Food Access
Jonny Bakes Bread, Nourishes Community and Looks to Expand
Jon Szajnuk pursued a passion for baking sourdough bread during the pandemic. Now his home-based business, Jonny Bakes, is looking to expand.
Food Insecurity Soars in the Heartland
A new study by Feeding America found that food insecurity soared during the pandemic. Harvesters and Pete’s Garden are seeking solutions in Kansas City.
Harvesting Change | Growing Roots in the KC Food System
The New Roots farmer training program is a four-year apprenticeship with Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas and Cultivate KC.
Linda Hezel Harvests the Many Fruits of Her Labor
Linda Hezel, steward of Prairie Birthday Farm, has spent decades growing nutrient dense food while promoting biodiversity and regenerative farming practices.
Here’s the Buzz on a Booming Business in Bees
Erik and Rachael Messner turned a growing passion for bees into a thriving family business with Messner Bee Farm on the eastern edge of Raytown.
A Community Struggle to Maintain a Full-Service Grocery
The Sun Fresh grocery at Linwood and Prospect avenues in Kansas City is struggling to sustain itself in the face of neighborhood homelessness and drug use.
Droughts, Climate Change, Drive US Beef Herd to Historic Low
Persistent drought, complicated by climate change, have helped drive the nation’s inventory of beef cattle to a 61–year low.
‘Lifeblood of the Community’: States Invest to Save Rural Grocery Stores
In Kansas, 1 in 5 rural grocery stores closed between 2008 and 2018. No new store has opened in half of the 105 communities that lost grocers over that time.
Food Bank Leases Restaurant to Provide Fresh Eats for Kansans in Need
Lawrence food bank Just Food is using shared restaurant space to connect food that could otherwise end up in a landfill with hungry people in need.
What’s the Deal with Grass-Fed Food?
Grass-fed evokes livestock on an open pasture and a farmer who is improving the sustainability of their land. But is that what’s behind most of the labeling?