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,...
by Rebecca Morris | Feb 25, 2016 | Buy Local, Farmers Market, Food Production, Fresh Food, ICT Food Circle, Kansas Agriculture, KS, Local Economy, Local Farms, Millennial Farmers, Produce, Sustainability, Wichita
Known as the kings and queens of self-branding, millennials are often seen as entwined with the evolution of the digital era. However, a very large number of them are hacking at a different calling, one that is moving them away from the comforts of their plugged-in...
by Rebecca Morris | Jan 22, 2016 | Buy Local, Farmers Market, Food Production, Fresh Food, ICT Food Circle, Kansas Agriculture, KS, Local Economy, Local Farms, Produce, Sustainability, Wichita
Imagine knowing exactly where the food on your table came from, a gorgeous spread of non-GMO fruits and vegetables, grass-fed poultry, beef, and pork, all available to you from local farmers. Well, you are in luck because the eat-local-food movement is gaining...
