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Gender Equality

‘I Absolutely Refuse to Fail’: Blue Springs Woman Battles For National Spot in Frozen Dessert Aisles

Denisha Jones is looking to expand her success as the founder of Black-owned startup Sweet Peaches Cobbler

by Jill Wendholt Silva

Gender Equality

Lady Pitmasters Work to Break Barbecue’s Gender Stereotypes

Veronica Scroggins of Scott's Kitchen is the latest on a short list of Kansas City's successful women pitmasters

by Jill Wendholt Silva

Food Access

Lawrence Farmers’ Market Rolls Out Double Up Program for Protein

SNAP Recipients Get Support to Buy Local Meats

Food Access

Nurturing the Sweet Nectar of Urban Beekeeping

Businesses Seeking Honey are Making Space for Urban Hives

Eats & Drinks

Jonny Bakes Bread, Nourishes Community and Looks to Expand

Brookside bread baker works to reestablish the local grain shed.

by Jill Wendholt Silva

Eats & Drinks

Linda Hezel Harvests the Many Fruits of Her Labor

Advocate for Biodiversity and Regenerative Farming Practices

by Jill Wendholt Silva

Food & Drink

Here’s the Buzz on a Booming Business in Bees

Messner Bee Farm Strives to be a 'Bringer of Joy'

News & Issues

A Community Struggle to Maintain a Full-Service Grocery

Sun Fresh at Linwood/Prospect Beset With Theft, Nearby Drug Use and Loitering

by Mary Sanchez

News & Issues

Droughts, Climate Change, Drive US Beef Herd to Historic Low

In major cattle states, ranchers have been coping with intense precipitation events, followed by long stretches with no rain.

by John McCracken, Investigate Midwest

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