Funky Friday Farmers Market at BADSEED - A MUST ON FIRST FRIDAYS IN THE CROSSROADS

Howdy Friends and Supporters of Urban Agriculture,

Wow!!! What a weekend. Thanks to all of you who graced us with your presence this Sunday at the Urban Farms and Gardens Tour. BADSEED Farm had over 350 people come through!!! That is truly amazing. The plants are vibrant and alive from all the attention and energy of so many enthusiastic community members, and my three usually rambunctious, dancing baby goats are completely wiped out from playing with children. After the tour they were all sprawled out on their backs in the shady pasture fast asleep......

Well, now with the farm tour behind us, exhausted farmers can go back to putting their full attention into growing luscious and flavorful foods for all you famished foodies out there. I assume folks will need to load up on local goodies for their 4th of July festivities, and I am pretty sure us renegade urban growers at the BADSEED Farmers Market this Friday (from 4:30 - 9 PM) can help you out!! Here's what we've got:

BADSEED Farm

Brooke Salvaggio and Daniel Heryer

South Side, KCMO

www.badseedfarm.com

*Fresh Dug GARLIC & ONIONS!!!!! (we are digging them up as you read this...sooo potent...sooo delicious)

*Brilliant BEETS in a mind blowing varieties including bullsblood, chiogga, and golden...

*Righteous RAINBOW CHARD and RUSSIAN KALE

*BADSEED's Famous STIR-FRY Mix (with spicy greens, edible flowers, and aromatic herbs)

*Culinary Herbs including BASIL, TARRAGON, ITALIAN PARSLEY, SAGE, & OREGANO

*Eat em' like and apple TURNIPS

*The season's first SUMMER SQAUASH!!!

Herb"n"Gardener

Lew Edminster

West Side, KCMO

herbngardener@kc.rr.com

*Green Beans Galore!!!!

*Green Greens Galore!!!

*Gorgeous fresh-cut ZINNIAS in colors like TANGERINE, LIME GREEN, and FUSCHIA

(Great combo for your 4th of July table....)

Root Deep Urban Farm

Sherri Harvel

East Side, KCMO

rduf@copper.net

*Potatoes??? (it is about that time - if we are lucky Sherri will bring some of the gorgeous gourmet varieties that she grows)

*Radishes, Beets, Kohlrabi...oh my!

*Summer Squash

***And dare I say - Cherry Tomatoes (come early to get em')

Platte Prairie Farms

Steve Mann (aka Squash Father)

North Side, KCMO

www.prairietrading.com

*Local/Organic Grains and Dried Goods

*Freshly dug YOKON GOLD Potatoes and Onions

*Borage (a wonderful medicinal herb)

Puddin' Head Coffee

George and Vicki Hartmann

KCMO

www.puddinheadcoffe.com

Hurray for our local roasters!! Our local micro-roasters will be offering organic and fairly traded coffees, much of which are shade grown. Coffee is also sold by the (compostable) cup and raw beans are available for the proactive home roaster!!!

Other delightful products will include:

*Aged and Fresh Goat Cheese from Goatsbeard Farm

(Feta, Osage Orange, and Prairie Bloom are some of my absolute favorites...)

*Free-Range EGGS and delicious Bread & Baked Goods from Bread of Life Bakery

*Kombucha "magic mushroom" Tea brewed by yours truly...

NOT TO MENTION - Live music, art, and free entertainment from a bunch of urban farming freaks available at no extra charge!

See you this Friday!!

Yours Truly,

Brooke (farmer and mistress of the BADSEED)

BADSEED

An Urban-Organic Farm & Market
Celebrating Local Food,
Culture, & Community

1909 McGee*KCMO*64108

www.badseedfarm.com

KC Organics and Natural Farmers Market - Saturdays in Minor Park

Reposted from the KC Food Circle calendar:

...this is a reminder for

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 (111th St.)

• fresh-picked, locally grown organic produce
• also honey, edible flowers, herbs, mushrooms
• breads and baked goods, grains, sauces
• Free-Trade coffee and Eco-products
• free-range eggs and some meats
• soaps, body care products
• natural stoneware jewelry

A Unique Market Experience in all the Best Ways

On the Grass, Under the Trees, in Beautiful Minor Park―with hikeable trails, lots of acreage, and the Little Blue River

www.kcorganics.com

In partnership with Kansas City Missouri Parks and Recreation
More event details»

Troostwood Youth Garden Market - SATURDAYS (KCMO) - 52nd & Paseo

Troostwood Youth Garden Market

Nieghborhood youth, providing fresh produce from A to Z...

Dates/Times:	Fridays 5-8pm Saturdays 8am-2pm
Street:	5142 Paseo, Kansas City, Missouri 64110**

Phone:	816-444-5788
Email:	Ericka (@) TroostwoodYouthGarden.info

** CLICK IT!! -- At the top-left of the mapping site,
our garden is green, green, GREEN now...

www.troostwoodyouthgarden.info

Youth gardeners have the opportunity to explore urban agriculture in Kansas City, MO at the Troostwood Garden in Kansas City. Located on a corner lot donated for use by Rockhurst University, Troostwood Gardens is in an urban neighborhood.

There, a master gardener and ten youth work with Ericka Wright’s “Urban Agriculture Youth Program,” building their urban agriculture skills. They grow produce to sell at the Troostwood Youth Garden Market. Through the help of a 2005 grant from the NCR-SARE Farmer Rancher Grant Program, the Urban Agriculture Youth Program at Troostwood Garden’s hopes to in uence a change in youths’ lifestyle and at the same time improve their nutrition, environment, social and economic practices. Ericka Wright’s family started Troostwood Gardens on their property in 2000 as an activity for neighborhood youth.

“In the community I live in, we were the only house in the neighborhood with a swing set, so we had always kids in the yard. Many of the kids had low scores in reading and math,” explained Wright. “Most people enjoy eating, whatever level they’re at, and we  gured we could read a little, eat a little, do a little math, and learn together in the garden with the kids.”

At 41 years-old, Wright is disabled from muscular dystrophy, and values a healthful diet. Wright wanted to show children healthful nutrition as part of a healthy lifestyle. “In terms of sustainable agriculture, our project falls in line with community. It brings people together in an outdoor classroom, and makes people aware of sustainable gardening practices in the inner city, saving seeds, and eating healthfully,” said Wright.

Youth begin gardening each March and continue working in the garden and at the Troostwood Youth Garden Market until the last vegetables are harvested, typically in late October. “We’ve found that the youth developed better self esteem. They saw the fruits of their labor and how their hard work had paid off…They now have knowledge of a garden, what it takes to have and build one, and team work.”

Article above excerpted from:
http://www.sare.org/ncrsare/newsletter/NCRSARE_WinterSpring2008.pdf

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ON THE
URBAN FARMS & GARDENS TOUR
10am - 5pm
Sunday, June 28th, 2009

BROOKSIDE - The Community Farmers Market at Brookside (KCMO) - for Market Day (SATURDAYS)

Greetings Market Friends,

I will keep the small talk short, as I have a lot to report in the way of market features this weekend. Yes, it’s hot, but you still need to eat, so come on down and pick up some crisp, fresh veggies for snacking. For those of you who can take the heat, we also have great cuts of meat for grilling. But like I said, I have lots to report, so on with the show.

This week is the Flower Festival, and we have some special guests. First, the Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired will be on hand selling their new cookbook – Taste of Kansas City II. Proceeds from the sale go to help blind and visually impaired children. Buy a book Saturday to aid a worthy cause and get some recipes to put your market purchases to good use. Next, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will be visiting giving out artist sketch pads while supplies last. We also will have a demonstration and information table on food preservation by the University of Missouri Extension Office. Come learn how to make your organic goodies last beyond the summer months. There will be music; Paul Cormaci, the musician that you heard last week will return. Nina, at the East Wind Gardens Tent will be sharing her "flower arranging techniques" with their lush, colorful, gorgeous, variety of flowers. Visit Amy, under the Red Bridge Farms Tent for container gardening ideas and purchases. So much to see and do!

As always we look forward to seeing you every Saturday from April through October from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the heart of Brookside at the corner of 63^rd and Wornall. Also, check us out at www.farmerscommunitymarket.com.

See you Saturday!

Franki

Now from our vendors:

From Blue Door Farm:

Hello! I may make t-shirts to wear at market "I Survived the Kansas Tropics."

Fresh from my steamy fields this week:

Italian Broccoli

German Butterball Potatoes

Winterbor Kale

Yellow Summer Squash (Yeah! The squash season has begun!)

Scallions

Garlic (fresh dug, so use quickly or ask me about curing to store)

Onions (Two new varieties for me - "Desert Sunrise", which is a fairly mild, flat, red onion and "Sweet Spanish", a yellow)

And for the super early birds there may be a few tomatoes!

See you Saturday (and hopefully Sunday too - come see me on the Urban Farms and Gardens Tour)!

- Laura

From Bear Creek Farm:

Wow - only one big rain this week. That was great! Of course the heat was another issue! This farming thing is such fun!

It's been a busy week with lots of stringing tomatoes, harvesting massive amounts of cabbage and other such goodies, and just generally working our tails off. We've been pulling onions - they are huge and so beautiful. Guess all this rain has been good for something. Potatoes are sizing up and some tomato plants are absolutly loaded.

This week at market we'll have loads of cabbage, cauliflower, onions, 7 or 8 varieties of potatoes, broccoli, more cabbage, shallots, and piles of other wonderful vegetables fresh from our fields to your tables. Life is good!

See you all Saturday - or at least Jim and Laine will.

Robbins and Jim
Laine

From the KC Center for Urban Agriculture:

Hey market fans!

Summer is here and is bringing many gifts. So, in this heat the TOMATOES are ripening! Yes! And the GREEN BEANS are perfect! GARLIC fresh from the field and delicious! We’ll also have many varieties of SUMMER SQUASH and CUCUMBERS. Thanks to the nice rains of spring, our NEW POTATOES are crisp and full of flavor. Also, thanks to the spring rains, our root crop from the field is slow…TURNIPS are looking good and we’ll bring along all the BEETS and CARROTS we can find. Has anyone tried the Nero Tondo black RADISHES? Black and rough looking on the outside and crisp, white on the inside. Perfect for snacking, making slaw or juicing, and a great vegetable for liver health. FENNEL, have you roasted our FENNEL yet? MICROGREENS, SCALLIONS and LETTUCE MIX for your summer salads. FAVA BEANS to help you create a masterpiece. SUGAR SNAP PEAS for a special snack and SNOW PEAS for stir frying. We still have CABBAGE, SWISS CHARD and KALE, ARUGULA, BASIL for pesto and other HERBS, too.

Talk to us about the URBAN FARMS AND GARDENS TOUR this SUNDAY!

The event of the season!

See you Saturday!

Alicia

From Bread of Life Bakery:

Hello Market Friends,

The week has been a busy one with Bryce and Lili keeping us all going at the bakery. Bryce loves the cinnamon rolls and likes to have them around to snack on at all times. I think his Mommy is not totally for that. He will have to switch off with Potato Bread since he likes to have that shipped out to him in California.

We will have our market burritos, meat (sausage) and non meat, quiches with smoked gruyere cheese and cheddar, coffee(Puddin’ Head), rolls, bars and a variety of breads.

Have a good week and see you Saturday, Kathy, Luke and Chris ( Bryce and Lili )

Have your own "Mini-Tours" at local KC farmers markets... KC URBAN FARMS & GARDENS TOUR

The "mini-tour" concept is simple - a sort of DIY (do-it-yourself) familiarization exercise, looking up certain Tour growers (>>(KC Urban Farms & Gardens Tour - SUNDAY 10am-5pm)<<) who also sell at local farmers markets.

Friday:

Go to the BADSEED Market at 19th & McGee to meet Brooke and Dan of BADSEED Farm.
Also at the BADSEED Market are Sherri Harvel of Root Deep Urban Farm,
Steve Mann of Prairie Trading,
and Lew Edminster of Herbn' Gardener.
You can do a mini-tour, meet these four growers at market, and buy tickets to visit one (or more of them) on the KC Urban Farms & Gardens Tour.

and...

Home Gardens & Urban Homesteads… Feed the Family
Friday, June 26, 4:30-9:00pm: Urban Homesteading and Farmers’ Market, Bad Seed Farmers’ Market – no cost
In honor of Kansas City’s Urban Farms & Gardens Tour, the BADSEED Farmers Market will be hosting a special Market for all you “urban homesteaders” and wannabes!! Along with the regular gang of urban growers and producers of “other worldly delights”, special guests will include KC’s FOOD NOT LAWNS, an emerging national movement which promotes turning our lawns into gardens! “By growing food not lawns we can increase local food security, become more self-reliant, improve our diets, reduce energy use and pollution, and build stronger local communities.” Canning and Preserving Demos will take place in the BADSEED Kitchen from 6-7:30 PM. Demos will include Blanching and Freezing Greens, Pickling, Jams and Jellies, and Fermentation.

Saturday
At the KC City Market, you can look up Huns Garden and others (look for the Urban Farms & Gardens Tour posters and flyers).

Go to 52nd & Paseo for a normal market day at the Troostwood Youth Garden Market.

At Brookside, you can get to know the folks from KCCUA, Drumm Farm Garden, Blue Door Farm, Root Deep Urban Farm, and maybe a couple of others on the tour.

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What are your travel plans for the weekend? I might be able to make some suggestions. (Comment on this blog entry and I'll reply with whatever details I can.)

Dave Lawrence

REMINDER:

Online TOUR TICKET SALES have ended - you can buy your tour tickets from participating growers at local farmers markets (CITY MARKET, BADSEED, BROOKSIDE, and TROOSTWOOD) today and tomorrow (SATURDAY),

** and **

thru FRIDAY (today) ONLY tickets can be purchased at Green Acres Market (Briarcliff Shops), Whole Foods (87th & Metcalf area), Its a Beautiful Day (39th & Broadway area), & Prosperos Book Store (39th & Gennessee).

** and **

On the day of the tour from any of the participating farms and gardens.

http://www.UrbanFarmsTourKC.com/

Funky Friday Farmers Market at BADSEED - and an URBAN FARM TOUR UPDATE

Hello Eaters,

Now that we're past the solstice, we're turnin' up the heat at the BADSEED Market! All of us urban growers are gearing up for the Urban Farms Tour this Sunday. We are braving the heat this week, weeding and edging our beds, and trying to get things prettied up for the crowds. You've gotten to know us at market; now come visit our farms, including Root Deep, Herb'n Gardener, and BADSEED. Steve Mann will also be on the tour with Creekhouse Organic Community Garden.

Friday Night brings a special Urban Farms Tour edition of the BADSEED Market from 4:30 - 9 PM. We'll have Food Not Lawns at the market, sowing seeds in your minds about the abundance of food that could come from your own lawn as well as a series of Urban Homesteading Food Preservation demos!!! Schedule is as follows:

6:00 PM - Blanching & Freezing Greens (with the lovely, local foodie, Emily Akins)

6:20 PM - Pickling (water bath canning with Farmer Brooke)

6:45 PM - Fermentation #1: Kombucha "Mushroom" Tea (brew your own medicine with Farmer Brooke)

7:10 - Fermentation #2: Red Wine Vinegar (make your own with Farmer Brooke)

And of course, the Market will be stocked with wondrous fresh food from our varied urban farms. Come gather the growing bounty that we find in our fields!!

BADSEED Farm

1201 W Bannister Rd.

We've put on our workout clothes, and we're sweatin' it out on our steamy plot. What a whacky season! We love seeing everyone at market, but we'd really love to have you see our farm up close and personal. Come meet the goats and the chicks, and see what a big suburban backyard can grow.

This week at market we'll have more of our famous Stir-Fry Mix to be eaten raw or sauteed with your favorite dish. Root vegetables abound with giant radishes, tender turnips, snappy carrots, and buxom beets. Massive Rainbow Chard Bunches with electric color. Large leaves of Russian, Bore and Dino Kale. (Just a few, and just in time) Summer Squash!! From Brooke's new herbal tea garden, we will have Fresh Tea Bouquets with calendula, chamomile, lemon and bee balm, mint, catnip, and lime basil. Also, we have an assortment of culinary herbs, including BASIL, thyme, oregano, and tarragon. This will likely be one of the final weeks for edible flowers; take advantage of them while they are available!!

Herb'n Gardener Lew Edminster

"so it looks like this years veggie production is going to be dictated by the extremes of drowning and schorching. i know i'll have bothfrench filet and provider beans this week, along with some sort of salad greens ( probably arugula). zinnias love heat and i'll have another bigger batch of them for market along with some cosmos. thyme, tarragon and basil will finish my offering for market"

Root Deep Urban Farm

Sherri grows a wide range of vegetables that everyone can love. Herbs, greens, and (of course) tomatoes abound on Sherri's farm. We understand that she already has a few cherry tomatoes.

Platte Prairie Farm

Its a safe bet that Steve will have some mulberries this week, as he has for the past two weeks. What a delicious treat! Steve has a good assortment of the season's produce.

Also, come down and enjoy the freshly roasted and brewed coffees from Pudd'n Head Coffee. You can take a cup to go along with some sweets and breads from Bread of LIfe. EGGS and CHEESE, including FETA made from the finest goat's milk in the state.

Come see us, and learn some new urban homesteading skills this Friday Night at the BADSEED Farmers' Market!!

Sincerely,

Farmer Dan

BADSEED

1909 McGee

KCMO*64108

www.badseedfarm.com

Mission Farms Farmers' Market - THURSDAYS - 4:00-8:30pm

10601 Mission Road, Leawood, KS 66206

THURSDAYS

4:00 PM - 8:30 PM
10601 Mission Road
Leawood, KS 66206

MAP INFO <<

Come introduce yourself and get to know our local farmers with their fresh organically-grown produce, free-range meats, fruits and other locally grown products. The market is open every Thursday on the east end of the Mission Farms parking lot. Join in the fun.

GROWERS & VENDORS 2009

Little Muddy Farm	Robert Jones	produce, sprouts, wheatgrass
Schenker Family Farms	Cherie Schenker	beef, pork, lamb, honey, brats
Pearly Gates Organic Soap	Nancy Gordon	soap, body care, greens, produce
Bread of Life Bakery	Kathy Crowther	bread, produce, cane juice,
Camp Creek Farms	Rick Newson	eggs
Foxfire Farm	Tammy Crandell	produce, herbs, sweet corn, eggs
The Organic Way	Denise and Dan May	produce
Kay Peoples	Kay Peoples	organic dog treats
Gasper Family Farms	Pete	vegetable, fruits, meat, grains

Bear Creek Farms	Robbins Hail	vegetable produce, eggs

ADD MISSION FARMS FARMERS MARKET TO YOUR FACEBOOK GROUPS

39th Street Community Farmers Market - Wednesdays 4:30-7:30pm

Come on by the 39th Street Community Market this Wednesday from 4:30-7:30 for the latest in local food. We will have beans, root veggies, summer squash, greens, herbs, cheeses from cashew and almond, meats for people and dogs and possibly an early taste of tomatoes.

Also this week, check out the Urban Farm and Garden Tour this Sunday the 28th, featuring two of our 39th street vendors - Eastwind/Drumm Farm and Root Deep.
http://urbanfarmstourkc.com/

You can learn about various techniques and styles of KC area cultivation from regional experts. This is a great time for budding gardeners, curious locavores and adventurous families, as many of the farms will have entertainment and fun children's activities. Pick up tickets and info for this educational celebration of local (agri) culture from Root Deep (Sherri) or the market tent (me).

Enjoy!
www.39thstreetmarket.com

ADD THE 39th STREET COMMUNITY FARMERS' MARKET to your FACEBOOK GROUPS

Troost Community Market - Linwood & Troost - SATURDAYS 8:30-12:00

Troost Community Market — NEW MARKET 2009
Linwood Boulevard and Troost Avenue
SATURDAYS 8:30am - 12 NOON

Claudia Toomim, Program Developer

Business Mail: 4743 Troost Ave, Suite 200, Kansas City, MO 65110-1727

816-797-1327 www.TroostMarket.org
Claudia (@) TroostMarket.org

KC Organics and Natural Farmers Market - Saturdays in Minor Park

We are now celebrating over 17 years of wholesome food through sustainable practices. Our organic family farmers offer fresh picked, locally grown produce, natural specialty meats, honey, edible flowers, herbs, grains, artisan breads and pies, eggs, fresh brewed "fair trade" coffee and more. We continue to pioneer eco-products, with organic hand-made bar soaps and body care items, hand made cards, wood crafts, and candles.

Music Our "Organica Music" venue showcases local up-and-coming talent. A complete schedule of musical events will be posted on this webpage shortly!

Chefs' Demonstrations The Chefs' Series demonstrates ways to prepare the fresh meats and produce. Chefs will provide recipes and free samples of foods. The demonstrations begin at 9:30. A complete schedule of events for this year will be posted soon.

Saturdays, 8AM to 12:30 PM
May 2th to October 17th

Download Flyer (pdf)

Our Location:
On the grass and under the trees

Holiday Market
Every December
Check back for details

Minor Park
Just East of Holmes on Red Bridge Road (111th Street)...

BROOKSIDE - The Community Farmers Market at Brookside (KCMO) - SATURDAYS

Greetings Market Friends,

Judging from the drastic increase in the mercury level, I guess summer is here. But even if you do not have a thermometer, the sauna like heat and hits you in the face when you step out the door would have been notice enough. I do declare, the last two days have been scorchers!

Please note that a most important event of the summer is upon us – the Urban Farms Tour. You will see some links and more details in the KCCUA portion of the newsletter below. Several of our vendors are on the tour. This is your chance to see where your food comes from. Pretty cool, huh? You won’t get that from supermarket selections—unless you fly to California or Hawaii. There are also several great educational sessions in addition to the farm tours that you can take in. Check out the link and see the many options. You can also buy your tickets at the KCCUA tent at the market.

As always we look forward to seeing you every Saturday from April through October from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the heart of Brookside at the corner of 63^rd and Wornall. Also, check us out at www.farmerscommunitymarket.com.

See you Saturday!

Franki

Now from our vendors:

From Blue Door Farm:

I know we farmers have spent alot of time this year talking about the vast quantities of rain this spring, so I will spare you all my thoughts on the deluge/downpour/gully-washers that sent cataracts/flash floods/washouts tearing through my field, taking many a newly planted seed with them. I won't mention a thing. Nary a word. No need to thank me.

I will happily report that some crops are doing well, and I'll be bringing more of the popular italian broccoli, conveniently sized cabbages, scallions, freshly dug potatoes and more.

See you Saturday!

Laura

From Bear Creek Farm:

Another wet week with 4 inches of rain plus 70 mile an hour winds on Monday night. We got to spend most of Tuesday cleaning things up, though there are still tree limbs and such to deal with. This summer just gets more fun every day!

This week at market we'll have loads of broccoli, bright orange and snow white cauliflower, baskets full of sweet, sweet red and white Candy onions, purple, pink and yellow new potatoes, fabulous spring garlic, piles of kales and swiss chard, and, as always, many things I can't think of while sitting here writing.

Jim and Laine will be manning the tent at market this week. Hope you all have a cool dry Saturday (I can dream!).

Robbins and Jim
Laine

From the KC Center for Urban Agriculture:

What a week! Rain, wind, heat, humidity! Some really glorious sun, some really grey clouds! We’re glad to see some settled weather in the forecast, our boots are sprouting mushrooms and moss is growing in the high tunnels J

We want to invite everyone to come to the Kansas City Urban Farms & Gardens Tour. The tour is Sunday, June 28, from 10:00-5:00, and it showcases urban farms, charitable and educational gardens, community gardens, and some truly impressive “urban homesteads” all over the metro area. It is a self-directed tour, so look at all the sites on the tour and the overview map, and you can put together a tour to visit the sites that tickle your fancy. A number of the market vendors are on the tour- Ambrose Bee Pharm, Blue Door Farm, Drumm Farm Garden, our own farm, and the New Roots for Refugees farms (though they aren’t selling at the market quite yet- they’ll be here soon!) The tour website is www.urbanfarmstourkc.org.

In advance of the tour, we’ve also got a lively slate of activities planned, including a movie showing of “Mad City Chickens” about urban chickens in Milwaukee (we just can’t resist the title, let alone the topic) at the All Soul’s UU Church on Tuesday, June 23. Wednesday, June 24, is “Eat out Local and Eat Out Responsibly” night. If you go eat at the Bluebird Bistro, http://www.bluebirdbistro.com/, Eden Alley Café, www.edenalley.com/, Renee Kelly’s, www.reneekellys.com/ or Chipotle on 39^th & Bell, www.chipotle.com each of these restaurants will generously donate a percentage of the proceeds to KCCUA. There is much more, visit the website and see what suits you.

At the market this weekend, you can buy tickets to the tour, and you can also feed yourself well all week long from the KC Community Farm’s bounty! We’ll have beautiful SUGAR SNAP PEAS, FAVA BEANS, SUMMER SQUASH of all types, CUCUMBERS, SPRING GARLIC (oh my this is the best garlic ever!), FENNEL, CABBAGE, MICRO MIX, SALAD MIX, HEAD LETTUCE (very very pretty and tasty), CHARD, KALE, HERBS, ARUGULA, CARROTS, TURNIPS, RADISHES, and BEETS. The featured veggies for the week however are TOMATOES! both cherry and slicers and NEW POTATOES, which cook up so incredibly tasty and melty.

It looks like a beautiful day on Saturday- we’ll see you then!

From Bread of Life Bakery:

Hello from Bread of Life Bakery,

The hot weather is here this week so we will have to remember to drink lots of water in the Bakery. Josiah and Bethany spent today working in the garden and it was hot work also. The ground is still very wet so weeding is done with care. Josiah is also waiting to mow hay but the weather is not cooperating for that project. I guess he will have to get some other task done until the rain stops for a few days.

Our breakfast burritos and coffee will be available for the market with greens from market added to the burritos and Benedict Builders sausage for the sausage and egg burritos. Our usual Whole Grain breads, specialty breads, homemade jams and jellies, cookies, scones and granolas will be available so stock up for the week.

Luke, Chris and Kathy

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Farmers' Community Market at Brookside
Saturdays, 8am to 1pm
under the white tents at theBorder Star Montessori School
63rd & Wornall, Kansas City, MO 64113 << Map it!

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

Troostwood Youth Garden Market - FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS (KCMO)

Check out our Green Fest photos…

Troostwood Youth Garden & Market
5142 Paseo, Kansas City, Missouri 64110

Friday nights, 5 pm to 8pm
and
Saturdays, 8 am to 2 pm

May 15 thru late October

816-444-5788 — eMail:
Managers (@) TroostwoodYouthGarden.info

All foods grown on-site using organic methods. We are members of JJ FArms. Please call if you have questions.

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Funky Friday Night Farmers' Market - BADSEED - FRIDAYS

Its all happening at BadSeed

BadSeed Farmers Market

1909 McGee, Kansas City Mo

In the Crossroads Art District

Every Friday

4:30 – 9:00 PM

Join the BADSEED

on Facebook! -- CLICK HERE

10601 Mission Road, Leawood, KS 66206

THURSDAYS

4:00 PM - 8:30 PM
10601 Mission Road
Leawood, KS 66206

MAP INFO <<

Come introduce yourself and get to know our local farmers with their fresh organically-grown produce, free-range meats, fruits and other locally grown products. The market is open every Thursday on the east end of the Mission Farms parking lot. Join in the fun.

GROWERS & VENDORS 2009

Little Muddy Farm	Robert Jones	produce, sprouts, wheatgrass
Schenker Family Farms	Cherie Schenker	beef, pork, lamb, honey, brats
Pearly Gates Organic Soap	Nancy Gordon	soap, body care, greens, produce
Bread of Life Bakery	Kathy Crowther	bread, produce, cane juice,
Camp Creek Farms	Rick Newson	eggs
Foxfire Farm	Tammy Crandell	produce, herbs, sweet corn, eggs
The Organic Way	Denise and Dan May	produce
Kay Peoples	Kay Peoples	organic dog treats
Gasper Family Farms	Pete	vegetable, fruits, meat, grains

Bear Creek Farms	Robbins Hail	vegetable produce, eggs

39th Street Community Farmers' Market - WEDNESDAYS -

One too many rain dances have resulted in some gushy soil. That won't likely stop the vendors at the 39th Street Community Market from bringing you these choice offerings...

fennel
beets
lettuce
green onions
carrots
chard
kale
varied greens
turnips
kohlrabi
new potatoes
green beans
bulb onions
snow peas
zucchini
herbs
jams
sweet breads
jams and jellies
mosquito repellant
potted plants
grass fed beef
smoking hickory wood
handmade gifts
and possibly zinnia flowers and raspberries, if not this week then next.

We hope you, too, are bursting your buttons at all the local food you get to eat at this time of year. Here's a great suggestion someone made to me this evening regarding the wise use of greens...
http://www.jamesbeard.org/index.php?q=recipes/show/gratin_of_greens

This week we will also be visited by local band, the Night Owls. Give 'em a listen here...
http://www.myspace.com/thenightowls2

While you're at the market get tickets and/or info about the exciting and educational Urban Farms Tour. Here's a link to more about this one of a kind event...
http://urbanfarmstourkc.com/

See y'all Wednesday from 4:30-7:30.
www.39thstreetmarket.com

Dave Bennett - 39th Street Market

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Get some green and stay healthy!

39th St. Community Market
39th and Genessee, Kansas City, Missouri
Wednesdays, 4:30-7:30pm, May 6th - Oct. 7th 2009

www.39thStreetMarket.com
The 39th Street Community Market is conveniently located near KU Medical Center in the 39th Street shopping area. Stop by after work and talk with your local farmers. Organic and sustainably grown vegetables and fruit, free range meat and other goodies are available. If you live in the neighborhood, stroll on over and bring your kids! Regular music events and children's activities are also scheduled.

Call 913-432-4101 for specific dates, or check on our web site.

Troostwood Youth Garden Market - FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS - 52nd & Paseo

Troostwood Youth Garden Market

Nieghborhood youth, providing fresh produce from A to Z...

Dates/Times:	Fridays 5-8pm Saturdays 8am-2pm
Street:	5142 Paseo, Kansas City, Missouri 64110**

Phone:	816-444-5788
Email:	Ericka (@) TroostwoodYouthGarden.info

** CLICK IT!! -- At the top-left of the mapping site,
our garden is green, green, GREEN now...

www.troostwoodyouthgarden.info

Youth gardeners have the opportunity to explore urban agriculture in Kansas City, MO at the Troostwood Garden in Kansas City. Located on a corner lot donated for use by Rockhurst University, Troostwood Gardens is in an urban neighborhood.

There, a master gardener and ten youth work with Ericka Wright’s “Urban Agriculture Youth Program,” building their urban agriculture skills. They grow produce to sell at the Troostwood Youth Garden Market. Through the help of a 2005 grant from the NCR-SARE Farmer Rancher Grant Program, the Urban Agriculture Youth Program at Troostwood Garden’s hopes to in uence a change in youths’ lifestyle and at the same time improve their nutrition, environment, social and economic practices. Ericka Wright’s family started Troostwood Gardens on their property in 2000 as an activity for neighborhood youth.

“In the community I live in, we were the only house in the neighborhood with a swing set, so we had always kids in the yard. Many of the kids had low scores in reading and math,” explained Wright. “Most people enjoy eating, whatever level they’re at, and we  gured we could read a little, eat a little, do a little math, and learn together in the garden with the kids.”

At 41 years-old, Wright is disabled from muscular dystrophy, and values a healthful diet. Wright wanted to show children healthful nutrition as part of a healthy lifestyle. “In terms of sustainable agriculture, our project falls in line with community. It brings people together in an outdoor classroom, and makes people aware of sustainable gardening practices in the inner city, saving seeds, and eating healthfully,” said Wright.

Youth begin gardening each March and continue working in the garden and at the Troostwood Youth Garden Market until the last vegetables are harvested, typically in late October. “We’ve found that the youth developed better self esteem. They saw the fruits of their labor and how their hard work had paid off…They now have knowledge of a garden, what it takes to have and build one, and team work.”

Article above excerpted from:
http://www.sare.org/ncrsare/newsletter/NCRSARE_WinterSpring2008.pdf

VISIT US
ON THE
URBAN FARMS & GARDENS TOUR
10am - 5pm
Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Funky Friday Farmers Market at BADSEED

Hey hey hey,

Hope everyone spent the weekend stuffing themselves with the swiss chard, goat cheese, sprouts, and other delights from last week's market! Summer is upon us and June is bearing down! Things haven't been too terribly hot, yet. But it's coming. Indeed, spring sprang sprung it's way out of here, and some delicious produce will go with it. So we take this opportunity to remind you of the splendor of the spring greens (images above are clickable for larger format) that are still going strong.

Of course, we're all twiddling our thumbs waiting for tomatoes, peppers, squash, and the other heavy hitters. Us farmers want that stuff, too. But lets not let pass unnoticed the enormous, brilliantly colored bunches of swiss chard. Nor should we let fat bags of arugula, begging to be mixed into a pasta, sit idle on the market table. Soon there will be no nasturtium blossoms for your salads, nor mixed mustards to fry up southern style. And the kale will be so holey not even the pope would touch it.

So please, do yourself a favor - Load up and chow down on some of the finest local organic greens available anywhere.

This week at the BADSEED Farmers' Market, we will have the full range of spring flavors, including:

BAD and BADDER SEEDS Dan Heryer and Brooke Salvaggio from those southern suburbs.

Hows about some more big beautiful multicolored CHARD BUNCHES for all those early comers. You haven't seen companion planting until you've seen our row of nasturtiums down the middle of our kale bed. We'll have some of the bunched KALE leaves from that bed, as well as bagged NASTURTIUM blossoms for all you EDIBLE FLOWER folks. Also, lots of ARUGULA - not too spicy. Look for the Brooke's fabulous SALAD MIX with assorted herbs (we've gotten so many rave reviews, it seems that this salad mix really might change your life). STIR-FRY Mix. A few more LETTUCE HEADS, maybe. We have more TARRAGON than we know what to do with, as well as some other FRESH-CUT HERBS. And of course RADISHES and TURNIPS - some of the most amazing turnips ever tasted.

Lew "The Herb'n Gardener" Edminster from the West Side of KC

this week i'll have a small amount of zinnias and larkspur cut flowers. arugla is taking a rest for a couple of weeks and is being replaced with mild mesclun. there'll be more russian kale for the kale freaks and all-star gourmet mix continues for only maybe two weeks and then it's bye-bye until fall crops. green beans will be on next week. i could auction off the one or two packs of cherry tomatos i'll get.

Steve "the Platte Prairie" Mann with the Squash Blossom in his hand from the land Up North

This Mann has some juicy Mulberries, kale, arugula, salad mix, turnips and borage.

Pudd'n Head Coffee

Micro-Roasted Fair Trade Organic Coffee Beans, as well as fresh brewed coffee by the glass.

Bread of Life

Savory, sweet and otherwise delicious baked goods.

And of course, Pastured EGGS from Bread of Life

and amazing aged and fresh GOAT CHEESE from Goatsbeard Farm.

Spring is still here. Get these great goods before their season passes.

Happy eating!

Dan and Brooke

BADSEED

An Urban-Organic Farm & Market
Celebrating Local Food, Culture, and Community

1909 McGee*KCMO*64108

www.badseedfarm.com

How to Eat Local in KC - Olathe Public Library - TONIGHT!

...a reminder for

How to Eat Local in KC

Thu Jun 11
7pm – 9pm
(Timezone: Central Time)
201 E. Park St, Olathe, KS 66061 (map)
Calendar: KC FoodCircle

As part of the activities leading up to the Greater Kansas City Urban Farms & Gardens Tour 2009, local libraries in Independence, MO, and Olathe, KS, are featuring the following program:

"How to Eat Local in KC" - hosted by Season Burnett (Director of the Kansas City CSA Coalition) and Emily Akins (member of the Kansas City Food Circle Coordinating Committee)

How can you reach out to your community while at the same time finding local, sustainable methods for buying, making, and growing your own food? Come learn and share information about the exploding number of Kansas City's local and organic farmers' markets, Community Supported Agriculture and CSAs, community and school gardening, preserving, and other local-food efforts promoted by some fantastic organizations actively involved in our local "foodshed." As you grow more inspired, you can find out how to help your friends and neighbors "go local"!

* Thursday, June 11, 7 p.m., Olathe Public Library, 201 E. Park St., Olathe, KS 66061 (call 913.971.6888 to register)

* Sunday, June 21, 2 p.m., Trails West Branch of the KCMO Library, 11401 East 23rd Street, Independence, MO 64052 (call 816.701.3483 for more information) RSVP Now for Trails West Event
https://www.kclibrary.org/rsvp/5375

For information on other events throughout the month of June and for tickets for Urban Farm Tour 2009, go to http://urbanfarmstourkc.com/

www.KC-CSAC.org

www.KCFoodCircle.org