Kansas City Awards $200K to Local Growers

Kansas City is investing more than $200,000 in local agriculture to expand access to fresh, healthy food across the city. Through the Promoting Local Agriculture and Neighborhood Transformation (PLANT) Microgrant Program, the Neighborhood Services Department has awarded grants to 23 community organizations dedicated to strengthening our local food system.

"Kansas City's strength has always been rooted in our neighborhoods, and the PLANT Microgrant Program exemplifies our commitment to growing from the ground up", said Mayor Quinton Lucas. "By investing in local growers and community gardens, we're cultivating economic opportunity, environmental sustainability, and neighborhood pride. Our City is planting seeds in our communities, building stronger, more resilient neighborhoods for all our residents."

The PLANT Microgrant Program tackles food insecurity by investing directly in growers and community farms rooted in Kansas City neighborhoods. These microgrants will help expand production, improve access to fresh produce, and create more sustainable food networks.

"I am thrilled that such an impressive group of urban growers will receive much-needed support," said Councilwoman Melissa Patterson Hazley. "Urban Agriculture is vital to Kansas City, and I am proud that so many are working to feed our community."