Regional food hub eyes growth in Lawrence area
Elmers operates 7 acres with 38 more owned with neighbors to grow fruits and vegetables sold to weekly distributions, farmers markets, and Lawrence restaurants. She is treasurer of Fresh Farm HQ, a producer owned co operative seeking to expand opportunities for small intensive farming. Studies funded by USDA Rural Development and Kansas Health Foundation supported merging regional food hub efforts for efficiency and market potential.
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Kansas River
Lawrence
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Jenny Buller
Fresh Farm HQ
Lawrence- Douglas County
Eileen Horn
Douglas County Food Policy Council
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas Health Foundation
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Greater
Horn
Douglas County
Whitewater rafting facility plan still alive in Clinton Lake area
Town Talk outlines a revived debate over a proposed man made whitewater rafting course at Clinton Lake State Park. The NC based National Whitewater Center pitched a roughly 70 million project needing substantial taxpayer funding, with the Charlotte facility experience cited as a model.
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Clinton Lake State Park
U.S. National Whitewater Center
North Carolina Group
Charlotte
House panel advances budget plan with no K-12 cuts
Kansas House committee moves a final year budget balancing package to the floor, avoiding direct K-12 or higher education cuts while addressing a $350 million gap. The plan borrows $317 million from idle state funds, sweeps more highway funds, and delays portions of other measures as cited. Inside: Senate begins work on new tax plan.
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House
Sam Brownback
Senate
Students Demand Action on Equity at School Board Meeting
Lawrence High School sophomore Inez Robinson spoke as a person of color at Monday’s meeting, urging sustained focus on equity after last month’s Community Conversation on race and noting limited progress in the weeks since.
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Inez Robinson
Lawrence High School
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