Border Queen Harvest Hub

January 24 • 1:00–4:00 PM

I’ve been involved in various efforts to feed hungry people for more than 20 years, 
both here in America and abroad. As you can imagine, I’ve seen it all — from great
organizations providing life-saving meals to corrupt governments weaponizing hunger
against their own people.

Once, when I returned from the world’s largest refugee camp near the Somalia
border, I fell into a state of depression at the enormity of the problem. I couldn’t do
enough.

Celebrate the warmth of the season at the BQHH with a hands-on holiday experience that brings together nostalgia, family, and the art of tradition. In this two-hour class, you’ll learn how to mill wheat into fresh flour using heritage techniques.

The Border Queen Harvest Hub (BQHH) in Caldwell has been recognized as one of the 2025 Huck Boyd Leaders of the Year in the category of Business Development by the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development. This prestigious award celebrates BQHH’s innovative efforts to strengthen local food systems and support rural entrepreneurship.

Led by Executive Director Dr. Jen Kern, the BQHH was created to connect local growers with consumers, promoting access to fresh, locally sourced foods. 

Hosted at the Border Queen Commercial Kitchen

Join us for our very first class — a hands-on, 4-session series focused on pressure canning, the only safe way to preserve low-acid foods like vegetables, meats, and soups at home.

October 9, 2025 – Caldwell, Kansas

Caldwell had the pleasure of welcoming a very special guest on Thursday, October 9th — Roger Thurow, acclaimed American author, journalist, and senior fellow for global agriculture and food policy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Thurow is best known for his powerful writing on the politics of world hunger and food security, including his books Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty and The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children—And the World.

When the only grocery store in Conway Springs closed its doors in 2007, it left a big gap in the heart of the community. Rather than let their small town go without a place to shop for fresh food, Clint and Jenny Osner — with the help of their extended family — took matters into their own hands.

Border Queen Harvest Hub is excited to welcome our newest member, Lindsay French of Oxford, Kansas! Lindsay, her husband Eli, and their two sons live on a beautiful property in Oxford. While it’s not a working farm, it has all the charm of one—sprawling trees, acreage to explore, an abundant garden, and wildlife right out the back door.