Kansas City Food Circle Blog: Jun 25, 2010

Farmers' Community Market at Brookside ~ SATURDAYS ~ 8am-1pm

The weather gods have been testing us of late. For those of you who missed the straight line winds or micro-burst or whatever it was last Saturday. Tents were flying, and a bit of panic was in the air, for a brief moment. Then, I saw a women’s handbag flying about 40 feet in the air and caught by Alex of Mood Wood Farms. What ensued after the shock, was a caucophony of laughter, farmers and shoppers alike working in a community effort to save what we could in the soggy mess.

Thanks to you shoppers, who stayed to help! We feel the love!

Nothing but sunshine and loads of sweat-blessed treats for us this Saturday. And, we welcome our new fruit and berry farmers Pat Mabary and Diane Packingham from Canaan Fruits. You’ve been asking for more berries and here they come!!

Canaan Fruits

We will be bringing:

Blueberries

Black currants

Red currants

Pink currants

5 or 6 bales of straw

Blackberries are still a few weeks away.

We are looking forward to our new venture!

Thanks,

Pat Mabary

Diane Packingham

“Heavenly fruits from Freeman, Missouri”

Green Dirt Farm:

We'll be bringing some lovely, ripe, Bossa and Woolly Rind. We'll also

have some young Prairie Tomme, Dirt Lover and plenty of Fresh.

We will have lamb as well. Please come early to get the best selection.

Hope to see you there!

Bear Creek Farms

A hot busy week, but lots accomplished so feeling good.

At market we'll have - cabbage, purple, orange and white cauliflower, broccoli, swiss chard, kale, lots of zucchini, a few tomatoes (yeah!), cucumbers, onions, potatoes, kohlrabi, and more.

See you at market!

Jeanna and Lonnie
Robbins and Jim

From Blue Door Farm:

As I look at the forecast this Wednesday afternoon it is showing me a sunny Saturday, free of pesky thunderstorms, floods and straightline winds. Please, oh, please let it be.

Blue Door will be bringing:

- more of those tasty Red Gold new potatoes

- fat, fresh-dug Candy onions and tasty scallions

- the versatility kings - zucchini and summer squash.

- yummy, blue/green "Winterbor" kale.

New this week? Carrots!

Also new this week? The folks behind the table! I'm taking a Saturday off, so Joe and Robert will be manning the booth. Joe has been working with me all season, so can tell you all about the veggies. Pay no attention to what he says about me however - it's all lies! :) Robert is a new, hardworking volunteer. I'd like to keep them both coming back, so be nice to them, okay?

Have a happy farmers' market!

- Laura

From the KC Center for Urban Agriculture’s Community Farm

S U M M E R T I M E equals T O M A T O E S, G R E E N B E A N S and plenty of B A S I L. So, we’ll bring all we’ve got! CHERRY TOMATOES gift-wrapped for that special someone. FAVA BEANS with tasty summer recipes to take on a Sunday picnic. Since we ran out of new POTATOES last week we’ll dig extra and print out our newest favorite recipe. The SUGAR SNAP PEAS are surprising everyone with how they are holding on and still producing lovelies. And thank goodness the SUMMER SQUASH and CUCUMBERS are finally sizing up. The prettiest items on the table will be without a doubt our fantastic CANDY ONIONS. Really. Find them right next to the SPRING BUNCHING ONIONS, SCALLIONS and LEEKS. BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER and CABBAGE. Of course, they’ll be SALAD MIX, LETTUCE MIX, MICROGREENS, ARUGULA, WILD EDIBLE PURSLANE, FUNKY FRESH BRAISING MIX. KALE, SWISS CHARD, COLLARD GREENS, MUSTARD GREENS, KOHLRABI, BEETS, TURNIPS and CARROTS. and of course, fresh cut HERBS including LEMONGRASS, SORREL, ROSEMARY and many others.

We’ll bring the last of the basil transplants.

The guys- DANIEL, BOBBY and LES will be running the stand this week. They might even carry your produce to your car if you smile nicely.

Have a great Saturday! And as always, thank you for supporting GROWING FOOD IN THE CITY.

Red Ridge Farm

Amy and Jim will be back with their flowers, produce, garden pretties, and maybe a few more transplants.

Benedict Builders will have their sustainably and humanely raised meats, eggs, honey and artisanal cheeses.

We'll have some great music from our favorite band - the Freestate Ramblers.

Now just because you don't see a vendors name doesn't mean they won't be there. It may mean they were in the field and too busy harvesting their goodies. What surprises await?!!

Buy Organic, Buy Local, By Brookside

Saturdays 8 to 1 pm at 63rd and Wornall

Visit www.breakingthroughconcrete.com to view a story about our vendor Kansas City  Center for Urban Agrigulture and see a great picture of farmer Lonnie from Bear  Creek setting up at the Brookside Farmers Market!



Farmers' Community Market
at Brookside

Saturdays, 8am to 1pm
under the white tents at theBorder Star Montessori School
63rd & Wornall, Kansas City, MO 64113

The Farmers' Community Market at Brookside is Dedicated to Creating a Unique Partnership between the Community and Farmers who provide High Quality, Local and Organic Products in an atmosphere that is mutually beneficial, wholesome and fun.The Market also helps to support the Border Star PTA.

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Pam Bramlett – Market Manager
Farmers’ Community Market at Brookside
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Phone 913-217-8535
Buy Organic, Buy Local, By Brookside
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KC Organics at Minor Park - Saturdays, just East of Red Bridge Rd & Holmes (KCMO)

Farmers Market - KC Organics (Minor Park - KCMO)

Saturdays 8am – 12:30pm
(Timezone: Central Time)

E 110th St & Red Bridge Road, Kansas City, MO (map)

KC Organics and Natural Farmers Market
“The Farmer’s Market in a Park”
Open Saturdays May 2nd through October 17th
8:00 am to 12:30 pm, in Minor Park
Go 1 mile South of I-435 on Holmes,then east on Red Bridge Road