by Sara Greenlee | Jul 9, 2016 | Buy Local, ICT Food Circle, KS, Local Economy, Wichita
Time is money, right? It’s a finite resource that, when used properly, expresses our values in a powerful way. When you spend your time (or money) supporting a cause, it is like casting a vote for a change in your community. As a small networking organization,...
by Sara Greenlee | Jun 4, 2016 | Buy Local, Uncategorized, Wichita
The ICT Food Circle was created to engage our community in a locally-sourced food system. It’s about improving health, community action, and boosting Wichita’s local economy with FOOD purchasing power. From what we’ve seen, there is a great demand for food grown...
by Mikel Bowyer | Apr 30, 2016 | Buy Local, Food Production, Fresh Food, Local Farms, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Wichita
Arguably the most rewarding way to commit to shopping local is by engaging with a local farmer through a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. One online advocate for shopping and eating local, LocalHarvest.org, describes a CSA this way: Here are the basics:...
by Rebecca Morris | Apr 9, 2016 | Buy Local, Farm Equipment, Farmer Technology, Farmers Market, Food Production, Fresh Food, ICT Food Circle, Kansas Agriculture, Kansas History, KS, Local Economy, Local Farms, Millennial Farmers, Produce, Sustainability, Wichita
Millennial farmers, especially first generation, not only hack their lifestyles in order to build sustainable farms and invest in their land, they also hack the technology they use to tend their fields. Though there have been many advances in the type of equipment...
by Melissa Lebrun | Mar 26, 2016 | Buy Local, Food Production, Kansas Agriculture, Kansas History, KS, Local Economy, Uncategorized
This is a Part 2 of our series on Kansas wheat. For more on the origins of the wheat that makes our state great, see our blog from last week: Roots in Kansas Wheat Run Deep. In the mid-19th century, almost every community had a grain mill of some sort to provide a...
by Melissa Lebrun | Mar 19, 2016 | Buy Local, Food Production, Kansas Agriculture, KS, Wheat
Long before Kansas became “The Wheat State” of the U.S., man had become dependent upon the wheat plant for himself and his beast for thousands of years. As a matter of fact, a kernel of grain contains everything to support a whole life. Carbohydrates,...
