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A woman in a black sweater stands in a greenhouse and holds a tray of fennel seedlings.

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.  

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A line of red-brick buildings down 7th Street from the Unified Government City Hall and Wyandotte County Courthouse.

No, Wyandotte County is Not Going Bankrupt

United Government Mayor Tyrone Garner has warned the government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, faces “financial ruin.” Bond markets disagree.

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an older man in a cap, jeans and a plaid shirt props a basket of lavender up against a fence. on the fence, a sign reads "Lavender Hill Farm"

Lavender Farm Supports Organization Battling Sex Trafficking 

“Joe never gives up on a plant,” Jenny Steineger said as her husband parted a seemingly dead lavender bush to reveal new growth at its core.   An unseasonably early winter cold snap resulted in a rather puny harvest for the Steinegers at Lavender Hill Farm in Kansas City, Kansas.   “That’s farming,” she said with a…

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Cover image for Michelle T. Johnson

It’s Time to Rebrand the Block

Not to get remotely biblical, but for me, it all started with a rib bone. OK, there was more than one rib — a couple of side dishes might have been involved, too. That’s how I discovered my new favorite block near downtown Kansas City, Kansas: Fifth and Central Avenue in Wyandotte County. Before the…

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Kansas City, Kansas police officers around a table

Common Grounds | Flip the Script: A Police Take on the Issues

One of the story lines of this election year has been alarm over law and order in cities and police shootings of unarmed black Americans. This week in our Common Grounds coffee conversation series, we head to Kansas City, Kansas, where we get a police take on that polarizing issue. We bring together five KCK…

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