by Rebecca McMahon | Apr 7, 2021 | ICT Food Circle
WICHITA – Growing Growers ICT is entering its third year with a revamped structure and new learning opportunities, beginning with two upcoming free virtual workshops. Based at K-State Research and Extension – Sedgwick County, the program provides innovative specialty...
by Rebecca McMahon | Mar 30, 2020 | Buy Local, Farmers Market, Fresh Food, Local Economy, Local Farms, Produce, Sustainability, Wichita
Even as many of our lives have faced upheaval in the past days and weeks, some things don’t change. One of those things is that we still all eat, and the farmers growing and raising our food don’t stop what they are doing. Now more than ever it is...
by Rebecca McMahon | Feb 27, 2019 | Food Production, Fresh Food, Kansas Agriculture, Local Farms, Millennial Farmers, Sustainability
We are well into recruiting and matching apprentices and host farms for the program, and the excitement of our applicants is contagious. Heidi Marcinik, a photographer and web designer, is one of our inaugural apprentices. She has already begun her own farming...
by Rebecca McMahon | Feb 15, 2018 | Buy Local, Food Production, Fresh Food, Local Farms, Produce
As I’ve been learning more about the different CSA options available in the Wichita area, it is increasingly enticing to “take the plunge” and try out a CSA share. But…let’s take a reality check. A CSA is NOT right for every person or...
by Rebecca McMahon | Feb 13, 2018 | Buy Local, Fresh Food, Local Economy, Local Farms, Produce
Maybe you have once or twice heard someone talk about a CSA. Like most acronyms, the name “CSA” doesn’t tell you much. To be honest, saying “Community Supported Agriculture” doesn’t help most people more than just saying CSA. From a...
