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Farmers Listserv

Connecting Farmers-Volunteers-Workers-Community Members

 

Our listserv for Kansas City area food producers encourages and supports:

  • Peer-to-Peer information sharing

  • Bulk purchases of supplies, seeds, etc.

  • Other communications to help local growers be more effective and informed.

For example, a grower could post a question to other growers “Do any of you have suggestions for managing cucumber beetles on summer squash?” or “I’m interested in buying a 50 gallon drum of horticultural vinegar.  Would anyone like to split this order with me?” or “I have huge quantities of winter squash that I won’t be able to sell at my farmers’ markets.  Does anyone have any ideas on where I could sell them?"

 

To sign up for the listserv:  Email: growers@ksu.edu with the following information:

 

Your name

The name of your farm
Address

City

State

Zip

Email address

Type of operation (for example, I grow tree fruits and vegetables)

 

Interested farm workers, volunteers and community members can email growers@ksu.edu if you would like to have something sent to the listserv of local growers.  For example, this could be used if:

  • You have the month of August off from work and want to spend it volunteering on a local farm, or

  • You are looking for land to rent to start your own farming operation, or

  • You have land available for rent to an organic grower, or

  • You are looking for paid work on a local farm.

The Program Staff will determine what emails will be forwarded onto the listserv.