{"id":36968,"date":"2024-08-08T14:57:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T19:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/?p=36968"},"modified":"2024-08-08T15:00:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T20:00:33","slug":"one-on-one-with-swope-health-mike-b-rollen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/one-on-one-with-swope-health-mike-b-rollen\/","title":{"rendered":"One-on-one with Swope Health: Mike B. Rollen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Swope Health announces a new edition of its podcast, One on One with Swope Health, featuring Mike B. Rollen, also known as Farmer Mike, CEO of Ophelia\u2019s Blue Vine Farm<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eric Wesson, founder and publisher of The Next Page KC, a newspaper focused on the Black community, hosts the show\u2019s conversations with Kansas Citians about issues of importance to the community\u2019s health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ophelia\u2019s Blue Vine Farm, located at 2416 Vine St., in Kansas City\u2019s historic jazz district, was founded in 2014 and named after Farmer Mike\u2019s grandmother. The farm includes an urban greenhouse and specializes in fresh herbs, vegetables and fruits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rollen discusses his background and upbringing, including learning the basics of gardening from his grandmother. He worked as a videographer before committing to urban farming and educating the community about healthy food, real food from the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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