Fall Harvest Means Farmers Markets!

More and more urban Kansans are wanting to know where their food is coming from, who grows it, and the methods the grower has utilized. There is no better way than to go to a local farmers market and meet and talk with the growers themselves. Last month, Secretary of Agriculture Josh Svaty challenged Kansans to add more locally grown foods to their menus in support of Kansas Farmers Market Month. September is a wonderful month to visit your local market for the beginnings of fall harvest! Want to know how you can bring homegrown foods to your table?

Svaty's press release regarding farmers market challenge
http://www.ksda.gov/news/id/311

KSDA farmers markets page
http://www.ksda.gov/kansas_agriculture/content/148

Kansas farmers market official homepage- find a market near you!
http://www.ksfarmersmarkets.org

Growing Local- by American Farmland Trust
http://www.farmland.org/programs/localfood/default.asp

Find more Kansas products at Simply Kansas!
http://www.simplykansas.com/Pages/SimplyKansasHome.aspx

Kansas Department of Agriculture-Division of Food Safety and Lodging
http://www.ksda.gov/food_safety/

For growers and producers:

Learn more about marketing your wares from the Kansas Department of Commerce
http://www.kansascommerce.com/Divisions/RuralDevelopment/AgMarketing.aspx

K-State University Department of Food Science
http://foodsci.k-state.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx?tab

Kansas rules and regulations for producers at farmers markets
http://www.ksfarmersmarkets.org/sites/default/files/ksfm_rulesregs_revised2009_web.pdf

Market your product online at the Simply Kansas! directory
http://www.kansascommerce.com/Divisions/RuralDevelopment/AgMarketing/SimplyKansas.aspx

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