Young Family Farm — Local services in Kansas City

I work with Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders and we reached out to Alan, Alana, and the rest of the Young Family several months ago as we began planning our annual conference in Kansas City. They were so helpful and hosted a group of about 30 funders from around the country for a farm tour during the event. Our funders learned so much about local land access, neighborhood transformation, community partnerships, urban agriculture in KC, and so much more! The entire family spent the afternoon the in summer heat showing us around and connecting with folks 1:1 - truly going above and beyond. I would highly recommend a visit out to the Young Family Farm and would encourage supporting them in whatever way...

The Young family is doing something special here. We visited to volunteer and learn about organic farming in an urban setting. The entire family is engaged in their mission of the meeting the needs of the community. We also bought a selection of veggies before we left. The Chinese eggplant and patty pan squash were suggestions and spot on. This eggplant is creamier. The squash is easy to prepare. We shopped both along with other veggies to make a sort of roasted ratatouille. Will...

Young Family Farm hosted us for a farm tour and workshop on irrigation management for the apprentices participating in the Growing Growers Kansas City program. They went above and beyond in sharing their knowledge and story with us! Each apprentice got hands-on experience with drip irrigation equipment thanks to their thoughtful preparation in hosting us for the workshop. We are lucky to have them as a host farm in the Growing Growers Kansas...