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Ivanhoe's Farmer's Market closed for the season on Sept. 28, but that hasn't stopped one resident from making her produce available for fellow neighbors of this grocery store-challenged Kansas City, Mo. neighborhood.

Emily Miller has joined KC Healthy Kids as the organization's Policy and Advocacy Associate it was announced by President Gretchen Kunkel.

A segment of Kansas City Public Television's Imagine KC series featuring interviews with Gretchen Kunkel of KC Healthy Kids and Beth Low of Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition and a feature on the Grown in Ivanhoe project, has been nominated for a Mid-America Emmy Award.

While there are a number of Farmer's Markets all over the Kansas City area, not many can match the fact that the Ivanhoe Farmer's Market will consist of nearly all local, small-scale vendors, all of whom learned how to garden through the award-winning Grown In Ivanhoe program.

Our own Ivanhoe neighborhood has done a lot in the world of community gardens.

Wyandotte County in the Greater Kansas City Metro Area, once again ranks as one of the state of Kansas' least healthy counties.

Efforts to improve the environment for communities in the state of Kansas were helped with the state senate's passing of the Livable Streets Resolution.

A grand re-opening of the John F. Kennedy Recreation Center in the Douglass-Sumner area of Kansas City, Kan. is providing youth in the area to live more active, healthy lives.

Grant to assist in funding KC Healthy Kids' Douglass-Sumner Healthy Environment Initiative

A desire to make its streets more accessible, promoting safety and a healthy lifestyle, led Belton, Mo. to become to 10th local government in the Kansas City metro area to pass a Complete Streets Policy in January.

Schools lunchrooms making changes to provide healthier eating choices.

A local Kansas City community’s effort to address its food desert issues has earned recognition in the form of a Sustainable Success Honor from the Mid-America Regional Council.

With the holiday season approaching, opportunities abound for celebrating with healthy, locally-grown food, supporting your health and your community.

The Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition, with the support of the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), is encouraging residents across the region to complete a survey designed to assess their access to healthy food, as well as their attitudes about food and eating.

Mayoral Candidates Participate in Forum about Healthy Eating and Active Living in KCMO.  Discussion will focus on food system and community design issues.

The Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition announced today the appointment of a Steering Committee to guide the organization's efforts to improve the regional food system.

Local groups pleased after Kansas City Council members approve ordinance updating city's zoning and development codes to reflect the changing needs of the community.

Kansas City Council members introduce ordinance to update city's zoning and development codes, enabling urban & Community Supported Agriculture programs to function more effectively.

Beth Low has been named the first director of the Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition and will begin her position with the GKCPC immediately.

Kansas City, one of 41 sites chosen, receives grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to fight childhood obesity by improving opportunities for physical activity and access to healthy foods.