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Full Circle Farming Comes to Northwest Kansas

High Plains Public Radio | By Skip Mancini
Published March 13, 2014 at 12:00 AM CDT
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Skip talks to Alice Hill outside her home
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Boar and sow at Full Circl Aquaponics
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Fish tank at Full Circle Aquaponics
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Lettuce table at Full Circle Aquaponics
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Inside the high tunnel greenhouse at Full Circl Aquaponics
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This week we begin a four-part series about the importance of expanding local food production and teaching people to learn to feed themselves whenever possible.  We'll start by visiting Beaver Creek Ranch in Rawlins County, Kansas.  This agritourism business operated by Jeff and Alice Hill includes a hunting lodge, a full-service family farm complete with fruit and vegetable gardens, poultry, beef and pork production, organic hard red winter wheat production, and a demonstration site for a system called Full Circle Aquaponics.  The day I arrived the place was really humming, thanks to the bee hives that provide pollination and honey.  Join us as we visit a fascinating place.

The website for Full Circle Aquaponics is: fullcircleaquaponics.info.  Beaver Creek Ranch can be found online at beavercreekranch.org.  The operation is located at 11503 Beaver Creek Road in Atwood, Kansas.  You can reach Jeff and Alice Hill at 785-538-2363.
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Skip Mancini
Years ago Skip Mancini left the rocky coast of Northern California to return to her roots in the heartland. Her San Francisco friends, concerned over her decision to live in a desolate flatland best known for a Hollywood tornado, were afraid she would wither and die on the vine. With pioneer spirit, Skip planted a garden. She began to learn about growing not only flowers and vegetables, but hearts and minds. If you agree that the prairie is a special place, we think you'll enjoy her weekly sojourns into Growing on the High Plains.
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