Support for urban farming keeps growing in KC
Several hundred people showed up to share success stories and ideas at the Cultivate KC annual Farmers and Friends meeting on Saturday. The turnout is a symbol of the growing movement of people interested in growing, cooking with and support ...
City council gets briefed on the promises of urban agriculture
The Westport Plaza Farmers Market offers locally-grown produce in Midtown. Yesterday, the city council got a briefing on ways it could ramp up urban agriculture; for instance, helping to fund small businesses that could ensure corner grocery ...
Katz building marketplace joins nationwide trend of small neighborhood markets
Life is returning to the iconic Katz building at the corner of Westport and Main. Redeemer Fellowship bought the building last year and will begin hosting a farmers’ and merchants’ market there on the first Saturday of each month.
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Drought takes on toll on local farmers market
Sherri Harbel (foreground) and Louis Kamphefner (background) had tomatoes, herbs, eggplant, kale and other items for sale yesterday at the Westport Plaza Farmers Market. They say the drought is impacting their business, either by reduced yields ...
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