Located in a food desert in the Midwest, The Troostwood Youth Garden is growing fresh food and a community where no one else will. Listen to urban farmer Ericka Wright and youth Jessica Baker discuss Troostwood’s origins, how fresh food can work in the city and the importance of knowing where your food comes from in [...]
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Aye Aye Nu and Rachel Bonar talk about their joys, hopes and experiences out at Juniper Gardens. [...] Most people know bananas can corral Charlie horses. Some figure carrots help eyesight. And we know eating oranges keeps you from coming down with scurvy. But what if our food could go beyond fixing our hiccups? What if, instead of filling prescriptions and taking a conga line of pills, we could find natural remedies right there in [...] Cultivating Kansas City: Food from the City, For the City The Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture (KCCUA) presents the kick-off event for the 2009 Kansas City Urban Farms & Gardens Tour. The theme for this year’s tour is “Food from the City, For the City,” highlighting the amazing variety of ways that Kansas Citians are growing [...] Make a Batch of Body Butter for teens – Nancy, Noel & Nathasha Gordon, of Pearly Gates Soapery and Garden I hope everyone is planning on attending the tour this year. There are four types of urban agriculture that will be featured this year and over thirty farms! Here is a list of farms by category. Urban Farms: Feed the People Save The Dates Kansas City’s Farm and Food Tour |
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