Kansas City Activists Fight Super Market Power With Local Farms

A nice local effort that might help some people who can't make it to the nearby Aldi.

TKC is forced to admit we're not often thinking about nutrition when enjoying junk at the gas station and dreaming of hottie Candice and her fashion adventures . . . 

Here's the word from local leaders who clearly didn't benefit from the 29 MILLION BUCKS wasted on the KCMO grocery store idea . . . Check-it:  

KC Black Urban Growers, the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council and the KC Defender are partnering to start the Hamer Free Food Program, organizers said Thursday.

The program will purchase produce directly from Black-owned farms and distribute food boxes containing vegetables, dairy and meat.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Community groups rally together to create food boxes in light of Sun Fresh closure

Less than a week after the Sun Fresh grocery store at 31st Street and Prospect Avenue closed, local groups have launched a mutual aid effort to supply fresh food to elders and families.