The Kansas Rural Center (KRC) is excited to announce our Pollinators on the Plains conference to be held online on Friday, February 5, 2021, from 8:45 am – 4 pm CST. The virtual event will cover a range of pollinator topics, including…
Kansas Rural Center is conducting a survey to gather the opinions of farmers and ranchers about possible incentive programs related to soil health practices in Kansas. Four respondents will be selected at random to receive $75 VISA gift cards for…
We hope you enjoy this issue of Rural Papers. There have been lots of changes at KRC this past year and the newsletter reflects some of these changes. As we head into 2021, we will be streamlining our communications. In…
By Stu Shafer Last March, when the coronavirus pandemic hit us head on, the ten farmers of Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance scrambled to figure out how we were going to operate our CSA with many of our usual delivery sites…
By Rick McNary This summer and fall, KRC hosted four virtual town halls that offered opportunities to share information and community dialogue on the unique challenges or opportunities communities face within the context of an election year and the new…
I hope you might give me a moment of your time to talk about fundraising. As you may know, KRC has a fund drive two times a year. We have many generous donors and I cannot say thank you enough.…
Kaitlin was raised in the mountains and plains of Colorado where she developed a deep love of her natural surroundings. She attended Colorado State University and studied natural resources and anthropology. After completing her undergraduate studies, Kaitlin helped operate Highchair…
Ryan Goertzen-Regier joined the Kansas Rural Center staff in July as our new Program and Administrative Manager. Ryan grew up on a row crop and animal farm in Marion County and continues to work with his family there part time.…
Joanna Will has been hired as the Kansas State Coordinator for the Midwest Healthy Ag Project. The project, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, aims to help coalesce on-going independent efforts in regenerative ag across 12 states in the…
As I reflect on the past ten years, I couldn’t be more thankful for the vast opportunities KRC has provided me to help make a difference on our farm and food system in Kansas. From spending weekends at farmers markets…
