2024 Farm to Fork Summit & Expo
The Farm to Fork Summit & Expo is coming up February 23, 2024, in Nevada, Missouri. It’s about regenerative agriculture, building local food and farm business opportunity, and making sure everyone eats well.
Build Farm to School with new Missouri funding
A $1.25 million Local Food for Schools grant to Missouri from the federal government will flow directly to schools that apply for the opportunity to plan and implement local food purchasing over an 18-month period starting this fall.
New Growth to co-lead five-state Foods Center
Rural Missouri community development corporation New Growth will co-lead the new Heartland Regional Foods Business Center with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) through a $25 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Flower Power: What Small Shops Tell Us About Rural Revival
Every local business is an asset from which new growth can emerge if we tend to the power of microenterprises, like micro-organisms in soil, to support new life. This is the essence of our mission at New Growth CDC.
Conservation Help for Your Farm: Apply Now!
Applications are open now for a free year of mentorship in Climate Smart farm conservation practices. Participants will receive 25 hours of one-one-one assistance from a team of experienced farmers who offer a broad spectrum of expertise.
Six rural districts give Farm to School a try
Six area school districts are currently working through West Central Missouri Community Action Agency to find and purchase local foods. Another 15 are exploring the farm-to-school opportunity with help from West Central’s Farm to School Specialist. State reimbursement up to $1,000 is available.