Tag: Report for America - Page 8 - Flatland KC

Missouri Farmers Embrace Practices to Protect Waterways

By | June 20, 2023 |

rolling prairie land with colorful native plants and lush green. the sky is overcast and a storm can be seen in the distance.

Missouri farmers are implementing sustainable practices that protect waterways and improve the sustainability of their operations.

A Lawrence Farmer’s Innovative Approach to Food Security

By | June 7, 2023 |

A man in a gray shirt and black pants bends over a row of short bean plants situated at the base of a trellis. With his hand he demonstrates the size of the beans yielded by the plants to address food security.

LAWRENCE, Kansas — Pantaleon Florez III looks at food security as an issue to be solved. He asks those working in local food systems (and himself) what they would do if their community didn’t have a hunger issue. “That’s my new narrative: ‘What would you do if you didn’t have to do this work?’”…

Almost $20M Allocated for Rural Kansas Housing

By | April 13, 2023 |

A row of large suburban looking townhomes

Almost $20 million in state and federal funds has been allocated to help develop hundreds of moderate-income housing units in rural Kansas.

Kansas Town Celebrates Heritage With Rocking Chair Marathon

By | March 23, 2023 |

A man in a black cowboy hat sits in a rocking chair.

The small Kansas town of Cuba celebrates its Czech heritage with an odd tradition – an annual rocking chair marathon.

Crypto Company’s Cryptic Foray Blocked in Rural Kansas

By | March 2, 2023 |

someone holds a phone with the flashlight on up to a table. Next to them sits a stack of signs that read "we say NO to Crypto"

A small rural Kansas town has rallied against plans to build a crypto mining facility.