Factor e Farm Logistics

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Travel Information

The nearest airport is Kansas City International (MCI) about 1:15 minutes away from Factor e Farm. FeF is located in a rural zone and there is no public transportation of any kind in the area. We can pick you up from the airport the day before the workshop and drop you off the day after. Car rentals are available at the KCI airport if you'd rather not wait for pick up.

Since the round trip to the airport is 2:30 hours, we will pick up participants in groups. For example, if we have one flight arriving at 2 pm, another at 3 pm and another at 4pm, we'll pick up this group at 4 pm. The same applies to drop offs the day after the workshop. The MCI airport is tiny and there isn't much to do there, but it has a few restaurants/cafes and quiet areas to rest.

To the extent that it’s possible, we request that you try to schedule your flight arrival and departure times at a reasonable time. Very early/late pick-ups and drop-offs can be quite challenging.

Typically, if an event starts in the morning - participants should plan arriving the evening before. Ideally, we would use our van to do a single pickup trip departing back home to Factor e Farm at 8 PM.

Meals

OSE will provide continental breakfast and sandwiches for lunch.

We typically have dinner catered by local restaurants. However, since we're in an isolated area, the number of restaurants available and the quality of the food may not be what you're used to. There are only 3 restaurants in the area that do catering: a Mexican restaurant, a Chinese restaurant, and a Subway. Another option is for us to provide the ingredients and allow participants to self-organize dinner preparation (which means some of you would volunteer to cook for the group). Please let us know below which you'd prefer.

If you would like to go food shopping, there is a Walmart and other grocery stores in Cameron, 15 minutes away. There is also a small grocery store in Maysville, which is a short bike-ride away from FeF.

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