urban agriculture

Here's the latest on which farmers markets are open and which ones are postponed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Urban farming is the trend that keeps on trending. Technically, you can trace it all the way back to the victory gardens of WWI. But now that generations…

Are all those April showers making your May flowers feel a little soggy? Today, we get tips for late-spring gardening from the Kansas City Community…

After his application for a commercial development was rejected by the city, former Lawrence mayor Bob Schumm, is trying a different approach: asking the…

“Farm-to-table” is a concept that's been embraced by restaurants. But what does that term really mean?“People are very interested in ‘where does my food…

Brooke Salvaggio isn’t your typical urban farmer.She grew up in the suburbs, in an upper-middle class family in Johnson County.“I grew up like most…

We talk with urban farmer Brooke Salvaggio, who is closing her Badseed Farmers Market around the end of the month. She discusses her transition from a…

Traffic lights, animal cruelty and backyard chickens highlighted Thursday's Kansas City, Mo. city council meeting.City yields on traffic signalsHalf of…

People have always grown food in urban spaces – from windowsills to neighborhood parks – but today, urban farmers say they’re leading a new movement. On…

For this Wednesday's Central Standard, we bring you our second show asking-- what will the farmer of the future look like?  But this time we're looking…

Dan Heryer and Brooke Salvaggio from BADSEED Farms visit the studio to talk about ways to compost at home and their new residential composting program…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-905419.mp3Kansas City, Mo. – After months of discussion and weeks of committee…