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 | Apr 7, 2017 | Buy Local, Farmers Market, Fresh Food, ICT Food Circle, Produce, Wichita
Farmers’ Market season has started here in Wichita! By the time the season is in full swing, there will be a range of markets available to hungry shoppers around the area, including weekday, weeknight, and Saturday markets, and Wichita and non-Wichita markets....
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...
