WHITING — The Kansas Rural Center, Whiting, and the Kansas Department of Commerce will host a series of workshops for agricultural producers on direct marketing. The workshops are designed for all farmers and agricultural producers who want to expand by selling directly to consumers. Topics include business planning, food safety, value-added opportunities, marketing principles and agri-tourism. More Kansas communities are starting farmers markets and are beginning to look at the potential of regional food production as an economic development opportunity, said Mercedes Taylor-Puckett, of the Kansas Rural Center. The workshops will help farmers prepare for those opportunities, she said. The closest workshop is 9-3 May 12 at the Douglas County fairgrounds in Lawrence. Check the Web site www.ksfarmersmarkets.org.
Wednesday, April 21, 6:30 a.m.
