Local Foods Resources for Kansans
- Starting a Value Added Food Business
- Shopping Direct from Farmers
- Gardening
- Meat and Poultry
- Food Preservation
- Entomology
- Agrability
Local Foods in Your Community!
Barber County Residents Rally to Help Feed Students, Others
Rise Cowley!
Northwest Kansas
Homesteading 9-1-1
View our videos on a variety of homesteading topics on our KSRE YouTube Channel
Starting a Value Added Business
- Kansas Value Added Foods Lab - K-State Research and Extension
- Value Added Business Development Program - K-State AgManager
- Value-Added Reference Guide - K-State AgManager
- How From the Land of Kansas can Help Your Small Business - webinar from November 6, 2020
Your Kansas Farm, Open for Business!
Webinar recordings from June 2, 2020
Shopping Direct from Farmers
- Buying Animals for Meat Processing - University of Minnesota
- CDC publishes 3 new considerations documents: farmers markets, learning gardens, and food pantries - United States Department of Agriculture
- Food Safety Tips for Consumers Buying Direct from Farmers - K-State Research and Extension and University of Missouri
- Buy Local to Fill Your Freezer with Top Quality Meat: A Buyer's Guide for Animals at the Local Fair - University of Maryland
- What to Expect When Buying a Freezer Beef - University of Maine
- Buying Beef for Home Freezers - Oklahoma State University
- Buying Beef in Large Quantities - Oklahoma State University 4-H Youth Development
- Beef and Pork Whole Animal Buying Guide - Iowa State University
Gardening and Farmers Markets
- Horticulture Information Center - K-State Research and Extension
- How-to videos - K-State Research and Extension
- On-Farm Produce Safety - K-State Research and Extension
Getting a Garden Started
- Kansas Garden Guide - K-State Research and Extension
- Growing Herbs for Home Use - K-State Research and Extension
- Growing Vegetables in Pots - K-State Research and Extension
- Fertilizing Gardens in Kansas - K-State Research and Extension
- Watch Your Garden Grow - University of Illinois Extension, English and Spanish
All Things Herbs
- Growing Herbs - K-State Research and Extension
Harvesting and Storing Fresh Produce
- Harvest and Storage of Fruits and Vegetables - K-State Research and Extension
- Tips for Storing Fresh Produce - K-State Research and Extension
Farmers Markets
- CDC publishes 3 new considerations documents: farmers markets, learning gardens, and food pantries - United States Department of Agriculture
- Food Safety for Kansas Farmers Market Vendors: Regulations and Best Practices - K-State Research and Extension
- Double Up Food Buck Programs for Kansas Farmers Markets - SNAP and EBT
- Marketlink - SNAP and EBT
- Participating Double Up Food Bucks locations in Kansas
- Garden to Plate: Food Safety for School and Community Gardens - K-State Research and Extension
- Shopping Safely at Farmers Markets - K-State Research and Extension
- Buying Guide for Kansas-Grown Fresh Fruit and Vegetables - K-State Research and Extension
- Starting a Seasonal Open-Air Market in Kansas - K-State Research and Extension
- Kansas Farmers Markets - map of locations via Travel Kansas
- Kansas U-Pick Farms - map of U-pick locations
Farmament post-harvest losses and traceability app
Farmament is a web-based app for recording food losses and for traceability for small-scale produce growers. Growers can also record plantings, crop surveys, harvests, processing, shipping, sales and more.
Meat and Poultry
General
- Extension publications - K-State Department of Animal Sciences and Industry
- Kansas Meat and Poultry Inspection - Kansas Department of Agriculture
Direct Marketing
- Resource Guide to Direct Marketing Livestock and Poultry - Cornell University
- Product Costing for Meat Processors and Marketers - Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network
- Direct Marketing Meat and Animal Products - Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
- Direct Marketing of Meat Products - Pork Information Gateway
- How to Direct Market Your Beef - Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education
- Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network - Oregon State University
Processing Meat at Home
- Processing Meat Animals at Home - Oregon State University
Meat
- How Much Meat to Expect from Your Animal— K-State Research and Extension
- Pork Processing Options for Consumers— K-State Research and Extension
- Beef Processing Options for Consumers— K-State Research and Extension
- Lamb Processing Options for Consumers— K-State Research and Extension
- The Butcher Kept Your Meat? - Penn State University
- Meat Product Labeling and Marketing: What Do All Those Words Really Mean? - K-State Research and Extension
- What to Expect When Buying a Freezer Beef - University of Maine
- Buying Beef for Home Freezers - Oklahoma State University
- Buying Beef in Large Quantities - Oklahoma State University 4-H Youth Development
- Beef and Pork Whole Animal Buying Guide - Iowa State University
- Where to Buy Beef in Kansas - Kansas Beef Council
Poultry
- Housing Tips for Small Poultry Flocks - K-State Research and Extension
- Management of the Small Flock of Chickens - K-State Research and Extension
- Safe Transport of Poultry and Gamebirds in Kansas - K-State Research and Extension
- Processing Farm-Raised Poultry - K-State Research and Extension
Eggs
- Factors Affecting Egg Quality - K-State Research and Extension
- Preventing Hens from Eating Eggs - K-State Research and Extension
Food Preservation
For selling preserved foods, please contact the Kansas Value Added Foods Lab.
- All home food preservation resources
- General information
- Canning
- Freezing
- Dehydrating
- Pickling
- Jam/Jelly
- How-to videos
Entomology
- Pesticides and Bees - K-State Research and Extension
- Pesticide Application Manual - K-State Research and Extension
- Beekeeping Tips for Beginners - University of Missouri
- Controlling Stored-Food Insects: Home and Horticultural Pests - K-State Research and Extension
- Cockroaches: Household Pests - K-State Research and Extension
- Pocket Guide to Common Pest Problems and Beneficials - K-State Research and Extension
- Ants: Structural Pests - K-State Research and Extension
- Stored Products Pest Control - K-State Research and Extension
- Household Pests of Kansas - K-State Research and Extension
Agrability
- What is Kansas Agrability - K-State Research and Extension
- Cultivating Accessible Agriculture - K-State Research and Extension
- Staying Healthy in the Elements - K-State Research and Extension
- Safety Tips for Farming with Arthritis - K-State Research and Extension
- Farming with a Back Injury - K-State Research and Extension
- Tips for Safe Tractor Operation - K-State Research and Extension
- Machinery Safety on the Farm - K-State Research and Extension
- Hearing Conversation for the Agricultural Community - K-State Research and Extension
- Tractor Safety: For the Landscaping and Horticultural Services Industry (Spanish) - K-State Research and Extension
