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 | Jan 4, 2018 | Food Production, Local Farms, Produce, Sustainability
Over the past several months, I have heard a lot of support and interest in starting a Growing Growers program in the Wichita area. This program has been instrumental in growing the local food system in NE Kansas over the last 10+ years. We are tentatively planning on...
by Rebecca McMahon | Jul 21, 2017 | Food Production, Local Farms, Produce
We had the opportunity to spend some time this week with Orie’s Farm Fresh to learn more about what they grow, how they grow it, and how they eat it. We got a great recipe too that you can learn about near the end of the video!
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 25, 2017 | Farmer Technology, Food Production, Sustainability
If you’ve looked at our list of “What’s In Season?” and then looked at your garden or a planting calendar, you may be wondering how it is possible for all of these things to be in season at the markets for our local farmers? Are they cheating?...
