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...
by Rebecca McMahon | Jun 30, 2017 | Fresh Food, Produce
We are squarely in the middle of the “spring” (read: summer) beet season here in south central Kansas. Beets are typically planted in the early spring for harvest in early to mid-summer. Then a second crop is planted in late July for fall harvest. I never...
by Rebecca McMahon | May 1, 2017 | Fresh Food, Produce
We are into our 4th week of the asparagus season, and if you are like me, you are getting a little tired of the go-to roasted / grilled asparagus recipes. There’s a reason it’s a popular way to cook asparagus. It’s easy. It’s quick. It makes...
