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Kansas City Community Gardens - Director of Development and Marketing

Kansas City Community Gardens (KCCG), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, works to empower low-income individuals, schools and community groups across the Kansas City metropolitan area to grow their own vegetables and fruit.

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Jobs Oct 30, 2024 - Oct 30, 2028

City of KCMO - Food Systems Coordinator

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Jobs Oct 29, 2024 - Oct 31, 2026

Kansas Appleseed - Nutrition Access Specialist

The Nutrition Access Specialist will be instrumental in advancing Kansas Appleseed’s mission to ensure equitable access to school meals across Kansas and putting an end to child hunger.

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News March 8, 2024

Dotte Mobile Grocer is Back on the Road - Cultivate KC

Last November, the team at Cultivate KC relaunched the Dotte Mobile Grocer program with a three-month pilot at eight sites throughout Kansas City, KS. These sites include senior living centers, public housing sites, health clinics, and the Turner Rec center.

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News August 8, 2024

KC Farmers’ Market July Pricing

Cultivate KC, in partnership with Kansas State University Research and Extension, commenced an eight week summer price collection project in early June at Farmer’s Markets across the Kansas City Metro Area. Through K-State’s Local Food Fellows Program, Cultivate KC hosted Sophia Ong, a local food fellow and student at K-State, to complete this project. This post is a follow up to our post earlier this month, in which June Prices across Kansas City Farmers’ Markets were reported. Below, concludes this summer price project, with a report for July Prices.

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News March 8, 2024

2024 Annual Farmers & Friends Meeting

Did you attend the 2024 Annual Farmers & Friends Meeting on Saturday, February 17th? THANK YOU for being a part of the day. Did you miss it? No worries- you can visit all the links and view the recorded presentations.

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Urbavore Urban Farm Volunteer & Apprenticeship Opportunities

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Kansas City Community Gardens Volunteer Opportunities

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Cultivate KC Volunteer Opportunities

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Local Food Fellow

Cultivate KC, in partnership with K-State Research and Extension Local Food Systems, is seeking a Local Food Fellow to complete a local food system project collecting and compiling price report data from KC-area farmers markets.

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Urban Agriculture & Small Farms Outreach Specialist

Join us in our mission to enhance sustainability and viability in Midwest agriculture! AFT is working with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to provide direct technical and financial assistance to farmers and other landowners, and now those engaged in Urban Agriculture as defined by NRCS.

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Farmland Protection Specialist

Join us in driving the pace of agricultural land protection in Missouri! As a Farmland Protection Specialist, you'll collaborate with innovative agricultural and conservation groups statewide to implement programs that safeguard working lands, bolster farm businesses, and empower new generations of farmers to access land.

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