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Could Your Market Use $5,000?
Posted: Thursday, July 9, 2009 - 4:56pm by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
Or how about $3,000 or even $1,000?
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Goodbye Lipton's Soup Mix...
Posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - 1:09am by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
Hello Carmelized Onion Dip from fresh onions! I don't know about you, but I adore onion dip. It's a guilty pleasure, however.
Cedar Valley Farm Field Day: Friday, July 17th
Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 8:13pm by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
Rosanna Bauman is a 2009 KRC Farmer-Educator specializing in poultry/egg production. For those that have had the opportunity to meet Rosanna, you know that there aren’t adequate words to...
American Farmland Trust Kicks Off Farmers Market Contest
Posted: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 1:52pm by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
This summer American Farmland Trust is supporting farmers markets across the nation with a national farmers market contest. The contest is a nation-wide challenge to see which of America...
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Workshop Three: Rapid Market Assessments with Dru Montri
Posted: Friday, May 29, 2009 - 10:32am by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
Learn how a Rapid Market Assessment can offer an intense one-time market-day snapshot of your market. A RMA “swat team” of “outside” market managers and other experts use...
Kansas Farmers Market Website to Promote Special Events Statewide
Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 8:35am by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
Download the Special Event Submission Form. Please let me send out a huge thank you to all market contacts that updated your market’s information with the lovely Terri Gibbs for the Kansas...
KRC’s 2009 Kansas Farmers Market Month Cost-Share Application Available with a Submission Deadline of June 29th
Posted: Monday, May 25, 2009 - 12:35am by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
USDA’s Secretary of Agriculture proclaims the first full week in August National Farmers Market Week. In Kansas, we’ve believe our farmers and markets are so sensational we need an...
KDA Announces 2009 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Posted: Monday, May 18, 2009 - 1:29pm by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
Kansas expects to receive about $160,000 from USDA in 2009, which it will divvy up among eligible grant projects that enhance the competitiveness of Kansas’ specialty crops.  Grant...
Farmers Market Coalition Announces Information Marketplace
Posted: Monday, May 18, 2009 - 1:08pm by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
The Farmers Market Coalition is partnering with the Wallace Center at Winrock International to bring you a series of six on-line webinars beginning June 9th. The first of these sessions are...
Assistance Sought to Update the Kansas Farmers Market Directory
Posted: Monday, April 6, 2009 - 2:12pm by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
KRC has assumed responsibility for updating and hosting of the Kansas Farmers Market Directory and it needs a lot of updating! Many markets have launched since the last comprehensive update...