Food Access

Aerial view of Fair Share Farm in Kearney, Missouri.

Focus on Food Fermentation at Fair Share Farm

By Jill Wendholt Silva | May 27, 2022

Instead of heat, farmers Tom Ruggieri and Rebecca Graff rely on fermentation to transform their organic vegetables into handcrafted jars of sauerkraut, jalapeños, kimchi, beet relish, pickles and hot sauce.

Curbing KC Food Waste, Tackling Climate Change

By Martin Rosenberg | February 10, 2022

Transforming food waste into golden compost and keeping it from belching climate harming landfill gasses is the new frontier for a growing number of Kansas City area residents and companies.

Nourish KC met the increased demand and handed out 130,000 meals this year, 43,000 more meals than in 2019.

curiousKC Resource Guide | Finding Food in Kansas City and How to Get Involved

By Cami Koons | December 27, 2021

The curiousKC team has compiled a list of resources for those in need of food assistance in Kansas City, and tips on the best ways to get involved.

Food Insecurity in Kansas City

By Flatland | December 17, 2021

Dive into the topic of food insecurity in Kansas City and learn more about the organizations working to get healthy food to those in our region who need it.

Food Fight: How Kansas City Struggles to Feed Its Families

By Cami Koons, Cody Boston | December 16, 2021

According to Feeding America, one in eight people in the United States face food insecurity. Of those who are food insecure, only 50% are eligible for SNAP benefits. The result is a food chain stretched to the breaking point, families going hungry, people losing hope and a charitable sector struggling to help.

The Juniper Gardens Training Farm in Kansas City, Kansas, helps refugee farmers navigate their first year of growing and selling produce at local farmers markets, a CSA program and a wholesaling operation that caters to restaurants. In the field is Gasalla Musekura, formerly of Congo. (Photo by Jeff Tuttle)

Thinking Outside the Big Box to Address Food Deserts

By Joel Mathis | December 15, 2021

The solution to food deserts doesn’t appear to lie in wooing large retailers to fill voids so much as listening to the needs of the underserved and trying multiple approaches to get healthy foods in the hands of residents.

A woman shops in a farmer's market surround

curiousKC | Shape Our Coverage About Food Access and Security

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho | November 22, 2021

What conversations are missing about food security, access and economy in Kansas City? Shape our coverage through curiousKC.

A line of people wait for the food pantry to open at Emmaus House. Maria Hernandez, center, cooks for the shelter's soup kitchen in addition to helping pass out groceries.

Kansas Meatpacking Workers Fueled an Economic Boom, But Many Need Food Pantries to Get By

By David Condos, Kansas News Service | November 3, 2021

Four decades after Garden City’s meatpacking boom began, the southwest Kansas town is still strained by growing pains. And its prosperity remains uneven.