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Direct-to-consumer marketing opportunities
by Shop Kansas Farms
Shop Kansas Farms is now offering unique marketing opportunities to help grow your business.
Growing green beans in Kansas
by Rick McNary
If you’ve ever gardened, the idea of raising eight acres of green beans may seem overwhelming since picking green beans is a labor-intensive job that stretches out over days…
When Fredric Remington was a Kansas sheep rancher – Part 1
by Rick McNary
While many know Frederic Remington as a famous painter and sculptor of the West, few know he was once a sheep rancher in Kansas a few miles north of my home in Butler County.…
Growing sunflowers in Kansas
by Rick McNary
Early on a summer morning, Wanda Esping gazes out her second-story window over a field of sunflowers. Acres of yellow globes splash across land homesteaded by her ancestors along…
10 reasons to purchase food from local farmers and ranchers
by Rick McNary
One of the biggest questions I’ve been asked since I started Shop Kansas Farms (SKF) during the pandemic after discovering local grocery store shelves were empty, was whether the…
Kansas canola, fields of gold
by Rick McNary
“What is that beautiful gold stuff in the field over there?” I asked my wife as we drove over a bridge on Highway 50 between Burrton and Hutchinson. “I’ve lived in Kansas all my…
Shop Kansas Farms Goes to Washington
by Rick McNary
I recently had the opportunity to represent Shop Kansas Farms (SKF) on a panel at the Agri-Pulse National Ag and Policy Summit in Washington, D.C. The conference theme was “…
Caldwell Market of Farms a success
by Rick McNary
The Shop Kansas Farms’ Market of Farms held in Caldwell on Saturday, March 9, was a glowing success. Consumers as far away as Kansas City came to purchase food products from…
A call to dream on behalf of our communities
by Rick McNary
“Our communities need us to dream for them.” -Marcia Taylor-TrumpAs I traveled to Howard down the undulating two-lane road sandwiched by sienna-colored prairie grasses of the…
Processing Kansas grown meat in Alta Vista
by Shop Kansas Farms
Running any business takes relentless effort and determination to pursue a vision for making things work out. Amie Brunkow invested countless hours into a business plan for a meat…
Alta Vista Meat Co. continues to grow and provide great service to customers