WORKSHOP & FARM TOUR - Prairie Birthday Farm -

GROWING GROWERS
KANSAS CITY
WORKSHOP & FARM TOUR

Fruit Production Using Sustainable Practices
Kearney Commercial Bank
950 W. 92 Highway Kearney, MO 64060

Farm tour: Prairie Birthday Farm, Kearney

Monday, September 14th -- 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Growing fruit without synthetic inputs is challenging in our area, but the demand for locally grown fruit is high. All are welcome to join us for a presentation on options for sustainable fruit production, followed by a farm tour.

4:00 – 5:30 Sustainable Fruit Production Pat Byers, Regional Horticulture Specialist with University of Missouri Extension, will present information on growing practices, pest and disease control and variety selection appropriate for low input fruit production.

5:30 - 5:45 Drive to and reconvene at the farm.

5:45 - 7:00 Farm tour, Prairie Birthday Farm On 15 acres outside of Kearney, MO Linda Hezel and Richard Moore use permaculture techniques to grow a variety of native and specialty fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers.

Join us for a tour and information about their farm, which includes honey bees, chickens, ducks and an area of reconstructed prairie.

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Directions to Kearney Commercial Bank: From 1-35 N, take MO 92 (Exit 26 - Kearney/Excelsior Springs).

Turn west at end of exit onto MO 92/W. Sixth St. Go approx. 0.4 mile, to Kearney Commercial Bank, on the right, at 950 W. 92 Hwy. Directions to farm will be provided at workshop.

FLIER & REGISTRATION FORM: http://www.kcfoodcircle.org/docs/PrairieBirthday/PBFruitFlierFarmTour2009.pdf

See also:

Growing Growers - http://www.growinggrowers.org/

http://www.kcfoodcircle.org/growermembers/prairie-birthday-farm/
and
http://www.PrairieBirthdayFarm.com/

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

Greetings Market Friends,

Some exciting news this week – check out the message from Green Dirt Farm and stop by their table to congratulate them!

This week we’ll be entertained at market by our very own Rachel Bonar of the New Roots program. From 8:30 to 10:00 she and the “String Beans” will be playing old time blue grass and folk music for your listening pleasure.

My, we are a talented group, aren’t we? :)

Kids (and the young at heart) are invited to exercise their own artistic talents this week with fun potato stamp projects, courtesy of Roaring River Bread Company.

So come visit Saturday for great local food and toe tapping, potato stamping fun.

From our vendors

From Green Dirt Farm

Yee Haw! Our Bossa won first place in its category in the American Cheese

Society's annual competition this past week, and our Fresh Plain and Nettle won

bronze medals in their categories. We are so thrilled by the honors. Stop by and

pick some up!

Sarah

From the Kansas City Community Farm
A good week here at the farm. Rains have been so plentiful this season making it almost unnecessary to irrigate. And during a storm the rain washes nitrogen to the ground fertilizing the crops. Some crops really responded well to that, like the okra and eggplant. Many of our tomatoes are struggling, however, and no amount of rain or fertilizer is going to turn that around. We're glad there's another planting of hoophouse tomatoes on the way. Also doing really well are summer squash, cucumbers, peppers (they're really starting to turn) and new rounds of beans which are coming along.

On our tables this week you'll find more TOMATOES including HEIRLOOMS, RED HYBRIDS, ROMAS and CHERRIES. There'll be yummy root vegetables like BEETS, CARROTS, maybe even a few HAKUREI TURNIPS. We've almost completed our POTATO harvest, so look for more tasty fingerlings as well as our other varieties, like Carola, All Blue, etc. Combine them with some of our FILET or TRI-COLOR BEANS (supply is down this week in anticipation of another round coming on in a couple of weeks). Also, get more of the EDAMAME which make the best snack! We'll also have SCALLIONS, LEEKS, ONIONS and GARLIC. Then the summer veggies mentioned earlier, like PEPPERS, SQUASH, CUKES and EGGPLANT (the pinkish-purple "Dancer" is one of the best-tasting and highest-producing varieties I've ever seen), OKRA. We'll also bring more summer greens like PURSLANE, MALABAR SPINACH and this week probably a few bunches of SWEET POTATO GREENS, all of which are great alternatives to the spring greens that don't do so well in this heat. Oh, and Alicia told me she's going to start harvesting WINTER SQUASH. Very nice!

We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you all on Saturday.

Daniel

From Bread of Life

Hello Brookside market friends,

We will have our usual fare at the market, Burritos made with farm fresh eggs and organic tortillas, Benedict Builders sausage and Josiah's potatoes. I can't seem to make enough for the boys to have any on Saturday so I will try to make more this week. The quiches made with smoked Gouda is another tasty breakfast treat to have on Saturday.

Our whole grain breads and goodies will also be available. The vegan pumpkin muffins are a hit and we thank Lili for leaving her recipe with us so we can continue making the muffins she started making. We also will have a vegan brownie this week along with our regular brownie.

Come by and see us,

Kathy, Luke and Chris

From Blue Door Farm
I was wondering where the Kansas summer heat was… I’m not wondering anymore. Not too bad though, eh? I’ve been busy this week planting for fall harvests – cross your fingers for the turnips, broccoli and cabbage. Soon I’ll put out the head lettuce.

The Carmen sweet peppers and the Japanese eggplants are appreciating this heat, and I’ll have both at market this week, along with the usual suspects - zucchini, squash and tomatoes. I’ll also bring a few more of what my CSA members report is the ultimate kid friendly veggie – spaghetti squash.

See you Saturday,

Laura

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BROOKSIDE MARKET'S VENDOR LINKS:

• Green Dirt Farm
  http://www.greendirtfarm.com/
  
  
• Bread of Life Organic Bakery http://www.BreadOfLifeBakery.net
  
  
• Wells Family Farms http://wellsfamilyfarms.com/
  
  
• Kansas City Community Farm/KCCUA
  http://www.KCCUA.org/
  
  
• Blue Door Farm http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M30772
  
  

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.

Troost Community Market - Linwood & Troost - KCMO - Saturdays 8:30am-NOON

The Troost Community Market
(the little market that could)

open

8:30 a.m. - noon

at the corner of

Linwood and Troost

Kansas City, MO

The Troost Community Market will have KC Buffalo Co. meat, So come to Linwood and Troost for your steaks.

There will also be lots of herbs to spice up the meats for the grill or the salad dressing and apple mint for making the best strawberry-banana smoothies for a healthy dessert. Robert will smoke up some buffalo brats and Claudia may serve her peppermint lemonade.

We also have a few other growers and vendors who join us from time to time.

Hope to see you there,

Claudia Sue Toomim

816-797-1327

We have also invited other KC Food Circle vendors to join us. We hope you will, too.

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KC Organics and Natural Farmers Market - Saturdays in Minor Park

Reposted from the KC Food Circle calendar:

...this is an eMinder 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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Troostwood Youth Garden Market - FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS - 5142 Paseo (KCMO)

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

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...

Join
TROOSTWOOD YOUTH GARDEN MARKET
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Funky Friday Farmers Market at BADSEED - FRIDAYS IN THE CROSSROADS

Hey there Famished Followers,

This week at BADSEED Market, we recommend eating anything and everything with fabulous aged and fresh cheeses from Goatsbeard Farm - after all, we did pay good money for the right to sell the stuff. But beyond those selfish reasons, these cheeses go well with all things Summer. And you haven't really lived until you've tried the Moniteau Blue. If you think you don't like blue cheese, you might take this one for a spin. If you adore fromage, and pronounce "blue" with an outrageous French accent, you will be pleased with any and all of the Goatsbeard cheeses.

Things that you'll find at this Friday night's funkified market to go with your cheese include:

Ripe RED, PINK, PURPLE, BLACK, YELLOW and GREEN Heirloom Tomatoes

Smooth, slender, and radiant Japanese and Italian Eggplant

Nutty and sweet yard-long Chinese Noodle Beans

Abundant and varied heirloom SCALLOP SQUASH, PATTY PAN squash, and EIGHT BALL and straight ZUCCHINI

FINGERLING and BAKING POTATOES

PURPLE RUFFLES, ITALIAN and THAI BASIL

BEETS, glorious brilliant blood-red BEETS

Fresh, milky, raw SWEET CORN

Tender SAVOY CABBAGE

Sweet-tart Crab Apples

And Much MORE!!!

Of course, we will also have bread from BREAD of LIFE BAKERY, coffee from PUDDIN' HEAD, and fabulous farm-fresh EGGS.

We'll see you Friday Night from 4:30 - 9, if we don't see you sooner.

Sincerely,

Farmer Dan

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)

www.badseedfarm.com

Join the BADSEED

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Transition Kansas City - Planning Meetings - 2nd Tuesdays thru December, 2009

The mission of the Kansas City Transition Initiative is to provide a resource for people in the greater Kansas City area – to inform and educate individuals who are interested in accomplishing a functional (non-catastrophic) transition from our current globalized, corporatized, fossil-fuel-based society to a new one based on localized (community-based) sustainability, permaculture and renewable energy.

• Come to our Planning Meetings - 2nd Tuesdays thru December - next meeting is 9/8/2009 at the Waldo Library (201 E 75th St, KCMO) 6:00-8:00pm
  
  
• Enroll in Communiversity Classes (Fall Schedule, 2009 at UMKC)
  
  
• Join our group in Facebook and SHARE with your Friends

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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 4:30-7:30pm

This week at the 39th Street Community Market, get all the hottest food coming out of the earth. Our vendors have been working on the farm and in the kitchen to bring you delicious and nutritious produce and products. Here's a taste...

Eggplant Garlic Potatoes Squash Tomatoes!!! Hot Peppers
Sweet Peppers Beans Blackberries Broccoli Carrots
Cinn Rolls Vegan Cheese Eggs Beef Hickory Meat Rub
Honey Zucchini Bug Spray Smoked Salsa Pies

Come and enjoy the electric fun of Eric Houser echoing through our urban oasis!
www.39thstreetmarket.com


P.S. -- Mark your calendars for a fun and proactive event to help kids get healthy lunches in KC schools! See the details here...
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dc3pg8gq_37dsrw76f5

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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KC Organics @ Park Place (Leawood, KS) - Wednesdays

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KC Organics
Farmer's Market
@ Park Place

Wednesdays - 10am to 2pm

August 5, 2009 – October 14, 2009

117th & Nall, Leawood, KS

Every Wednesday 10-2, KC Organics Farmer's Market will be at Park Place! Get your organic vegetables, baked goods, bread, honey, fair trade coffee, body care products, etc. For information about KC Organics, please visit www.kcorganics.com

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See also:
http://www.kcfoodcircle.org/calendar/
and
http://www.kcfoodcircle.org/markets/

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

Hey Hey Local Foodies,

Let the glorious flavors of midwestern SUMMER
save your oh so hungry SOUL!!

The BADSEED Farmers Market can help you out this "first" Friday from 4:30 - 9 PM with organically grown goodies from our gregarious gang of urban growers. This food is grown in your very own KC stomping grounds!!! Talk about reducing the miles from seed to plate, huh! Food less traveled is fresher and it TASTES BETTER. Nothing like getting in touch with your KC roots by eating food pulled from city dirt.

So what does this city dirt have to offer, you ask? Well - EAT THIS:

From BADSEED FARM (KCMO - South Side)

*Heirloom Tomatoes in Green Zebra, Yellow Mystery, Japanese Black Trifle, Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, & Woodle Orange

*Heirloom Eggplant in Rosa Bianca, Black Beauty, Listada De Gandia, and Ping Tung to name a few....

*Varietal Summer Squash including French Scallop, Costata Romanesca, Golden Zucchini, and Lebanon

*Onions, Garlic, & Shallots

*Gourmet Potatoes freshly dug!!

*Kale and Rainbow Chard and bodacious BEETS

*Pole Beans in Dragon's Tongue and Rattle Snake

*Culinary Herbs like Purple Ruffles Basil, Genovese Basil, Sage, Thyme, Oregano, Tarragon and Savory

*and last but not least foot long CHINESE RED NOODLE BEANS !!! (you must try these suckers - they are off the hook!! CHECK OUT THE PICS BELOW!!)

From Herb "n" Gardener (KCMO - West Side)

*Gorgeous ZINNIAS in retro fuchsia pink, lime green, burnt orange, and salmon!!!!!

*Heirloom Tomatoes in equally as enticing colors...

*Aromatic Herbs & more!!

From Root Deep Urban Farm (KCMO - East Side)

*Crisp and Luscious Cabbage

*Fingerling Potatoes!!!

*Heirloom Tomatoes and Sweet Cherries...

*Herbs galore

From Platte Prairie Farms (KCMO - North Side)

*Squash! Squash! and more Squash!!!....from the "Squashfather", himself

*POTATOES in red and yellow and creamy goodness...

*Tart and Tasty CRAB APPLES

*and more homegrown goodies...

Other weekly delights will include fresh and aged GOAT CHEESE from Goatsbeard Farm, Free-Range EGGS and Baked Goods from Bread of Life Bakery, and fresh-roasted (organic and fair-trade) coffee from our buddies at Puddin' Head!!!!!

Special Guests this week:

Debbie Borel with YUM TUM !!!!

"Yum Tum offers gourmet delights lovingly gathered, prepared and preserved for ongoing enjoyment. We make old-fashioned herbal jellies and jams using no commercial pectin and made in small batches with fruit gathered from friendly backyards, farms and orchards of Missouri. Some of our offerings include apple geranium and apple marjoram/pineapple sage jelly, wild strawberry and mulberry fruit spread, peach and rose petal jam, pear honey and old fashioned apple butter."

This week Deb will have Peach Rose Petal Jam, Zucchini Relish, Geranium & Marjoram Jelly made with crab apples, and Fire Roasted Salsa.....mmmmmm!

Also, musical stylings by the brother/sister duo Luna Cantera.

What a night!!! My tummy is rumbling already.

OK, my famished friends, SEE YOU FRIDAY!!!!

Yours Truly,

Brooke (farmer and mistress of the BADSEED)

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)

www.badseedfarm.com

Join the BADSEED

on Facebook! -- CLICK HERE

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

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...

Join
TROOSTWOOD YOUTH GARDEN MARKET
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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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