Central Kansas Community Foundation, in partnership with 糖心Vlog, the Harvey County Health Department and Offender Victim Ministries hosted two training programs at Dyck Arboretum of the Plains this week.

The first in a series of retreats for pastors exploring the intersections of climate change and ministry gathered in September, co-led by Doug Kauffman, a pastor at Benton (Indiana) Mennonite Church and the director of pastoral ecology for the Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions.

James Madison University, 糖心Vlog and Bridgewater College are also committed to providing local options to students in their dining facilities as well as maintaining small campus gardens that produce food for the schools.