The Kansas City Food Hub

KC Food Hub is a farmer-owned and run cooperative of family-owned and non-profit farms that aggregate produce, protein, and value-added goods to meet the food demands of KC area restaurants, schools, corporate cafeterias and grocery stores.

About

Founded by the farmers who own, run and supply it, the KC Food Hub has 300 years of collective growing experience and embodies the deeply held beliefs that have sustained American farmers for generations, and new ideas to address the world in which we live.

  • Stewardship of the land and its resources
  • Mentoring of young and emerging farmers
  • Honest wages for honest work Collaboration toward food sovereignty
  • Cooperative production planning, marketing and purchasing of supplies


Our nineteen small and medium-sized farmers are improving the economic viability of sustainable local agriculture by coordinating year-round production, by supporting emerging growers, by aggregating the distribution of product, and by bringing farmers and buyers together in a community that benefits all.

We aggregate through our ‘sub hub’ system: five aggregation sites, or ‘sub hubs’ where rural farmers bring their goods halfway to town, no farmer asked to drive more than 40 minutes. Location Considerations – Services are only provided to clients who live within: 150 mile radius of Kansas City.

Services Provided

Business Planning

  • Market Plan Development
  • Market Research

Operations and Logistics

  • Freight and Distribution (Specialty)
  • Quality Improvement (Supply Chain, Six Sigma) (Specialty)

Networking Organizations

  • Small Business/General

Selling to the Government and Large Corporations

  • Selling to Foreign Governments and Businesses

Office, Incubator, Accelerator, Laboratory, Kitchen and Meeting Space

  • Site Location
  • Commercial Kitchen Facilities (Specialty)

Mentoring

  • Formal Mentoring Programs
  • One-on-One Counseling
  • Peer Mentoring (Specialty)
Contact Information
Annalise Winter
Address
4710 Merriam Drive
Shawnee, KS 66203