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The statewide Kansas SBDC provides workshops and individual business planning support for food and farm entrepreneurs in the state. 

Lincoln University Extension’s assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers in Missouri will include one-on-one business planning, training and educational events, and assistance with funding applications.

Through its work building access to local and healthy food, the North Sara Food Hub will provide farm and food entrepreneurs with training and technical assistance in production, processing, and marketing, as well as assist with funding opportunities.

Training and consulting in marketing and licensing and permitting of food-based businesses in Kansas is part of this state department’s contribution to the Heartland Regional Food Business Center.

On the job of supporting family farms since 1907, the Kansas Farmers Union will support the Heartland Food Business Center’s work to build food and farm business capacity and supply chain connections.

Through its work building access to local and healthy food, the North Sara Food Hub will provide farm and food entrepreneurs with training and technical assistance in production, processing, and marketing, as well as assist with funding opportunities.

A refugee and immigrant assistance organization, Global Greens provides food and farm business technical assistance, including financial education, record-keeping, market development, and training in food aggregation, processing and marketing.

Food entrepreneur resources at this mid-Missouri hub include a market garden apprenticeship program, value-added processing kitchen, assistance applying for funding, and a resource center with tools and support, such as bulk purchasing. 

The mobile market and food hub brings local food to urban and rural communities in the Wichita, KS, region. It will support Heartland Food Business Center efforts to reach and serve area food and farm businesses.

A hub of activity in greater Kansas City, the Brookside Farmers Market will support efforts to reach and serve food and farm entrepreneurs with outreach and educational events.