合作伙伴

的 社区应变中心 is centered on collaboration 和 partnership. We convene those willing 和 able to make change 和 work with us to develop solutions to our most pressing issues affecting food sustainability 和 community resilience. In our first year, exciting new partnerships have enhanced our vision 和 strengthened our mission. Each phase of our development will introduce opportunities, 领导人, supporters 和 organizations that will enable us to achieve our goals.

鹌鹑溪家庭农场

Participants in CRH initiatives perform research 和 take part in h和s-on learning at 鹌鹑溪家庭农场, a fully functioning regenerative farming operation in Salina, Kansas. 由 JRI好客 和 Ingermanson农场, the 600-acre outdoor laboratory includes farml和 和 a variety of animals that are fundamental to regenerative farming.

In its regenerative-farming quest, 鹌鹑溪家庭农场 和 the CRH will provide the outdoor fieldwork for research 和 education that will lead to certification 和 degrees. 除了, JRI is committed to assisting with providing food distribution opportunities 和 support for farmers who participate in the CRH programs.

Within Quail Creek’s 1,000 acres, 300 acres have been planted with cover crops. More than 100 sheep are rotational grazing on the acreage. 有了额外的面积, the farm will construct several mobile chicken coops, 和 will begin to introduce several other animals 和 crops into the system.

罗代尔研究所

罗德学院, a nonprofit that has been a global leader in the regenerative organic farming movement for over 75 years, is partnering with the 社区应变中心 in innovative 和 exciting ways. Rodale will provide regional farmer training 和 support, as well as programming for students that includes research, educational opportunities 和 farm practices unique to the Central Plains.

Rodale recently described its partnership with KWU in its 有机内幕 出版. “Not only will Rodale provide regional farmer training 和 support, it will also contribute to programming for students, 其中包括研究, educational opportunities 和 farm practices unique to the Central Plains…through Rodale’s partnership with 十大赌博平台排行榜, students will be educated about what is happening with organic on a political level, 希望, this will encourage them to get engaged in the process 和 dem和 a seat at the table.”

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的 堪萨斯农村中心: Building the Central Kansas 食物走廊

Kansas is a paradoxical state for food, as agriculture is the dominant industry, but most of the food consumed in the state is imported, especially fresh fruits 和 vegetables. 的re are signs of change as local food production 和 distribution systems are growing in Kansas. Central Kansas has a burgeoning local food scene, but much of the food produced is distributed directly to consumers at farmers markets, through Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs) 和 online stores. 州的中心地区, 包括威奇托, 该州最大的城市, does not currently have access to a farmer led food hub targeting wholesale distribution.

A half-million-dollar grant from the USDA is providing a solution. This exciting collaboration between the 堪萨斯农村中心, Common Ground Producers 和 Growers, St. 约翰传教浸信会教堂 和 the 社区应变中心 at 十大赌博平台排行榜, is working to develop mobile markets to improve access to local foods in communities with low access to fresh, 有营养的食物.

的 食物走廊 project connects farmers 和 food distribution partners in a twelve-county corridor in Kansas along Interstate 135, 威奇托和萨利纳之间. 的 project creates a farmer-led food hub in the region 和 provides technical assistance to farmers looking to move into wholesale markets. 除了, it connects the food hub 和 other farmers in the region to mid-tier market channels including restaurants, 杂货店, 学校及其他机构.

This project is geared toward a holistic vision of the food system 和 will simultaneously help farmers in the region, who have production available at local markets, the opportunity to access new market channels, 增加获取新鲜食物的渠道, local food for consumers across the region, with a special attention toward areas that currently have limited access.