Food and Agriculture Businesses
Local Food Promotion
We work to increase local and regional food purchasing, supply, and infrastructure in the greater Kansas City market region. This involves helping farmers, food businesses, and community organizations connect and build the working relationships needed to make farm-to-table work.
Contact Food Value Chain Coordinator Cristina Jopling at cjopling@wcmcaa.org.
Local Food Promotion
We work to increase local and regional food purchasing, supply, and infrastructure in the greater Kansas City market region. This involves helping farmers, food businesses, and community organizations connect and build the working relationships needed to make farm-to-table work.
Contact Food Value Chain Coordinator Cristina Jopling at cjopling@wcmcaa.org.
Conservation Agriculture
We work with farmers across the greater Kansas City region to implement conservation and climate smart agriculture practices. The program includes a mentorship opportunity with experienced farmers offering a broad range of technical support to farmers interested in learning and implementing conservation practices.
Contact Food Value Chain Coordinator Cristina Jopling at cjopling@wcmcaa.org.
Regional Food Systems Partnership
The Food Systems Program at New Growth is working with partners across the greater Kansas City region to produce a regional food system assessment. Out of this assessment we will develop a regional food system plan to increase regional food resilience.
Contact Food Systems Director Katie Nixon at knixon@wcmcaa.org.
Conservation Agriculture
We work with farmers across the greater Kansas City region to implement conservation and climate smart agriculture practices. The program includes a mentorship opportunity with experienced farmers offering a broad range of technical support to farmers interested in learning and implementing conservation practices.
Contact Food Value Chain Coordinator Cristina Jopling at cjopling@wcmcaa.org.
Regional Food Systems Partnership
The Food Systems Program at New Growth is working with partners across the greater Kansas City region to produce a regional food system assessment. Out of this assessment we will develop a regional food system plan to increase regional food resilience.
Contact Food Systems Director Katie Nixon at knixon@wcmcaa.org.