06/03/2026
“Without their programming, my position at the City of Kansas City would not exist.”
Brooke Freeman is KCMO’s first Food Systems Coordinator. She expands opportunities for local growers and advances policies that increase access to fresh, locally grown food. Cultivate KC’s USDA grant, as part of a comprehensive strategy to expand access to land and capital for urban farmers, initially funded her position.
𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙. We are challenging this termination and remain deeply committed to this work, but the loss strains our ability to sustain a high level of service to the food community.
“If Cultivate KC’s programming was not in place, the local food system in Kansas City would greatly suffer,” Brooke shares.
Your support helps create connections in our food system. It empowers leaders like Brooke to remove barriers for growers.
“Right now, the barriers are steep,” Brooke says, “so my work will be to continue to remove barriers as much as possible when it comes to growing local food and getting it to neighbors who need it.”
𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙚, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧. Together, you are helping grow a more resilient, equitable, and community-centered food system in Kansas City.
Donate now: https://www.cultivatekc.org/ila-donation-form/
