by pcantrell | Jun 30, 2020 | Food & Agriculture, Home Page Featured Post 3, News
Raydonna Biles makes lunch for her son every day. It keeps them both healthy. “I cook better for him than I would for myself alone. … Last time I went to the doctor, the doctor said, ‘Keep doing what you’re doing.’ My blood sugar was down. I’d lost weight.” Good...
by pcantrell | Apr 29, 2020 | Food & Agriculture, Home Page Featured Post 3, News
A perfect storm of food needs during the Covid-19 Crisis presents west central Missouri with an unprecedented opportunity to strengthen local people and places with farm fresh foods. The free webinar Feed Communities Local Food Now is designed to help west central...
by pcantrell | Apr 16, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, Food & Agriculture, News
Local food farmer Katie Nixon is thankful, during this Covid-19 market upheaval, that she and her husband had put time into setting up an online ordering system. It has become critical for marketing the organic fruit, vegetables, and bedding plants they produce at...
by pcantrell | Jan 7, 2020 | Food & Agriculture, News, Rural Living
Local farms and organizations partner up to build up farm to fork connections Putting farmers who grow fruits and vegetables together with people who want and need healthy food makes a lot of sense to Noel McKay. He is Social Service Coordinator with the national,...
by dpark | Dec 11, 2019 | Entrepreneurs, Food & Agriculture, News
Helping area farms grow their businesses in local and regional food markets is the focus of a three-year, $500,000 USDA Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) grant just awarded to the West Central Missouri Community Action Agency (West Central) food systems program. The...
by pcantrell | Sep 11, 2019 | Food & Agriculture, News
Calling farmers, eaters, doctors, grocers, mayors, and more! The Farm to Fork Summit offers inspiration, contacts, and practical steps for building health and wealth with local food. WHEN: Tuesday, February 11, 2020. Sessions 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Local food for lunch!...
