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Douglas County advances Indigenous Food System Study and hires local leaders to guide action plan
Summary
County staff described a multiyear Indigenous Food System Study funded by a 2024 Kansas Health Foundation grant and said local indigenous leaders and partners will lead implementation; a final report is expected later this year.
Douglas County staff told commissioners they are advancing an Indigenous Food System Study and Action Plan to fill gaps in the county’s 2017 food‑system plan. Connie Federle Fitzpatrick, the county’s food‑system specialist, said the study emerged after indigenous farmers raised needs and that staff pursued a Kansas Health Foundation grant in 2024 to support the work.
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