The mission of the Food Systems Program at West Central is to increase food security for every individual, family, and community in the nine-county region through dynamic transformational work, and by creating and improving opportunity for growers, makers, and eaters.
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- Are you a farmer looking to expand your market?
- Are you interested in becoming a farmer?
- Are you concerned about access to healthy food?
- Would you like a garden workshop in your community?
- Are you a farmers market interested in expanding your customer base?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, email knixon@wcmcaa.org.
Business Assistance Programs:
- Local Food Promotion Program
- Conservation Agriculture
- Regional Food Systems Partnership
Food Pantry expansion
- Food Pantries in Raymore and Appleton City
- Over 1000 square feet food pantry storage
- 888 Families Served
- Healthy Shelves
Educational and Consumer Programs:
Double-Up Food Bucks
- A collaborative project with Cultivate KC
- FINI Funding
- List of farmers markets participating in Double Up Food Bucks
- Hickory County Farmers Market- Hermitage
- Vernon County Farmers Market- Nevada
- Warsaw Farmers Market – Warsaw
- Cass County Farmers Market- Harrisonville
- Greater Polk County Farmers Market- Bolivar
Efforts to increase agricultural economic development in this region include:
- Agritoursim
- Expanding and creating markets for farmers
- Micro lending for food related businesses
- Farmland trust
- Cooperatives
- Value-added food businesses
- Incubator kitchen programs
- Farm worker development and training
