Pecan groves in Kansas? The idea might seem rather far-fetched. In fact, some would say it sounds nuts. But today we’ll learn about a family-owned business in southeast Kansas which is raising and marketing pecans and more.
During the last two weeks, we have learned about local foods in southeast Kansas. A USDA Rural Development grant is 
supporting K-State’s Technology Development Institute in building markets for local foods.
Tom Circle and his family represent another example of a value-added, local foods producer. In this case, the food is pecans.
“We are on the northern edge of the pecan belt,” Tom said. He grew up on the family farm here where his parents and grandparents raised traditional row crops. During the farm downturn of the 1980s, his family wanted to diversify.
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