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Join us! Help grow a sustainable farming & food system in Kansas | Kansas Rural Center

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Skip to primary content. Conference & Activities. Help grow a sustainable farming & food system in Kansas. 8211; Receive –. Legislative and Policy Watch. Recognition on our annual donor honor roll. Emails about important events and alerts. 60 – One-Time Donation. 8211; Receive –. Legislative and Policy Watch. Recognition on our annual donor honor roll. Emails about important events and alerts. 5, $10, $25, $40, or $100/month – Monthly Donation. 8211; Receive –. Legislative and Policy Watch.

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Our Programs | Kansas Rural Center

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Skip to primary content. Conference & Activities. The Kansas Rural Center pursues research that advances our vision for a sustainable farm and food system. We collaborate with university researchers to advance knowledge that will empower Kansas farmers and ranchers to implement diversified ecological farming systems, and we connect farmers and communities with research projects. Our advocacy work focuses not only on the producers of food and the practices they employ, but also on consumers and the health...

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How to get involved | Kansas Rural Center

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Skip to primary content. Conference & Activities. How to get involved. Interested in volunteering with the Kansas Rural Center? There are several ways we could use your help:. Work for a day. 8212; join us for our one-day events such as hoophouse-raisings. You’ll have fun, and learn, too! Or, assist our staff, farmers and experts at one of our conferences or field days. Host a KRC promotional booth. 8212; advocate for ecologically sound food and farming at a farmers market or community fair. Or please fi...

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Conferences & Activities | Kansas Rural Center

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Skip to primary content. Conference & Activities. Conferences & Activities. Don’t miss out! To receive news about KRC events and activities as soon as it is available, be sure to sign up for our email news. Kansas Rural Center Annual Farm and Food Conference. Our 2016 Farm and Food Conference will be held November 18 and 19, 2016, in Manhattan, Kansas. For information, please click here. For presentations from the 2015 Farm and Food Conference, please click here. Farm Tours, Seminars and Workshops. Like ...

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A vision and a voice. | Kansas Rural Center

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Skip to primary content. Conference & Activities. A vision and a voice. Since 1979, the Kansas Rural Center has worked to strengthen small and family farms and their rural communities. We have provided a vision and a voice for those who see alternatives for our agricultural future, and help and resources for those who want to implement them. Food and farming system. To feed the world, Kansans must start at home. KRC is a non-profit, private organization. For those who want a future in farming, who care a...

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Board and Staff | Kansas Rural Center

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Skip to primary content. Conference & Activities. The Kansas Rural Center is led by a governing board of up to 24 members from across Kansas who are actively working in the food and farming sectors. Most are active farmers or ranchers; they are also business people, educators, research and extension personnel, food activists and rural leaders. Similarly, staff work from across the state and have farm and ranching backgrounds, with many working in day-to-day activities of family operations. Sandheron Farm...

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Our Publications | Kansas Rural Center

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Skip to primary content. Conference & Activities. Feeding Kansas: Statewide Farm and Food System Assessment with a Plan for Public Action. Feeding Kansas was produced by the Kansas Rural Center through its Community Food Solutions initiative, which seeks to advance the capacity of Kansas farms to feed Kansas people, potentially strengthening Kansas’s economy, community, environment, and health status. Growing Under Cover: Guide to Polytunnel Options for Kansas Growers. The Kansas Rural Center’s. Informat...

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Dodge City “Ideas Into Action” Workshop – August 13 | Kansas Rural Center

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Skip to primary content. Conference & Activities. August 2, 2015. Community Food Solutions for a Healthier Kansas. Farm and Food Policy. Dodge City “Ideas Into Action” Workshop – August 13. Residents in or near southwest Kansas are encouraged to register now. Dodge City – August 13–View an AGENDA & Register Now. Morning presentations and panelists include:. Andi and Kurt Dale, multi-generational ranchers at Dale Family Farm in Protection to tell the story of how they have been able to work with decision-...

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What’s New | Kansas Rural Center

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Skip to primary content. Conference & Activities. Grower and Extension Collaboration Yields Production and Management Success for Kansas Tomato Grower. By Jean Stramel Augusta, Kansas – There is an old adage that things tend to skip generations. That is the case for Todd Griggs, who is now growing tomatoes and other vegetables on the land where his grandparents once had…. August 18, 2016. Community Food Solutions for a Healthier Kansas. Continue reading →. August 3, 2016. Continue reading →. July 22, 2016.