Kent Stones is advocating for local food unity in Kansas City. Through deep personal experience and motivation he is leveraging community engagement, collaboration, education, sustainability, and social capital as methods to increase the percentage of local, nutritious food that Kansas Citians eat.
Kent is the Founder of KC Foodways, Founder of National Alliance of Local Food Providers, and an Adjunct Professor at Johnson County Community College. The NALFP will be officially launching in the first quarter of 2024 with a campaign. He makes a strong case for organizing, streamlining, and making information about local food providers more easily accessible.
As you are listening, take stock of your own local food producers, makers, and nonprofits serving your community with nutritious food. KCBC supports Kent in his mission and we hope you will find this information beneficial!
Support Kent:

Instagram: @kcfoodways & @natalllocalfood
Facebook: @kcfoodways
Twitter/X: @kcfoodways
Website: https://www.kcfoodways.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentstones
Kent is an Adjunct Professor at Johnson County Community College in Kansas

Name drops on this episode:

Pete’s Garden KC (@petesgardenkc on Instagram)
KC Can Compost (@kccancompost on Instagram)
Nature’s Own Health Food Store Kansas City, Missouri (@naturesownmkt on Instagram)
Cultivate Kansas City (@cultivatekc on Instagram)
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