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SSoH Sowing the Seeds of Hope

http://www.agriwellness.org/SSoH.htm

PROGRAM NO LONGER RUNNING The Sowing the Seeds of Hope program (1999-2010) provided behavioral health services to uninsured, underinsured and other at-risk farm and ranch families and agricultural workers. Seven states (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin) formed the regional program in 1999.

Sponsoring Organization:

AgriWellness, Inc.

Cultivate Kansas City: Urban Farmer Development

http://www.cultivatekc.org/

Cultivate Kansas City's Urban Farmer Development program provides one on one technical assistance and other services for new and experienced farmers to start, run or improve their farm businesses. They also assist urban market growers.

Sponsoring Organization:

Cultivate Kansas City

New Roots For Refugees

http://www.newrootsforrefugees.blogspot.com/

"New Roots for Refugees is a program started by Catholic Charities in partnership with the Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture to help refugee women put down those new roots, through helping them to start their own small farm businesses growing and selling vegetables.

Sponsoring Organization:

New Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas

The Land Institute

http://www.landinstitute.org/

The Land Institute aims to "develop an agricultural system with the ecological stability of the prairie and a grain yield comparable to that from annual crops." The Institute publishes books and research articles, hosts conferences, and gives public presentations.

Sponsoring Organization:

The Land Institute

Growing Growers Training Program

http://www.growinggrowers.org/

Growing Growers is a collaboration between the Kansas State University Research and Extension, University of Missouri, Kansas City Food Circle, and Kansas Rural Center. The program includes on-farm apprenticeship program that focuses on sustainable, small and mid-scale production.

Sponsoring Organization:

Kansas State University Research and Extension

Kansas Beginning Farmer Loan Program

http://www.kdfa.org/BeginningFarmer

The Kansas Beginning Farmer Loan Program makes loans available at below market interest rates to help farmers, a valuable assets for the State of Kansas. The program can be used for beginning farmers and ranchers to purchase agricultural land, farm buildings, farm equipment and breeding livestock.

Sponsoring Organization:

Kansas Development Finance Authority

Kansas Rural Center

http://www.kansasruralcenter.org/

"The Kansas Rural Center, Inc. (KRC) is a non-profit organization that promotes the long-term health of the land and its people through research, education, and advocacy." Current programs and projects focus on water quality, wind energy, and sustainable food systems.

Sponsoring Organization:

Kansas Rural Center

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