Food

Aerial view of Fair Share Farm in Kearney, Missouri.

Focus on Food Fermentation at Fair Share Farm

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.

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Buckets of food waste.

Curbing KC Food Waste, Tackling Climate Change

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.

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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

In 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that 6.7% of all Americans used a food pantry at some point to help fill the gaps when feeding their households. Food pantries and kitchens are vital to those who don’t qualify for federal food assistance programs, can’t stretch their benefits through the month, or just need…

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Food Insecurity in Kansas City

Despite a permanent increase to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and an abundance of food waste across the country, food insecurity persists in Kansas City. A growing network of organizations seeks to get free, healthy food into the hands that need it.

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Food Fight: How Kansas City Struggles to Feed Its Families

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.

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