Begining Farmer to Farmer

For our September Beginning Farmer-to-Farmer meeting, Katie Nixon will be joining us on Tuesday,September 10^th from 12-1 PM to discuss season extension! ‘Tis the season! 😉 Learn how to get the most out of your crops! You won’t want to miss it!

Katie Nixon is a farmer and local food systems champion who has been working with and for food producers for over 15 years in the KC region.

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Katie co-operates Green Gate Family Farm, a certified Organic diversified market farm where they produce vegetables,fruits, bedding plants, eggs and flowers. Katie is a founding member and current President of the KC Food Hub, a farmer-owned and farmer-run cooperative serving the wholesale market. For New Growth, Katie serves as the Food Systems Director and Co-Director of the Heartland Regional Food Business Center. In this role, she has brought in over $6.2 million in USDA and other funding to improve the regional food system. Katie has served on the Administrative Council for North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education and participated in sustainable food and farming work in Washington, Ireland, South Africa, Mexico, and New Zealand. She is currently a Zhi-Xing China Eisenhower Fellow and traveled to China in June to study local food systems in that country.

Katie brings us well-rounded growing knowledge and is excited to share her season extension expertise with you!

After Katie’s presentation, we will have time for Q&A and discussion! 😊

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Open to all farmers, beginning or experienced. To join this virtual event, email for Zoom meeting information:

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Bridget Luff, New Growth Farm Outreach Coordinator

bluff@wcmcaa.org

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