20110618 - Brookside Farmers' Market - Saturdays 8am - 1pm

8am-1pm SATURDAYS http://t.co/OtVUZj3 
BROOKSIDE FARMERS' MARKET*
at 63rd & Wornall Rd (KCMO) <-Map It!

EAT.LOCAL.ORGANIC

* In FACEBOOK, see: http://t.co/mEoz1Zg

CONGRATS TO LUKE, AMANDA and the whole Crowther family at Bread of Life, on Little Mercedes, their new baby girl!

Also, just a reminder to get your tickets for Cultivate Kansas City Farm Tour the 26th & 27th.  They are going FAST.  Visit http://www.urbanfarmstourkc.com
 

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HERE'S WHAT'S FRESH

Blue Door Farm will have a bunch of scrumptious vegetables and more elderberry blossoms.  If I may, I'd like to briefly rave about elderberry blossom fritters, which I tried for the first time this week.  Imagine a light, lacy funnel cake, infused with a floral, slightly sweet flavor. Think drizzled honey, golden crunchy sweetness and one awesome, very seasonal, treat.  Yeah, it's that good.  And it is super easy.  I'll be bringing a modified recipe that I think is even better than the one from last week.

Back on the scrumptious veggie front:  Garlic! Carrots! Cabbage! Broccoli! Onions! Broccolini! Kohlrabi! Chard! Kale! Baby fennel! ... Exclamation Points!  Oh, and the last of the head lettuce for a few weeks at least.   See you Saturday, Laura

RED RIDGE FARMS
We should have slicing and pickling cucumbers (let the season begin!!), broccoli, small green and yellow zucchini, purple and green cabbage, sugar peas,snow peas, and English, or shelling peas, turnips, beets, onions, garlic, baby carrots, potatoes, gooseberries (heading to the woods to go pick), kale, lettuce, dill and sweet pickles, relish, maybe strawberries, cut and potted herbs, rodent and rabbit repellent, and a few flower bouquets, if I still have daylight left!  See you Saturday!  Tomatoes next week??

WELLS FAMILY FARMS
KIM WELLS
No I didn't fall off the face of the earth!  Yes, I am doing much better, and YES I have meat again!  I will be there saturday with all sorts of cuts, and ground.  Also, do have pet food again, so hope to see you all there!  Kim

BREAD OF LIFE

Hello everyone!
This week has been a busy one around the bakery! The big news is that my first
granddaughter arrived on Monday.;) Little Mercedes has all of us wrapped around
her little finger!

We will be at the market on Saturday with the Honey bee cookies, granola bars,
and raspberry bars, along with all the bread and breakfast items.

See you Saturday!
Chris, Luke, Kathy, and Amanda

NUTRESSANT

We have taken our BODY BUTTER with Lemongrass Essential Oil and added
zinc oxide for an SPF of 20.  Zinc Oxide
is the only sunscreen that has been approved by the FDA.  We also
have BATH SALTS which are Dead Sea Salts and
Epsom Salts with Lavender Essential Oil for a truly relaxing soak.
The benefits are amazing.  Also, look for all our
products and the ingredients on FACEBOOK.........finally!

John and Sandy

Bear Creek Farms

Another busy week - guess I'll be saying that until the end of October! This week we'll be bringing broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kohlrabi, cucumbers, green and yellow zucchini, garlic, leeks, onions, potatoes, bulb fennel, fresh cut basil and lots of kale, chard, lettuce, tomatoes and more. We'll also have more garden transplants, though this may be the last week to get plants.  Come enjoy the market and pick up some of the wonders of summer! See you Saturday!

Lonnie and Jeanna
Logan and Makayla

MUROAK FARM
Hello from Muroak Farm.  It has been a windy week but we are thankful for the cooler temps.  This week we will have Some more great cabbage, garlic, small onions, romaine lettuce, kale, I think we will have some radishes ready and maybe a few kohlrabi.  There is still some time to start blackberries and strawberries.  I still have a few left.  Last but not least we will try to have a few pints   of mulberries.  Mulberries make great syrup.  They also go great in a home made ice cream.  I haven't tried it yet but I have been told they make a great wine.  Come by and see us and check out our handmade wooden clocks.

OISHII STUDIO SWEETS

Give Dad some special love this Father's Day with some "oishii" treats. This week Oishii Studio Sweets has brought back the sweet-heat of our Spicy Pecan Caramels.  We also have Sea Salt Caramels, Rosemary Caramels and the mixed bags.  This week we will have Scottish Shortbread, Lemon Shortbread and a new Espresso-Chocolate Chip Shortbread.  And back for one more week we have delicious “Grand Marnier” Chocolate-Orange Brownies and perhaps a few surprises.  Follow us on Facebook at  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Oishii-Studio-Sweets/187431847972333 

Roaring River Bread

Hello again friends of Roaring River Bread! Last weeks new additions were very well received! I am glad everyone enjoyed the new muffins and banana nut bread! They will be back again this week. I am also coming up with some yummy desserts. This weeks newest member will be bread pudding. It is outstanding! Everyone seems to really like our newest loaf of bread too. The Eighteen Hour Italian has been a hit! I will have all of the old favorites so come get your Harvest Seven Grain, Cinnamon Raisin or Italian Ciabatta. We will all be looking forward to another beautiful day at the Market. Sincerely, your fabulous baker, Kim Tuccillo

Gibbs Road Community Farm and Cultivate Kansas City (formally KC Center for Urban Agriculture)

Kale Fest last weekend was a great time.  Thanks to all who joined in on the community food and fun event.
We’ll be back this weekend with more perfectly summer veggies including filet beans, cucumbers, summer squash, sweet peppers, tomatoes (but do come early, they are still rather rare), Funky Fresh stir-fry mix, broccoli, carrots, beets, Hakurei turnips, Scarlet Queen turnips, radishes, spicy salad mix, lettuce mix, microgreens, arugula, Giant Red mustard, fennel, scallions, onions, kale, Swiss chard, collard greens, purslane, sugar snap peas, cabbage, potatoes and fresh herbs.
Hope to see you again this Saturday.

Stony Crest Urban Farm
Rodger Kube & Diane Hershberger

We are not-so-patiently waiting for the first tomatoes to ripen! We may have a few grape and cherries ready. We will have Romaine Lettuce, Green Onions, Rainbow Baby Carrots, Chard, Beets, Blueberries, Zucchini & possibly some pie cherries. Plus, perfect for Father's Day— Tumbling Tom Tomato Baskets — potted daylilies (4 for $15) and very nice hostas - 2 for $5.75.

Golden Crown Coffee: In honor of Father's Day we have lots of our coffee BBQ sauce and our Spice Rub. We are also starting to serve freshly brewed, Rainforest Alliance certified iced tea. And as always great coffee roasted the night before market, which makes a great Dad's day gift!

Green Dirt Farm
The cheese kitchen is incredibly busy these days! That’s good news for YOU: it means we have lots of lovely fresh and aged artisan sheep’s milk cheese on hand. Drop by for some Bossa (our best seller), Dirt Lover, and all flavors of Fresh: Plain, Rosemary, Nettle, Lovage, Garlic & Peppercorn and Spicy Chilis. Hope to see you on Saturday!