K-State Research and Extension

Local Foods Resources for Kansans

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

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.

Growers, please answer this VERY brief, confidential two question survey about the Farmament tutorials by July 26, 2020 and you can be entered into a drawing to win one of two $25 gift cards.

• Farmament Tutorial PDF
• Farmament Tutorial video
• Farmament App

Your Kansas Farm, Open for Business! Webinar recordings from June 2, 2020

• Opening and closing sessions
• Meat breakout
• Dairy breakout
• Value Added breakout

Shopping Direct from Farmers

• Food Safety Tips for Consumers Buying Direct from Farmers - K-State Research and Extension and University of Missouri

Gardening

• Horticulture Information Center - K-State Research and Extension
• How-to videos - 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

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

• 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

Meat and Poultry

General

• Extension publications - K-State Department of Animal Sciences and Industry
• Resource Guide to Direct Marketing Livestock and Poultry - Cornell 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
• Meat Product Labeling and Marketing: What Do All Those Words Really Mean? - K-State Research and Extension
• Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network - Oregon State University
• How to Direct Market Your Beef - Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education

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

All K-State Research and Extension resources for home food preservation can be found at https://www.rrc.k-state.edu/preservation/index.html. For selling preserved foods, please contact the Kansas Value Added Foods Lab.

• General information
• Canning
• Freezing
• Dehydrating
• Pickling
• Jam/Jelly
• How-to videos

Entomology

• Pesticides and Bees - 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