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Find Rick's writings in your local newspaper. He writes a weekly column that can be found in many newspapers across Kansas. Find out where and how you can receive Rick's writings.

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Providing Food Security Through the Smallholder Farm Concept

Monday, May 19, 2025 by Rick McNary

In my work in the international hunger space over the past two decades, I discovered the important role that supporting smallholder farmers had to do with ending hunger and…

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RFP for Video Production: Promote Sedgwick County Harvest Hub

Friday, May 16, 2025 by Shop Kansas Farms

We're seeking an experienced video production or marketing firm to create a short documentary-style video that highlights our newest Harvest Hub in Sedgwick County. The video…

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Promote Your Business at the Kansas State Fair

Friday, May 16, 2025 by Shop Kansas Farms

For years, Kansas Farm Bureau (KFB) has had a presence at the Kansas State Fair. We have a popular booth space in the Pride of Kansas building. 

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Reflections on Shop Kansas Farms’ 5th Birthday

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 by Rick McNary

It was five years ago on April 28 that I launched the Shop Kansas Farms (SKF) Facebook group after my wife told me the meat counter was empty at the grocery store, a result of…

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An urgent need to purchase food directly from farmers, ranchers and growers

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 by Rick McNary

Recent pauses in government grant funding — which helps food banks buy food from local farmers — have left many growers facing tough challenges. Growers had purchased machinery…

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More Than 600 Consumers Engage with Shop Kansas Farms Growers

Friday, April 11, 2025 by Shop Kansas Farms

The Douglas County Market of Farms event was an incredible success as more than 600 people arrived at the Flory Building on the Douglas County Fairgrounds last month to buy…

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Create a logo for our Sedgwick County Harvest Hub

Monday, January 13, 2025 by Meagan Cramer

We're crowdsourcing the creation of a logo that will represent our newest Harvest Hub, Sedgwick County Harvest Hub.The Hub will be a sustainable, practical and physical regional…

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Looking for the right person to fill the Sedgwick County Harvest Hub executive director position

Monday, January 13, 2025 by Meagan Cramer

If you hadn’t heard, we received some exciting news at the end of 2024. The Kansas Health Foundation awarded us funding to create a Shop Kansas Farms Harvest Hub in Sedgwick…

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Tips to Take Your Family on a Farm and Ranch Tour During the Holidays

Thursday, December 5, 2024 by Rick McNary

My wife, Christine, and I decided to take our grandchildren to farms in our area in 2017 after reading a report that more than 16 million Americans believed chocolate milk came…

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Why farmers and ranchers understand the power of community

Thursday, October 31, 2024 by Rick McNary

As I watch farm and ranch groups in Kansas respond with aid to those impacted by hurricanes Helene and Milton, I am reminded that farmers and ranchers have much to teach all of us…

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