Kansas Food Action Network

10/13/2026

What could Kansas change at the state level to make the greatest difference in your community’s food system?

At our 2026 statewide convening, the Kansas Food Action Network will work together to select at least one state food system policy to collectively pursue over the next three years. We’re inviting all Kansans to share their experiences and ideas to help shape the policy options we consider.

Our short, three-question survey takes about three minutes. Tell us what challenges you see and what meaningful improvement would look like.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KSFOODPOLICY

Please respond by October 29th and share the survey with others whose experiences should inform this work, especially people directly affected by food system challenges.

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10/07/2026

📣 Food Policy in Action
Food policy work looks different in every community—and these updates show just how much is happening across the region.
🏛️ Sedgwick County is continuing its Good Food City work and developing a policy scan to help elected officials understand how policies are impacting communities. The group is also looking for ideas around council member retention.
♻️ Douglas County Food Policy Council has adopted a waste plan and recently hosted a World Café focused on the Indigenous Food System Study and Action Plan. Christine Haswood presented the work at KU, and the council will be tabling at Bison Harvest at Haskell University.
🥕 Harvey County Food & Farm Council is bringing people together for a pantry gathering on September 29 to learn more about resources available to pantry clients.
From policy development to food access and community education, local organizations are finding ways to make food systems work better for their communities.

10/07/2026

We’re thrilled to have been part of this process, and are. just getting started! Join us at the 2026 Statewide Convening to learn more and find ways to connect work in your community to statewide efforts!

The Kansas Food is Medicine Steering Committee, brought together by Hunger Free Kansas, Sunflower Foundation, and Kansas Food Action Network, has developed a set of eight recommendations to advance Food is Medicine efforts across the state.

See the recommendations: https://bit.ly/4yyWyAC

These reflect insights gathered through a series of convenings, stakeholder interviews, research, and input from committee members representing agriculture, food access, healthcare, government, and other sectors. A more detailed report that elaborates on the process and each of these recommendations is forthcoming.

The Steering Committee will also reconvene this fall to identify next steps for putting this framework into action across our state.

10/07/2026

The Kansas Food is Medicine Steering Committee, brought together by Hunger Free Kansas, Sunflower Foundation, and Kansas Food Action Network, has developed a set of eight recommendations to advance Food is Medicine efforts across the state.

See the recommendations: https://bit.ly/4yyWyAC

These reflect insights gathered through a series of convenings, stakeholder interviews, research, and input from committee members representing agriculture, food access, healthcare, government, and other sectors. A more detailed report that elaborates on the process and each of these recommendations is forthcoming.

The Steering Committee will also reconvene this fall to identify next steps for putting this framework into action across our state.

10/05/2026

Check out what some of our network members were up to in September! Across Kansas and the region, local food councils are building stronger connections between food access, education, policy, and community action.

📍 Liberal Area Coalition for Families is becoming the Community Action Coalition for Families, expanding its work across 13 counties. On October 13, the coalition will host an education workshop with local food pantries focused on the Healthy Eating Research standards.

📍 Saline FACT continues to grow its work through committees focused on food access, education, and waste. The group is using a Charlie Cart for hands-on food education, sharing local data at community festivals, and pursuing a CDBG grant for the North Salina Community Garden.

📍 Greater KC Food Coalition is also moving forward, with its first major meeting since transitioning to Cultivate KC and the beginning of work on a policy agenda.

We love to see local collaboration can turn ideas into action. 🌾🤝

09/29/2026

Just one of the counties working to bring their food pantries together.

09/18/2026

09/04/2026

Governor Kelly proclaimed September Hunger Action Month. Our Executive Director, Miranda, joined friends from across the state at the signing!

09/03/2026

We shared Jessica’s video about the Gen Z Food and Hunger Summit yesterday. Here is the blog she wrote about it!

On July 14th and 15th, I was given the opportunity by the Kansas Food Action Network to travel to Washington, D.C., and represent the great state of Kansas at the 2026 Gen Z Food and Hunger Summit, hosted by the Congressional Hunger Center and the Food Systems Collaborative.

09/02/2026

Check out Jessica Reth’s video about her experience at the Gen Z Food and Hunger Summit in DC.

Last month I received a special opportunity from the Kansas Food Action Network to travel to Washington, D.C. for the 2026 Gen Z Food and Hunger Summit hosted by the Congressional Hunger Center and Food Systems Collaborative Community! It was such a special experience being able to represent the gre...