Funky Friday Farmers Market at BADSEED - Fabulous Food Found Flourishing Frequently IN THE CROSSROADS 4:30-9:00pm

Dearest Connoisseurs of Local fresh Flavor -

Summer is an absolutely DECADENT time for home chefs and "eaters" of the garden's bounty.

As a farmer and culinary disciple, I am in heaven!! The harsh labors of Spring planting have definitely paid off, and now it is HARVEST HARVEST HARVEST!!!! My days are filled with gathering the bulbous bodies of summer's fruits including orgasmic eggplants, french scallop squash, crisp and juicy cucumbers, dragon's tongue beans, and mouthwatering heirloom tomatoes in every shape/size/color imaginable!! The field is simply a visual and flavor-filled fantasia.

My nights are even better, when I get to retire those weary bones to the kitchen and prepare "the fruits of my labor" for the man that I love. (Nothing like growing food with you honey)

This particular time of the season really compliments my rustic Sicilian cooking style, and Dan and I have been eating the most absurdly delicious dishes as a result. Here are a few to get your tummy rumbling -

.......whole roasted garlic bulbs drenched in tarragon infused oils

.......sicilian caponata (an eggplant stew) with caramelized shallots and Missouri cinnamon soaked Pecans

.......heirloom tomato stacks with Purple Ruffles Basil & Goatsbeard Blue Cheese, drizzled with a balsamic reduction

.......stuffed zucchini boats with bread crumbs, goat cheese and garden herbs baked to perfection

.......crusty pizzas with thick slices of grilled eggplant and squash complimented by a slow cooked heirloom tomato sauce with fennel

Hungry yet???

Good.

Come see your favorite gang of renegade urban growers this Friday at the funkiest Farmers Market in town and get your hands on the freshest organically grown goodies around.

I have a head full of recipes, and I am always willing to share the secrets of eating local and in season.

See you Friday @ the BADSEED from 4:30- 9 PM!!

Yours Truly,

Farmer Brooke

BADSEED

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

1909 McGee*KCMO*64108

www.badseedfarm.com

See you this Friday from 4:30 to 9 PM.

Vendor Links:

BADSEED FARM
ROOT DEEP URBAN FARM
HERB'N GARDENER
PLATTE PRAIRIE FARMS
BREAD OF LIFE ORGANIC BAKERY
GOATSBEARD FARM
PUDDN' HEAD COFFEE
CURIOUS CANINE (link pending)

BADSEED

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

1909 McGee*KCMO*64108

www.badseedfarm.com

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The KC GREENS' 25th Anniversary Picnic - Monday, August 2rd @ 5pm

COME HELP US

CELEBRATE OUR:

25^TH
ANNIVERSARY

PICNIC AT LOOSE PARK PAVILON

5 PM, Monday Night, August 3, 2009

MUSIC, GAMES, AND STORIES

OF OUR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS

Please bring a dish to share and Set-ups.

Greens will furnish drinks and dessert.

THE GREENS OF

KANSAS CITY

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

MISSION FARMS (ORGANIC) FARMERS MARKET

THURSDAYS

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

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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
	KC Food Circle's grower pages are in recovery mode... these links above are current for now.

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

CALLING ALL LOCAs and LOCOs...*

* locavores and locovores (+ localvores?)

Sweet rain...Farmers may complain, but at least their water bills are low this season. Here on the cusp of July we have so much good food coming out and still some great late summer produce on the way.

If you don't have these in your yard, save a trip to the fauxrescent paradise of the grocery store and come down to 39th street for...

Squash
Cucumbers
Peppers
Blackberries
Homemade pies
Broccoli
Beans
Melons
Basil
Local Beef
Eggs
Eggplant
Garlic
Onions
Carrots
Honey
Eclectic Canned Goods
Great Grilling Hickory
Tomatoes of all colors and many varieties!
Art!
Latin Music by Santos Fabian!

...Who Knows What Else!

Make an appointment for some stretch between 4:30 and 7:30 on Wednesday at 39th and Gennesee in KC. Your local grower and your body will thank you!
www.39thstreetmarket.com

p.s. If you bring in a cloth or other reusable bag (leather? burlap?) for produce, you can get a ticket from me (Dave) at the market tent (by the coffee shop) or my daughter (Felicity). This Reuse Reward Raffle ticket entitles you to a monthly drawing for a basket of market goodies from our vendors. Don't forget to come by and show me your stylish vegetable apparel for a chance to win free stuff.

Dave Bennett - 39th Street Market === Get some green and stay healthy! 39th St. Community Market 39th and Genessee, Kansas City, Missouri Wednesdays, 4:30-7:30 pm, 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.

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

Greetings Market Friends,

It’s here! It’s here! It is finally time for the Annual Tomato Festival. We have a line-up of great things in store for you this Saturday. Jasper Mirabile from Jasper’s Marco Polo Restaurant will be on hand from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. teaching us some tomato recipes you can use to wow your next dinner guests. The recipes will feature heirloom tomatoes right from our vendors. Last year’s recipes were so amazing, that I made each and every one before the summer was over. Be sure to come out early and try out this year’s installment.

But wait—there’s more! Shindig will provide some tunes for your musical enjoyment. Also, we will have a return visit from our friends at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art who will be handing out information about the museum. And, in case you want to keep some of your tomato treasures around for the winter months, Kelly Gilbert, Master Food Volunteer with Missouri Extension, will be answering questions and sharing information about water bath canning and salsa canning.

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:

Yes indeed... tomatoes. Did I even need to say that? I'll have heirloom and hybrid, slicers and plenty of the mixed salad tomato pints - the green and black zebra tomatoes are really producing this week so the pints look great.

My zucchini has also (finally) really kicked in, so I'll be bringing plenty of bright green zukes - perfect for grilling, raw eating, sauteeing, roasting and more. Same goes for yellow squash.

Believe it or not, the italian broccoli is still gamely producing. I love that stuff. No huge quantities, but I'll have some bunches for the early birds. Also a basket of Carmen sweet peppers, purple and yellow potatoes, onions, garlic and tasty carrots.

See you Saturday!

From Ambrose Bee Farm:

We are a small apiary with a limited supply of local raw clover honey. The bees are raised by natural methods only, so we do not add any foreign substances to the beehives. All honey is pure and from our hives in Kansas City and Independence. Warming of honey (for packaging) is done below 105 degrees F. (If you are interested in unheated honey (solid) please contact us).

From the KC Center for Urban Agriculture:

This time of year, we are all about tomatoes! Tomato salad with basil, freshly made croutons, and mozzarella. Bacon, basil, and tomato sandwiches. Pasta with sautéed tomatoes, garlic, and a nice grating of hard cheese. Gazpacho. Roasted okra, onion, and cherry tomatoes. Julienned cucumbers and crushed cherry tomatoes, with lemon juice, hot peppers, a dab of sugar, and salt. The biggest, heaviest, glossiest tomatoes held in one hand, salt shaker in the other, eaten like an apple. Eggs scrambled with chopped tomatoes and blue cheese. The ways to use this lovely fruit are pretty much endless!

There is something about the Midwest soils and climate that make our tomatoes really special- we've had so many customers come from other parts of the country and rave about how good our KS and MO tomatoes taste. And this year, I think they are exceptionally good. The Tomato Festival this weekend is a chance to celebrate and enjoy!

We don't mean to slight the other vegetables though by any means! We've got newly dug potatoes, their flavor and texture make grocery store tomatoes seem bland by comparison... Summer squash- babies, zucchinis, yellow
squash, patty pans- are wonderful grated or julienned and salted, then eaten raw, and you can't go wrong with steaming them or sautéing them with a bit of butter. Onions, beans, the best garlic we've ever grown at KCCUA before, cucumbers, eggplant, sweet yellow, green, and purple peppers. Hot peppers, tomatillos, just about everything is growing now- what a great week this will be for good eating.

See you at the market!

From Bread of Life Bakery:

Hello Brookside Market,

What a lovely week at the Bakery with such unseasonably nice weather. Lili and Bryce helped on Monday and will have their specials this week also. Lili will make more of her outstanding vegan pumpkin/applesauce muffins and Bryce will also have his delicious Honey Bee cookies for the day.

We will be offering our Burritos, both sausage egg and Potato egg burritos along with our spinach and smoked gouda quiches. Puddin’ head coffee with a yummy cinnamon roll also makes for a sweet treat breakfast. Our freshly baked whole grain breads, granolas, cookies, rolls, wraps, Asiago Spinach Bread and other specialty breads.

Come by and say congratulations to Chris since he became engaged to Bethany last Saturday at City Market. Luke will be more than happy to tell you about how he helped Chris to surprise his sister.

See you Saturday,

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 <<>
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.

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
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Funky Friday Farmers Market at BADSEED - A MUST ON FRIDAYS IN THE CROSSROADS + Fringe Fest continues...

Beloved Believers in a Tastier World,

We're trying hard to keep the faith! Brooke and I recently went to see the movie Food, Inc.. Despite being very tuned in with our food system, we were appalled what industry and government have driven us to eat. And yet, in the interest of your health and safety, our city has saved the day to ensure that local organic eggs and cheese are as safe as the individually wrapped American cheese slices in a supermarket near you.

That's right! The city came last week and told us that we could not legally sell the pre-packaged eggs and cheese we had stored at safe temperatures in a clean fridge. What we lack are a piece of paper and its associated fees. We can only plead ignorance, as we already had another piece of paper for the same purpose from the state. So we are attempting to obtain the appropriate permit before this Friday's market so that all of our lovely customers can know that they are safe. That said, we may or may not be able to sell the eggs and cheese you have liked so well at this week's market.

No eggs, no cheese, what's a person to do but eat succulent heirloom tomatoes, orgasmic eggplant, and arousingly aromatic basil! Regardless of whether we are able to sell eggs and cheese this week, we will continue to have an incredible array of flavorful summer vegetables from our fantastic four urban-organic growers. Please peruse the varied delights we'll have at this week's market!

Dan and Brooke

BADSEED Farm

South Side, KCMO

Eat this! Brooke and I sacrificed ourselves to poison ivy this week to gather our first POTATOES (long story). Yukon Gold. We immediately fried up the few that we forked while digging, and damn were they good!!

More TOMATOES! We can hardly keep up with their ripening. We have wonderful varieties like Japanese Black Trifle, Beefsteak, Brandywine, Mortgage Lifter, Green Zebra, Anna Russian, Cherokee Purple, Speckled Roman, Tigerella, Thai Pink Egg, Ivory Egg (those kinda eggs are legal), and many more. And don't forget our fantastic and flavorful cherry tomatoes!!

Additionally, we are harvesting melt-in-your-mouth, absolutely amazing heirloom EGGPLANT!! Eight ball Zucchini have rekindled my love for summer squash, but there are many more varieties where those came from! Our KALE is prolific, and we would like you to eat it. Freshly pulled ONIONS offer a whole new meaning to flavor.

Do you want BIG BUNCHES of FLAVORFUL FRESH HERBS at LOW PRICES?! Quit buying at outrageous grocery store prices and get thyme, oregano, parsley, BASIL and savory from BADSEED Farm.

More produce this week: beets, swiss chard, garlic, cucumbers, and edible flowers. I'm probably leaving something out, so come see for yourself!!

Lew Edminster

The Herb’n Gardener

West Side, KCMO

Fresh Cut Flowers, Herbs, and Divine Veggies....

Steve Mann

Platte Prairie Farm

North Side, KCMO

Organic Bulk Grains, Potatoes, and Squash....

Sherri Harvel

Root Deep Urban Farm

East Side, KCMO

Tomatoes, Potatoes, and a plethora of fresh dug delights...

Puddin' Head Coffee

Independence, MO

Organic-Fair Trade Coffee Beans and Coffee by the Compostable Cup!!

Kay Peoples

The Curious Canine

KCMO

If you didn't catch Kay last time - she is our newest vendor and offers home-made dog treats from real food and ethically produced meat!!! That's right. Live it up Sparky!

and don't forget breads and sweet treats made with local/organic whole wheat flour from

BREAD of LIFE BAKERY...

Up-coming Classes @ BADSEED:

Saturday, August 8th (1-3:30 PM)

Herbal Beauty Workshop

Our outer shell is but a mirror relection of our internal workings. Join us and discover how to make permanent, positive changes to your exterior through creating balance in your interior. Find which herbs best support healthy liver and blood functioning (common deficiency causes for external troubles), and which botanicals help to improve a variety of skin and hair types. Each participant will assemble and take home their own Herbal Beauty Kit (choose three from an herb-based facial/body scrub, facial toner, bath soak, lip balm, and liver/blood strengthening tinctures). Cost: $50

Saturday, August 8th (10 AM-12 PM)

GROW FOOD NOT LAWNS

Kansas City FOOD NOT LAWNS Workshop hosted by BADSEED

*Join Community members Steve Mann and Toby Grotz and explore the connection between Peak Oil, Climate Change, Food Security and growing food in your yard in this two hour Food Not Lawns Workshop.

• Peak oil and our future
• Fall Garden Prep, Sustainable gardening, Perma Scape
• Permaculture design

Cost $16

(FOOD NOT LAWNS is an international movement focused on turning yards into gardens and neighborhoods into communities)

For more info:

Toby Grotz 505 603-6599

Steve Mann 816-352-9213

To sign-up for either class please fill out and mail/e-mail the attached registration form!!

See you this Friday from 4:30 to 9 PM.

Sincerely,

Farmer Dan of BADSEED

Vendor Links:

BADSEED FARM
ROOT DEEP URBAN FARM
HERB'N GARDENER
PLATTE PRAIRIE FARMS
BREAD OF LIFE ORGANIC BAKERY
GOATSBEARD FARM
PUDDN' HEAD COFFEE
CURIOUS CANINE (link pending)

BADSEED

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

1909 McGee*KCMO*64108

www.badseedfarm.com

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

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.”

Excerpted from:
http://www.sare.org/ncrsare/newsletter/NCRSARE_WinterSpring2008.pdf

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Basic Info:

Description:

5142 Paseo, Kansas City, Missouri 64110 Friday nights, 5 pm to 8pm and Saturdays, 8 am to 2 pm May 15 thru late October Organically grown vegetables and produce grown sustainably by neighborhood youth - a member of JJ Farms - one of a number of farmers' markets featured by the Kansas City Food Circle.

Contact Info

Website:	http://www.TroostwoodYouthGarden.info
Location:	5142 S. Paseo Kansas City, MO

SEE ALSO:

Growing a healthy neighborhood

Troostwood Garden started as an activity for kids...

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

MISSION FARMS (ORGANIC) FARMERS MARKET

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
	KC Food Circle's grower pages are in recovery mode... these links above are current for now.

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39th Street Community Farmers' Market - WEDNESDAYS -

This is the time of year that local food makes the most sense. This mild summer has slowed growth a bit, but more is popping out of the earth every day. The39th Street Market this week will feature... Oyster Mushrooms Tomatoes Peppers Cucumbers Okra Squash Onions Honey Baked Goods Smoking Hickory Wood Jams Vegan Cheeses Grass Fed Beef Blackberries Eggplant Basil Hand Made Art Caricatures Marimba Music Mimosa Starts Friends and Neighbors It will likely be lovely weather and a good wholesome time, so stop buy for a visit and go home with the freshest food available! www.39thsteetmarket.com Dave Bennett - 39th Street Market === Get some green and stay healthy! 39th St. Community Market 39th and Genessee, Kansas City, Missouri Wednesdays, 4:30-7:30 pm, 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.

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