April 2019
FSMA Produce Safety Grower Training- Bird City, KS
(Please use the address where your certificate should be mailed. Please register by April 10, 2019, so that we can prepare enough materials for the course. If you do not enter a valid e-mail address, you will not receive a…
Find out more »KC Healthy Kids’ “Farm to School Summit.”
Join us at our first bi-state farm to school summit to learn the best farm to school practices from experts in Kansas and Missouri. Foodservice providers, educators, growers, non-profit representatives and more are invited to attend. Breakout sessions will include…
Find out more »Shop Wichita Whole Foods to Support KRC
Thursday, April 18 at Whole Foods 1423 N. Webb Road, Wichita, Kansas 67206 Your next grocery shopping trip can help support the Kansas Rural Center! Shop April 18th at Whole Foods Market in Wichita and 5% of the day's sales…
Find out more »Introduction to Produce Safety and Farm Tour
This workshop will begin at the Douglas County Extension office, learning the basic principles of produce safety and about produce safety regulatory requirements, as well as marketplace requirements, such as Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) certification. Then, on to a tour…
Find out more »May 2019
Permaculture Design Course 2019
Dates are April 5-7; May 3-5 and June 14-16 2019. *Total cost for the course is $1,000. Balance to be paid in full prior to last class. The Spring Permaculture Design Course 2019 will be taught as a series of…
Find out more »Food for Thought Film Series – Farmers for America
WHO WILL FEED US? The average age of the U.S. farmer is 60. Half of America's farmland is going to change hands in the next 12 years. 20% of our food is imported. This is the story of young people…
Find out more »FSMA Produce Safety Grower Training- Parsons, KS
FSMA Produce Safety grower training. Location: KSU Southeast Research and Extension Center 25092 Ness Rd Parsons, KS 67367
Find out more »GAPS Food Safety plan workshop-Parsons, KS
K-State Research & Extension will provide GAPs certification training and food safety plan development assistance in an upcoming one-day workshop. This training should help your farm successfully complete a USDA GAP audit and will assist you in creating a food…
Find out more »Pollinators, Pesticides and Drift Workshop
The Kansas Rural Center (KRC) will host a “Pesticides, Pollinators and Drift: What You Need to Know” workshop on Monday, May 20, 2019, in Wichita. The workshop will focus on the impacts of pesticides and herbicides on pollinators, beekeepers, farmers…
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