Tag: Lykins neighborhood

Urban homesteaders plant seeds of change in Kansas City

Sep 28, 2011

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mwkruse

in Christian Life, Economic Development, Environment, Kansas City, Microenterprise, Poverty, Social Media

KansasCity.com: Urban homesteaders plant seeds of change in Kansas City Jason and Candy Fields’ backyard in the Lykins neighborhood — one of the most blighted areas in Kansas City — is a patchwork quilt of urban farming ventures. There are a vegetable garden fertilized with nutrient-rich fish waste and a lush swath of bamboo stalks…