WORKSHOPS in 2009 at BADSEED

BADSEED
PRESENTS:

URBAN HOMESTEADING

“Learn to Live OFF the Grid IN the Grid”

Rediscover the essential craft of the “Agrarian Life” through an on going series of classes and workshops focused on traditional & alternative skills for self sufficiency and personal fullfillment...

Spring/Summer 2009 Course Offerings:

*INTRO To Urban Homesteading*

*Canning & Preserving Workshops*

*BEER BREWING*

*Kombucha "Mushroom" Tea*

*Organic Transplants: How to Start Your Own*

*Backyard Gardening: Growing Food For Your Family*

*Make a RAIN BARREL*

*Build Your Own Solar Dehydrator*

*Humanure: Build Your Own Composting Toilet*

*Vermicomposting*

*Green Parenting - Baby's Homestead*

*Holistic Health Series: Herbs & Home Remedies*

Schedule and Descriptions as follows... <<>

(To Sign-Up go to www.badseedfarm.com)

AgeWise: Raising hell in the last half of life: Featuring Justus Drugstore!

AgeWise: Raising hell in the last half of life: Featuring Justus Drugstore!

http://groups.google.com/group/KCFC-Bulletin-Board/web/justus-drugstore

^^^ Check out today's NY Times article on Justus Drugstore. ^^^

HIGH HEALTH - Tonight - RENEGADE HEALTH SHOW CELEB at Synergy Wellness Center (Leawood, KS)

Renegade Health Show Celebrity
brings "High Health"
to Kansas City!

For more details, see the full listing:
http://www.meetup.com/Raw-KC/calendar/9596873/

When: February 25, 2009 6:00 PM
(Tonic Bar opens at 5:30)

Where: Synergy Wellness Center
6701 W 121st St Suite 320, Leawood, KS 66209
913-269-7120

Happy Hour 5:30-6:30 pm
($2 off drink from the Herbal Tonic Bar)
Raw Potluck 6:00-7:00 pm
High Health 7:00-8:00 pm

Be sure to bring a pillow to sit upon!

If the changes affect your plans to attend, please take a moment to update your RSVP. (You can RSVP "No" or "Maybe" as well as "Yes".)

You can always get in touch with me through the "Contact Organizer" link on Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Raw-KC/suggestion/

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Renegade Health Show in Kansas City!

One of the biggest names in the raw food movement...

The OUTRAGEOUS Kevin Gianni and the lovely Annmarie Gianni are coming to Kansas City to PUMP US UP!!! If your New Year’s Resolution, is a floating memory....not to worry!

Kevin will be sharing techniques embraced by thousands of people around the world. He uses a simple, ‘take action’ approach to fitness combined with a raw diet, and guarantees results in just a few days. He is often times quoted as promising “maximum results in the minimum amount of time....guaranteed!”

Kevin is the creator and host of “The Renegade Health Show” and brings immediate health education directly to viewers wherever they are. Thousands of viewers have tuned from all over the world and are taking to heart the message from a rather unconventional expert.

Each episode of the show, through wildly entertaining, serves up a tip or action that can be used to help anyone transform their health. No gadgets needed!

“The Renegade Health Show” has grown from just a few viewers to a daily event form many who anxiously await each new episode. The show that breaks through many myths and re-teaches simple and basic guidelines that guarantee lasting results.

Check them out for yourself on "The Renegade Health Show"
http://www.liveawesome.com/public/main.cfm

HIGH HEALTH
A simple and conscious approach to health, eating and saving the world. Kevin reveals the 5 secrets to attaining good health that no one else is talking about. These secrets have been extracted from over 150 interviews with experts, clients and readers who have permanently transformed their own lives. He also discusses the 3 factors that cause people to fail.

Raw Potluck 6-7pm High Health 7-8pm

Here’s more...
Kevin has been quoted and interviewed by many national publications including: WebMD, Ediets, Cooking Light, Woman's World, Skiing Magazine, Today's Diet and Nutrition, The Orlando Sentinel, The Chicago Daily Herald, San Antonio Express-News, Albany Times Union, STL Today, The Kansas City Star, My Family Doctor, and NBC 30.

He's also interviewed many of today's top health and wellness experts including Dr. Mark Hyman, Mike Adams, Bob Doyle, David Wolfe, Dr. Michael Breus, Victoria Boutenko, Danny Dreyer, Marion Nestle, and dozens more.

Annmarie is a certified athletic trainer, massage therapist and author. She is the Owner of Lifestyle Fitness: In Home Personal Training and co-author of "The Busy Person's Fitness Solution."

More about Renegade Health:
http://renegadehealth.com/blog/

NOTE: There is no charge for this event.

Potluck is optional and begins one hour prior to presentation at 6pm.

See potluck guidelines:
http://www.meetup.com/Raw-KC/calendar/9693066/

WINTER FARMERS MARKET - SATURDAY

WINTER
39th Street Community Farmers'
MARKET

Saturdays, until further notice...

In the parking lot outside
@ Twisted Sister Gift Shop
(just a bit SouthEast of)
39th & Genessee
Kansas City, MO

Hi everyone! It was not to bad out today, I do have faith it will be warm again! Tomorrow we (Wells Family Farms and Alice and Marvin) with our great grass fed beef and Alice as usual will have lots of home baked goodies.

Remember, with the products Alice and Marvin bring, they grow the grain, they do the harvest and grinding and then she does the baking! You can't get more home made than that!

Our beef is also raised by us, so you can come and visit the farm if you ever have the time or want!

For market this Saturday at 39th and Genessee, in the parking lot of the Twisted Sister Gift Shop, we will be set up from 11 am to 1 pm. Alice and Marvin usually only stay until 12 noon, so come early for their goodies.

Don't forget those special gifts you need from time to time, Marvin does some beautiful work with his lathe and tools.

Hope to see you all, Kim

Steve & Kim Wells

Wells Family Farms

4009 State Hwy UU

King City, MO 64463

660-783-2930/660-562-7892

info (@) wellsfamilyfarms.com

The regular 39th Street Community Farmers Market will open in the Spring...

KANSAS Farmers Market CONFERENCE on Monday Feb 23

The Kansas Rural Center
announces the statewide
Farmers’ Market Conference
which is scheduled from
9 am to 4 pm
Monday, February 23
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
1515 SW 10th Avenue
Topeka, Kansas.

See: http://mofarmersmarket.blogspot.com

Mercedes Taylor-Puckett, KRC’s Farmers’ Market Project Coordinator, said the “bigger and better” 2009 conference is titled "Growing Together" and is open to all involved with farmers’ markets whether as a producer, market manager, board member or interested citizen.

Charuth and Kevin Loth, of ShadowBrook Farm in Lincoln, Nebraska, are the conference’s featured speakers. The Loths operate a family-owned diversified vegetable farm incorporating cattle, dairy goats and flowers into the 34-acre, organic farm's rotation plan. The couple participates in three farmers' markets and the Nebraska Food Cooperative, as well as operating a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and on-farm market and dairy.

Steve Moris, Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Program Manager, will discuss the recent consolidation of food safety oversight to KDA and review the rules and regulations affecting farmers’ market products. Representatives from Kansas Department of Commerce, Rural Development will also present resources to help grow farmers’ markets and value-added businesses.

In addition, five afternoon breakout sessions will focus on topics including: cut flowers; launching or revitalizing your market; meat and dairy; marketing and display, and managers and boards.

Specific topics scheduled during the breakout sessions include: “Direct Marketing Opportunities for Meat Producers” by Jeff Adair, New Grass Bison Co.; “Know Your Customer: Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication” by Lane McConnell, Missouri Department of Agriculture; “Born to Bloom: What to Grow for Beautiful Bouquets” presented by Brian Henry and Jozie Schike, Earth Flowers; “Issues and Opportunities Roundtable and Grow Your Market Workshop” by Jerry Jost, KRC Grow Your Farmers Market Workshop Facilitator, and “Capturing Your Market Share” by Jill Elmers, Moon on the Meadow Farm.

Markets and vendors are encouraged to share their experiences in "Flew or Flopped" presentations during lunch and to bring examples of their promotional materials.

Registration to cover the conference materials, continental breakfast and lunch is $20 per person. Completed registration forms along with fees made payable to the Kansas Rural Center are due by Friday, February 13. Please mail to: Kansas Rural Center, PO Box 133, Whiting, Kansas 66552-0133.Conference schedule and registration information are available for download from the Kansas Rural Center website. Conference brochures are also linked to the calendar maintained by KCSAAC – the KSU-based Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops – on the Web at http://www.kansassustainableag.org/calendar.htm

For additional information, contact Mercedes Taylor-Puckett at 785-840-6202 or mercedes.taylorpuckett @ gmail . com

DOWNTOWN CHIPOTLE BENEFIT FOR our local Growing Growers - Monday, Feb 23

BENEFIT

The Chipotle Mexican Grill at

14th & Walnut (1370 Walnut St)
will give 50% of all sales on
Monday, February 23
5 PM - 9 PM
to the Growing Growers organization.

http://www.growinggrowers.org

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It is an easy and delicious way to support local farmer training, this
listserv, the apprenticeship program and workshop series.

So please, grab some friends and a healthy appetite and join us for a
reasonably priced, super delicious dinner Monday.

Parking is available in parking garages on the same block and there is
plenty to see in the area.

For more info on Chipotle and to see their menu, go to: www.chipotle.com
A big thanks to Chipotle for supporting Growing Growers!

Laura Christensen
Growing Growers Training Program
35230 W 135th St.
Olathe, KS 66061
http://www.growinggrowers.org
Tel: 816 805 0362

CSA MEETUP at CALIFORNOS (Westport) THURSDAY 2/19

Community Supported Agriculture MEETUP

Feb 19
Thu 6:00 PM

Location
Californos
4124 Pennsylvania Ave
Kansas City, MO 64111

816.531.1097

(RSVP deadline: February 19, 2009 4:30 PM)

Who's organizing?
Ben, Dan Wancura, Greg Garbos, Greg Reger, Jim, Kelly Gilbert, and Laura Sterchi

Season Burnett will tell about her work with the Kansas City Community Supported Agriculture Coalition.

The Kansas City CSA Coalition ("KCCSAC") is a project of the Kansas City Food Circle, created to:

Promote the concept and mission of Community Supported Agriculture ("CSA")
Assist CSA farmers who serve the Kansas City metro with marketing, promotion, public relations, and organization
Help "eaters" in the Kansas City metro area locate CSA farms and secure productive annual memberships with them
Create and maintain a resource center for both established CSA farmers and those considering starting new CSA operations

We look forward to seeing you there!

* You need not drink alcohol to attend *

For more information, please visit:

http://www.greendrinks.org
or
http://www.environment.meetup.com/270

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Support Your Local Recycling Center

visit www.bridgingthegap.org/e-mails/btg/kcmo_budget_09/kcmo_budget_alert.html

Help Keep the Kansas City
Community Recycling Centers OPEN!

The City Council of Kansas City is once again facing challenging issues as it considers budget cuts for 2009. It is important that we thank the council for support of the Community Recycling Centers and remind them of the importance of keeping the centers open.

Please call or e-mail your City Council Representative to thank them for their support of the Community Recycling Centers and ask them to make sure that funding is continued to keep them open. You can find council members’ phone numbers and e-mail addresses at www.kcmo.org.

Want to do more? Attend one of the City Council budget hearings and speak on behalf of the Recycling Centers. To be placed on the schedule of speakers call the City Council at 816-513-1368.

Kansas City
Community Recycling Centers

The City Council budget hearings will be held at:

Public budget meeting schedule
District	Date	Location	Time
2nd District	Tuesday, Feb. 17	Lakeview Middle School 6720 N.W. 64th St. Commons area	5:30-7:30 PM
6th District	Thursday, Feb. 19	Hillcrest Community Center 10401 Hillcrest Road	6:00–8:00 PM
5th District	Saturday, Feb. 21	Southeast Community Center 4201 E. 63rd St.	10:00AM – Noon
4th District	Saturday, Feb. 28	Central Methodist Church 51st and Oak streets	10:00 AM–Noon
1st District	Saturday, March 7	Northland Neighborhoods Inc. 3015 N.E. Vivion Road	10:00 AM–Noon

Thank You For Your Continued Support of
Bridging The Gap and local recycling.

If you have questions please e-mail recycle@bridgingthegap.org.

SUNDAY - February Meeting of SAN - SUSTAINABILITY ACTION NETWORK (Lawrence, KS)

SUSTAINABILITY ACTION NETWORK - MONTHLY MEMBER MEETING

Sunday, 15 February 2009, 5:00pm

Community Mercantile's Community Room, 9th & Iowa, Lawrence KS

¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Speaker - Dave Dods, URS Corp. Environmental Engineers ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ refreshments will be served ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤

At the February SAN meeting, we'll continue discussion on the topics from the January Annual Meeting: Transition Town training in Lawrence, a SAN website, not-for-profit filing, funding options, Kansas Legislative efforts on net metering, etc.

This month's speaker will be Dave Dods, who has over 20 years experience as an environmental engineer, and has been one of the lead trainers for the 10,000 Rain Gardens Initiative to control flooding in Kansas City Rain Gardens Turn Runoff Into Beauty Dave will be speaking on "Raingardens for Municipal and Commercial Projects - Integrating Stormwater Management and Landscaping"

SEE: http://jscms.jrn.columbia.edu/cns/2006-04-04/monahan-raingardens

Our meetings are fun, informal and informative, and refreshments can be purchased at the Mercantile (they don't allow bringing food in). Please join us.

Sustainable Family, Food and Farm

29th Annual Missouri Small Fruit and Vegetable Conference

February 16-17-18, 2009 Clarion Hotel, Springfield, Missouri

Feb 16 - Back to the Basics Feb 17-18 - Conference

Sustainable Family, Food and Farm

Register for Basics and/or Conference

Monday February 16, 2009 Walk-ins Welcome - Registration begins at 8:00am- Dr. K.B. Paul and Patrick Byers

Dr. Sanjun Gu - The Basics of Small Fruit and Vegetable Production
Anastasia Becker and Simeon Wright - Basic IPM Strategies
Grower Panel Discussion - Marketing Strategies for Small Fruit and Vegetables
Farm Tour of Larry Smith's Prairie Patch

Trade Show Setup – John Avery

Tuesday February 17, 2009 Walk-ins Welcome - Registration begins at 8:00amWelcome

Dr. Tammy Jahnke, Dean of the College of Natural and Applied Science and Dr. Anson Elliott, Head of Department of Agriculture, Missouri State University

General Session – Dr. Ben Fuqua

Keynote

Dr. Joseph Kovach – Modular Ecological Design: A Fruit and Vegetable Polyculture System

Trade Show all day

Marketing Session – Dr. Arbindra Rimal

Charlotte Dugan, Reference Librarian, Meyer Library - Internet-Based Resources for Small Fruit and Vegetable Growers
Lane McConnell, Farmers’ Markets, Agritourism & Organics Missouri Dept of Agriculture – Online Media Marketing
Dr. Michael Gold, Associate Director MU Center for Agroforestry and Ina Cernusca, MU Agroforestry Marketing Research Team – Online Marketing with Missouri Exchange

Afternoon

Vegetable Session – Andy Thomas

Dr. Sanjun Gu – Vegetable Grafting
Emily Oakley and Mike Appel, Three Springs Farm – Nuts and Bolts of Market Farming

Blueberry Session – Jay Chism

Dr. Ben Fuqua – 30 Years of Blueberries in Missouri
Dr. Joe Kovach – Japanese Beetle: Where did it come from and what to do about it

Following the Session

Blueberry Council of Missouri Meeting

Wednesday February 18, 2009Trade Show til noon
Strawberry Session – Dr. Martin Kaps

Jeffrey Kindhart – Plasticulture Strawberry Production without Fumigation: Can it work?
Jim Goodson – Understanding Pest Control Management in Strawberries

Alternative Crops – Anastasia Becker

Bryan Boeckmann – Old and New Ideas for Structures, Small Farm Equipment, and Growing Techniques
Karen Funkenbusch, Missouri AgrAbility Project – Preventing Injuries Through the Smart Use of Tools
Patrick Byers and Andy Thomas – Progress in Elderberry Production and Research

Sponsored by:
Missouri State University, University of Missouri, Lincoln University, Missouri Dept of Agriculture
For additional information please contact:
Pamela Mayer PMayer (@) MissouriState.edu Conference Facilitator 417-547-7533
Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station
9740 Red Spring Road
Mountain Grove, MO 65711-2999

SATURDAY - WINTER MARKET at 39th Street Community Farmers Market

Hi Everyone,

We will be at the 39th Street Farmers Market Site at

11 am to 1 pm Saturday, Feb. 14th.

This is in the parking lot of the Twisted Sister Gift Shop. 39th & Genessee.

We will be picking up meat so we should have all cuts available.
Alice and Marvin will be there with all their goodies. She most generally does something special for all holidays so come see what we will have.

It will be cold so bundle up! See you there!

Kim

Steve & Kim Wells

Wells Family Farms

4009 State Hwy UU

King City, MO 64463

660-783-2930/660-562-7892

info@wellsfamilyfarms.com

An Attempt at Democracy or Manifest Destiny?

Wes Jackson: Lincoln and the Homestead Act

Date and time of event: 02/12/2009 - 6:30pm

Location: Central Library

RSVP now!

Related Reading:
Abraham Lincoln: Life & Legacy

On the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birthday, the Library welcomes Dr. Wes Jackson for a discussion titled Lincoln and the Homestead Act: An Attempt at Democracy or Manifest Destiny? on Thursday, February 12, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

Jackson will discuss the intended purpose of the Homestead Act, what worked, what didn’t, and how and why homesteading ultimately ended.

Jackson is president of The Land Insitute, based in Salina, Kansas. His writings include papers and books. His most recent work – The Virtues of Ignorance: Complexity, Sustainability, and the Limits of Knowledge – was co-edited with William Vitek and released by the University of Kentucky Press in 2008. Jackson received his bachelor’s degree from Kansas Wesleyan, his master’s from the University of Kansas and his Ph.D. from North Carolina State University. In the November 2005 issue, Smithsonian named Jackson one of “35 Who Made a Difference.”

The work of the Land Institute has been featured in The Atlantic Monthly, Audubon, National Geographic, Time Magazine, the MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour, and National Public Radio’s All Things Considered.

A 6 p.m. reception precedes the event. Admission is free. Click here or call 816.701.3407 to RSVP. Free parking is available in the Library District Parking Garage at 10th and Baltimore.

Healthy Food Policy Forum - American Royal Center - KCMO - THURSDAY 9am-3:30pm

2009 Healthy Food Policy Forum
sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and KC Healthy Kids
Description: The food system plays a central role in the health of our citizens. It dictates access, quality, affordability and the nutritional value of the food we consume. The state of our health is inextricably related to the quality of our food system.

Unfortunately, healthy, nutritious, accessible and affordable food eludes many people, which, in turn, undermines health. Gaps include hunger and food insecurity, lack of fair prices for farmers, lack of fresh local food in schools and institutional settings, lack of full service grocery stores in low income communities, lack of knowledge on what food is nutritious, and lack of knowledge on how to prepare nutritious meals. Positive changes in public policy and awareness will offer Kansas City and the surrounding region its best chance to improve our local food system.

The goals of the February 2009 Healthy Food Policy Forum are the following:

To educate participants on the connection between health, the food system and pressure points in federal farm policy;
To communicate how food policy and food marketing impact kids health;
To showcase the Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition (FPC) and its strategic plan; and
To increase understanding of healthy food issues for vulnerable populations, especially children.

Click here for the Registration brochure.

Click here for the Registration form.

When: 2/12/2009
9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m. Wine reception and movie screening Where: American Royal Center
1701 American Royal Ct.
Kansas City, MO
Map It! Price: $25 For more information: Carole Damon, Event Planner
c2marketing (@) kc.rr.com
816-868-9300

RED SCARE: China and the New Global Food System - TONIGHT at the Plaza Branch - Truman Forum KCMO

Marion Nestle: Red Scare

Date and time of event: 02/11/2009 - 6:30pm

Location: Plaza Branch

RSVP now!

Recommended reading:
The Food We Eat

The Kansas City Public Library hosts food policy expert Marion Nestle for a presentation called Red Scare: China and the New Global Food System on Wednesday, February 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the Truman Forum at the Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.

This illustrated presentation details the far-reaching effects of the new global food system and uncovers unexpected connections between food supplies for pets, farm animals, and humans. As detailed in her new book Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine, Nestle traces tainted pet food ingredients back to their source in China, precipitating the largest recall of consumer products in U.S. history in 2007. What began as a problem “merely” for cats and dogs soon became an issue of tremendous concern to everyone.

Nestle is a professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University. A former policy adviser in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, her current research focuses on the scientific, economic, and social influences on food choice.

The event is co-sponsored by KC Healthy Kids, a charitable foundation focused on promoting fit and healthy kids in Greater Kansas City. Pet Food Politics will be available for sale, and the author will sign copies purchased during the event.

Admission is free. Click here or call 816.701.3407 to RSVP. Free parking is also available.

2009 Healthy Food Policy Forum - at the American Royal on Feb 12

We hope you'll attend and
support the newly developing
Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition.

2009 Healthy Food Policy Forum
sponsored by
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
and
KC Healthy Kids

The food system plays a central role in the health of our citizens. It dictates access, quality, affordability and the nutritional value of the food we consume. The state of our health is inextricably related to the quality of our food system.

We are pleased to invite you to the 2009 Healthy Food Policy Forum on Thursday, February 12, 2009, at The American Royal. This forum serves as the capstone to 24 months of work by the Healthy Food Policy Initiative, examining how we can improve the food system here in Kansas City. At this forum, you will hear from local and national speakers about policy and financing barriers to healthy foods. We will also unveil the strategic plan for the newly established Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition. Join us and learn about exciting developments happening locally and nationally for our food system.

Date: February 12, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a 3:30 p.m. wine reception and movie screening
Location: American Royal Center, 1701 American Royal Ct., Kansas City, MO

Registration is $25 per person.
Registration deadline is Friday,
February 6, 2009.

Click here for the Registration brochure.

Click here for the Registration form.

For more information, go to:
Registration Page
http://www.kchealthykids.com/Event/Event.asp?Key=615

Get into the Green Zone - Feb 6-8 - at the KC Remodeling Show

What

Green Zone at the Remodeling Show

Where

1701 American Royal Court, Kansas City, KS 64102

The GreenZone was a successful new feature additon to theKansas City Remodeling Show in 2008. The GreenZone is a 50,000 sq. ft. area of products, services and ideas for eco-conscious living and sustainable living. Non-profit organizations will be on hand to promote everything from recycling and energy conservation to sustainable lifestyles and alternative fuels. Commercial vendors will showcase products ranging from solar collectors and wind energy generators to thermal windows and high-efficiency home appliances.

The GreenZone will also feature several educational exhibits on experimental programs and theoretical projects to support eco-conscious living.

It is the goal of the Remodeling Show's GreenZone to become the largest yearly exhibition of "green" products, services and ideas in the Midwest. We encourage non-profit organizations, commercial vendors and educational institutions who are interested in or promote related products, services or ideas to contact the Remodeling Show to participate in the GreenZone exhibiton.

"Commercial exhibitors" learn more by clicking here: http://www.patrihaproductions.com/RemodelingShow/GreenZONE%20commercial%20cover.pdf

and "non-profit green organizations" click here: http://www.patrihaproductions.com/RemodelingShow/GreenZONE%20cover%20NP.pdf

OR, FOR MORE INFO...
See: http://www.patrihaproductions.com/RemodelingShow/

Kansas City Remodeling Show
Metropolitan Lawn & Garden Show
The American Royal Center
1701 American Royal Court
Kansas City, KS 64102

February 6th - 8th, 2009

Opening Hours:

Friday : 10:00am - 9:00pm
Saturday : 10:00am - 9:00pm
Sunday : 10:00am - 6:00pm

The Remodeling and the Lawn and Garden shows are held in different halls but one Remodeling Show ticket allows admmitance into both shows - making this an especially valuable home improvement show in February.

Meet Remodeling Professionals. Find the power equipment you need to create the perfect lawn, add fountains and build a gazebo - you can find it all at this very special event - keep a look out for great stonework ideas and options - and more importantly of all, dont miss the Green Zone, an exhibition of Eco-Conscious Living.

Get more information here at

Kansas City Remodeling Show - Metropolitan Lawn & Garden
http://www.patrihaproductions.com/RemodelingShow/

Green Zone info reposted here courtesy of the Kansas City Food Circle
KCFCMG - KC Food Circle Member Growers
(expanded listings)

KCFood Circle Home Page

Jan 30 - Final Friday at BADSEED Winter Farmers Market

BADSEED WINTER FARMERS MARKET

FINAL FRIDAY, Jan. 30^th from 4:00 to 8 :00 PM

Last chance for the season to get local/organic delights including:

*Certified Organic Grass Fed Beef from Wells Family Farm

*Artisan Whole Grain Breads, cookies, and bagels from Roaring River Bread Co.

*Winter Produce, Free-Range Eggs, Baked Goods, Jams & Jellies from Western Hills Produce

*Dark and Delicious Fair Trade Coffee Fresh Roasted from Puddin’ Head

*Herbal Soaps and Luscious Body Products from Pearly Gates Organic Soapery

………and more!!

See you Friday.

(Summer Farmers Market will begin Friday, May 1st)

BADSEED MARKET
4:30pm-8:00pm Friday
in the Crossroads
1909 McGee, KCMO

This Week at BADSEED ... FRIDAY 1/23/2009

Hey Everybody,

This Friday is promising to be a good market at BADSEED. Alice and Marvin will be on hand with their goodies, Kim with Roaring River Breads will be there with all your favorites. Sharon will be bringing our delicious beef! and Puddin Head will also be there with their great coffee. I have not heard from the other vendors that are available but who knows we may get a surprise!

We (Wells Family Farm) will also have our booth set up at the Civic Arena in St. Joseph. It is the 20th Anniversary of the KQ2 Farm Show. There are always lots of booths with a large variety of goodies. Plus all the latest in farming equipment. It is Friday from 10 am to 8 pm and then Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm. The admission is $3 to get in, so not too bad.

As always any special orders just give us a holler! See you all soon. Kim

BADSEED MARKET
4:30pm-8:00pm Fridays
in the Crossroads
1909 McGee, KCMO

MORE ABOUT THE KQ2 FARM SHOW...

We will be in St. Joseph this weekend at the KQ2 Farm Show at the Civic Arena. It starts on Friday, January 23rd, 10 am till 8 pm - on Saturday it is 9 am to 4 pm. We will be taking our beef and other goodies.

If anyone is needing anything from us please let us know and we will make it available at BadSeed on Friday.

We will also be in town on Thursday, as we have a CSA we are delivering to now. Clarks Market is based in Excelsior Springs, she has a great variety of local producers she works with.

Talk to you all soon, please email any questions. Thanks Kim

Steve & Kim Wells

Wells Family Farms

4009 State Hwy UU

King City, MO 64463

660-783-2930/660-562-7892

info@wellsfamilyfarms.com

BADSEED Market - January 9th, 2009

BADSEED MARKET
4:30pm-8:00pm Fridays
in the Crossroads
1909 McGee, KCMO

Hey everyone, We are looking forward to seeing everyone.

As far as I know all your favorites will be available, We have a great selection of cuts, in fact the Standing Rib Roast was a great success! I will in future have a number of them on hand. I do also have a couple of small briskets, and some eye of round roast that is wonderful. Plus all the steaks roast and ground. I do still have tongue, heart and liver.

We are getting ready to have an older animal processed and put in one pound packages for animals, dogs, cats you know! Let me know if you are interested.

As far as I know everyone (vendors) will be there. There is an issue of how long the space will be available. I will not tell you dates right now just so we don't get some wrong information out there.

Also you see the message at the bottom? This is really important stuff so if you feel like it would you read the info below? All of us, are very appreciative that you care enough about these issues to make the effort. We will change the status of our food supply, but only with the help of everyone!

Have a great day - See you tonight! Kim

-----Original Message-----
From: Food Democracy Now! [mailto:Food_Democracy_Now@mail.vresp.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 2:11 PM
To: kim@wellsfamilyfarms.com
Subject: Food Democracy Now! - Alert

Click to view this email in a browser

Hello Kim

Help Food Democracy Now! — Send in the Sustainable Dozen...
www.fooddemocracynow.org

We want to Thank You for signing the original letter at Food Democracy Now! In just three weeks, more than 60,000 Americans have joined Michael Pollan, Wendell Berry, Wes Jackson, Alice Waters, Marion Nestle, Frances Moore Lappé, and Eric Schlosser calling for a sustainable USDA.

Now that the Secretary of Agriculture has been selected, it's more important than ever that we send our message to Washington. Today's farmers need a serious voice for sustainable change at the USDA.

Therefore, Food Democracy Now! has created a list of 12 candidates for the crucial Under Secretary positions that will stand up for family farms, safe food, clear air and water, animal welfare and soil preservation.

We need your help to continue to spread the word to your friends and colleagues to reach our goal of 100,000 signatures in the next two weeks before the Inauguration!

These 12 candidates have spent their lives fighting for family farmers and we're calling them the Sustainable Dozen. Help us send them to Washington.

If you've already signed the petition, please forward this to one other person who cares about these issues to help us reach our goal of 100,000 Americans for a sustainable food system for the 21st century.

Once the Secretary of Agriculture is confirmed, we will deliver this letter with your comments to him and President Obama in Washington DC.

We at Food Democracy Now! are continuing to give voice to these concerns with policy makers at the federal, state and local levels, to gain a seat at the table and keep these issues at the forefront of future policy decisions.

Currently we are MORE THAN 60,000 voices strong. Please help keep this conversation going...Donate today. By donating as little as $5 or $10 you can make a difference in shaping the conversation at the USDA. Through our collective efforts, this letter has successfully reached "the right people" in Washington and we need to continue this vital work to create a future that we can ALL BELIEVE IN.

From all of us at Food Democracy Now! — Have a Happy, Sustainable New Year!

Best,
David Murphy
Food Democracy Now!
http://www.fooddemocracynow.org

Thank you for registering your vote. The conversation has just begun…

Here are the Sustainable Dozen!

1. Gus Schumacher: Former Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services at the U.S. Department of Agriculture; Former Massachusetts Commissioner of Agriculture. Boston, Massachusetts

2. Chuck Hassebrook: Executive Director, Center for Rural Affairs, Lyons, Nebraska.

3. Sarah Vogel: attorney; former two-term Commissioner of Agriculture for the State of North Dakota, Bismarck, North Dakota.

4. Fred Kirschenmann: organic farmer; Distinguished Fellow, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Ames, IA; President, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, Pocantico Hills, New York.

5. Mark Ritchie: current Minnesota Secretary of State; former policy analyst in Minnesota's Department of Agriculture under Governor Rudy Perpich; co-founder of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

6. Neil Hamilton: attorney; Dwight D. Opperman Chair of Law and Professor of Law and Director, Agricultural Law Center, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa.

7. Doug O'Brien: current Assistant Director at Ohio Department of Agriculture; worked for the U.S. House and the Senate Ag Committee; former staff attorney and co-director for the National Agriculture Law Center in Arkansas, Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

8. James Riddle: organic farmer; founding chair of the International Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA); has served on the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's Organic Advisory Task Force since 1991; appointed to the USDA's National Organic Standards Board, serving on the Executive Committee for 5 years and was chair in 2005, Board of Directors. Winona, Minnesota.

9. Kathleen Merrigan: Director, Agriculture, Food and Environment M.S./Ph.D. Program, Assistant Professor and Director of the Center on Agriculture; Food and the Environment, Tufts University; former Federal Agency Administrator U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service; creator of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, mandating national organic standards and a program of federal accreditation. Boston Massachusetts.

10. Denise O'Brien: organic farmer, founder of Women, Food, and Agriculture Network (WFAN); represented the interests of women in agriculture at the World Conference on Women in Beijing, China in 1995; organized a rural women's workshop for the 1996 World Food Summit in Rome, Italy; received nearly a half million votes in her 2006 bid to become Iowa's Secretary of Agriculture. Atlantic, Iowa.

11. Ralph Paige: Executive Director, Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund; served as presidential appointment to the 21st Century Production Agriculture Commission; participates on the Agriculture Policy Advisory Committee for Trade; the Cooperative Development Foundation; and the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education & Economics Advisory Board. East Point, Georgia.

12. Karen Ross: President of the California Winegrape Growers Association and Executive Director of the Winegrape Growers of America; awarded the Wine Integrity Award by the Lodi Winegrape Commission for her contributions to the wine industry. Sacramento, California.

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blue bird bistro - farmers' table - 1/17/2009

farmers' table at blue bird bistro
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
reservations 6pm tp 9pm 816-221-7559 or bluebird.events@yahoo.com

start with aperitif and hors d’oeurves as you mingle and visit with Diana Endicott from Good Nature Family Farms

be seated for five courses of all local culinary delight

Good Nature Family Farms farmhouse cheese custard filled with Campo Lindo Farm chicken, local turnip greens and Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture garlic, garnished with Western Hills Produce Farm chive oil

savory Organic Way Farm blackberry soup topped with Thane Palmberg Farm turnip latika

Missouri Northern Pecan encrusted fingerling sweet potatoes from Thane Palmberg Farm atop Beau Solais Farm mushrooms and drizzled with Beau Solais Farm pea shoot puree

Hearty house made local egg noodles simmered in a brown sauce with Good Natured Family Farms all natural beef and local winter squash

finish with a Wood Mood Gardens' pear and house made Good Nature Family Farms milk ricotta cobbler

Growing Growers Apprenticeship Program - 2009

Click to download the printable flyer...

The 2009 Growing Growers Apprenticeship Program
is now accepting
applications.

The deadline is March 1st, but earlier application is strongly
recommended.

The apprenticeship program offers a doorway into sustainable growing by giving participants experience with day to day operations (work!) on area farms, plus access to workshops, farm tours and one-on-one training from their host farmer.

Apprenticeships can be paid or volunteer, and host farms are located on both sides of the state line, in many different locals. Our twenty-two host farms reflect the diversity of sustainable, local ag: from a sheep dairy, to an urban, organic vegetable farm, to a grower of native and heirloom fruit, to rural farms complete with barn, cornfields and cattle.

Apprentices too are diverse: from high school students to retirees, our past apprentices have successfully worked and learned - whether they had a background in farming or not.

There are thousands of books about sustainable agriculture, but nothing prepares you for farming like working on a farm. Both hard work and learning are unavoidable.

So if you, or anyone you know is considering becoming a farmer/grower, please send them to:

www.GrowingGrowers.org

or have them email: growers (@) ksu.edu

or call: (816) 805-0362

We have an informational flyer that you are welcome to print and post anywhere you think it might be seen by possible apprentices.

Also, if there are any farms out there that would like to participate as host farms, please contact me.

Sincerely,

Laura Christensen
Growing Growers Training Program
35230 W 135th St.
Olathe, KS 66061
http://www.growinggrowers.org
Tel: 816 805 0362