Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2017: $22,493.00
Projected End Date: 01/30/2019
Grant Recipient:
Fresh Farm HQ Cooperative Association
Region: North Central
State: Kansas
Project Coordinator:
Katie Nixon
Fresh Farm HQ dba Kansas City Food Hub
Description:
In 2017, Farm Fresh HQ Cooperative Association in Kansas City, Kansas received SARE support to explore developing a food hub.They worked on farm safety, traceability, branding, and marketing. Today, the Kansas City Food Hub is working with 15 farmers and their buyers. Alicia Ellingsworth is the Sales and Production Director for the Kansas City Food Hub. This video is her Farmers Forum presentation at the 2019 Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society Conference.
Type:
Video
Transcript Embedded:
Yes
Target audience:
Farmers/Ranchers
This product is associated with the project "Food Hub Development in the Rural Midwest"
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