April 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Roundup, local food
The Lawrence Sustainability Network’s gardening group, SLUG (support for local urban gardeners) is planning a tour in June of Lawrence food gardens, and the group hopes to include more gardens than the 12 featured in last year’s inaugural event. If you didn’t get the notice and have a garden that you think others could learn [...]
Tags:food safety·gardening·Lawrence Sustainability Network·restaurants
