foodperson.com

Time to round up food for others, sick cattle, food waste and problem fish.
Farms everywhere but not a bite to eat. That’s an exaggeration, but it’s nevertheless true that hunger rises, especially for children, during the summer, when kids don’t get school lunches. Harvesters helps. (KC Star)
Where’s the beef tests? Here’s an update on mad-cow [...]

[Read more →]

Got a lot of news items this week, and a lot of them are grainy.
Kansas miller stands out. The Stafford County Flour Mills produces a premium (local) product. (Pratt Tribune)
Local freegans. They’ve been spotted in Lawrence, according to the KC Star.
Biosafety Research. K-State’s got it. (High Plains Journal)
Peas, please. WIC finally helps recipients buy fruits [...]

[Read more →]

Meaty treats. Join ranchers and Local Burger maven Hilary Brown 8 a.m.-10 a.m. this Saturday (May 24) at the Lawrence Farmers Market for Local Meat: It’s what’s for dinner! With Hilary at the grill (and doing some advance prep, too), market visitors can sample a variety of local meats. At a volunteer meeting last week, [...]

[Read more →]

Factory farms costly. Yea, we knew it, and now the Pew Charitable Trusts has quantified it, in case you missed the news stories.
Amish auction. Missouri auction house moves Amish produce to local buyers. (KC Star)
Specialty meat. A McPherson custom meat processor is profiled.(KSU Extension)
They’re smokin’. The 10th annual Sertoma barbecue contest is Saturday, May 10, [...]

[Read more →]

Don’t mortgage the farm. A K-State economist sees high risk of farm crisis. (Boston Herald)
Right to food. A UN official in Kansas City for a world food aid conference comments on food crises. (Kansas City Star.)
Wal-Mart limits rice. Some Wal-Mart stores are limiting people’s rice purchases. (KC Star)

[Read more →]

It’s a short roundup after a long hiatus, but an interesting bunch, if I may say so.
CSA listing. Don’t know how I missed it last month, but anyone in the area interested in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs may find this roundup in the Kansas City Star’s food pages helpful.
Head of cattle. You’ve heard “head [...]

[Read more →]