FALL IS HERE!!! As a farmer I am absolutely loving those crisp and cool evenings with leaves falling all around me, chickens cooing at my feet, righteous pumpkins fattening on the vine, corn stalks drying in the sun, and sweet potatoes hiding in that oh so glorious earth waiting to be dug some approaching afternoon.
The Autumn field is an edible wonderland coming to a Farmers Market near you this Friday from 4:30-9 PM at the BADSEED!!
Come and get it Kansas City. This is urban grown food at its finest.
So - What's in season?? A lot, but some crops are looking particularly radiant. I scoured the field this evening with my camera to show you exactly what I mean!!! Pictures speak louder than words, right? So humor me and take a look at the attached images, and I guarantee your mouth will water all over the keys of your computer.....
Red Peppers are all the rage, not to mention Edible Flowers (great in salads or sprinkled over pizzas and pastas), Rainbow Chard is totally out of this world, and Heirloom Winter Squash like the featured "turks cap" will simply blow you mind.
Other "earthly delights" from your favorite Urban Farms like BADSEED, Platte Prairie, Herb "n" Gardener, and Root Deep will include:
*Heirloom Eggplant & Tomatoes & Summer Squash
*Chinese Red Noodle Beans and Green Filet Beans
*Gourmet Potatoes
*Garlic & Onions
*Red Velvet Okra
*Sweet Cabbages
*Scarlet Globe Radishes
*Mean Greens including Kale, Chard, Arugula, and Spinach (not to mention BADSEED's famous "Stir-Fry" mix with Asian Mustard Greens!)
*Ruby Red and Oak Leaf Lettuces
*Watermelons!!!
*Red and Gold Beets
*Aromatic Herbs and more....
Alright, alright...enough with the healthy stuff! We will also have LOCAL ARTISAN GOAT CHEESE from Goatsbeard Farm, Fresh BAKED BREADS and Free-Range EGGS from Bread of Life Bakery, not to mention locally roasted, fair-trade and organic Coffee from Puddin' Head!!!
It is "first" Friday in the Crossroads which means you will be serenaded as you shop! We will have live music from our folkie friends of Checkered Past and of course the usual banter of those rowdy renegade farmers, but don't worry.....we don't bite.....but we hope you will!
On behalf of all the BADSEEDS: "We look forward to feeding you the fruits of our labor!" See you Friday.
(for more tantalizing pictures of our ultra wicked veggies click here: http://www.badseedfarm.com/farm/?page_id=33 )
Yours Truly,
Brooke
(friendly farmer and mistress of the BADSEED)
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...check out this cover story in INK Magazine.* They really got our goat.....(haha) and check out our updates on Facebook (linked below).
- * Overcoming Kansas City's eco-hurdles (KC INK Magazine)
... businesses. Salvaggio said she and Heryer, who own the BadseedFarmers Market in the Crossroads Arts District, weren’t aware of the ...
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BADSEED
An Urban-Organic Farm & Market
Celebrating Local Food, Culture, and Community
Celebrating Local Food, Culture, and Community
1909 McGee*KCMO*64108
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 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)
CALL FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING and ACTION - Meeting at the BADSEED Farmers Market (1909 McGee) Tuesday evening, OCTOBER 20th, 2009
Subject: Support Urban Food Production in Kansas City!!
Come to BADSEED MARKET, Tuesday, October 20, 6:00-7:30 pm, to discuss proposing City Code changes that will benefit Urban Agriculture.
(message from Katherine Kelly of the KCCUA below).....
Hello, all. Most of you have probably heard about the zoning/codes issues that were raised in relationship to BADSEED Farm. Their situation is settled, for the moment; they can continue operations, the codes inspection division no longer has any possible violations pending with them. There were two issues though that were raised that don't bode well for other urban farms -- because they are farming on a lot with a residence, the farm is considered to be a home based business, and therefore Dan and Brooke (or other urban farmers) can't have employees, volunteers, trainees, or anyone helping at the farm. Also, no CSA members can come to the farm and pick-up their vegetables, as this is "conducting retail business" on-site, and that isn't allowed in a residential neighborhood. BADSEED can live with this through the rest of the season, but both of those restrictions really work against the benefits and dynamics we are all trying to create with locating farms in city neighborhoods.
Because of the situation with BADSEED, it has become clear that codes restrictions like these would benefit from some adjustments on the question of urban gardens and farms.
In our meetings with the Urban Planning and Development staff, and with various city council people, they expressed a willingness to work with us to develop codes that more accurately fit the ways that urban food production is developing in Kansas City, MO. They are in a review period looking at the revised codes, so the timing is good for refinements.
The Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture, BADSEED Farm, and the Food Policy Coalition for Greater Kansas City are organizing a meeting of any interested community members who would like to have input into this process.
You are invited to attend on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 6:00-7:30 PM, at the BADSEED Market at 1909 McGee, Kansas City, MO.
The goals of the meeting are:
Come to BADSEED MARKET, Tuesday, October 20, 6:00-7:30 pm, to discuss proposing City Code changes that will benefit Urban Agriculture.
(message from Katherine Kelly of the KCCUA below).....
Hello, all. Most of you have probably heard about the zoning/codes issues that were raised in relationship to BADSEED Farm. Their situation is settled, for the moment; they can continue operations, the codes inspection division no longer has any possible violations pending with them. There were two issues though that were raised that don't bode well for other urban farms -- because they are farming on a lot with a residence, the farm is considered to be a home based business, and therefore Dan and Brooke (or other urban farmers) can't have employees, volunteers, trainees, or anyone helping at the farm. Also, no CSA members can come to the farm and pick-up their vegetables, as this is "conducting retail business" on-site, and that isn't allowed in a residential neighborhood. BADSEED can live with this through the rest of the season, but both of those restrictions really work against the benefits and dynamics we are all trying to create with locating farms in city neighborhoods.
Because of the situation with BADSEED, it has become clear that codes restrictions like these would benefit from some adjustments on the question of urban gardens and farms.
In our meetings with the Urban Planning and Development staff, and with various city council people, they expressed a willingness to work with us to develop codes that more accurately fit the ways that urban food production is developing in Kansas City, MO. They are in a review period looking at the revised codes, so the timing is good for refinements.
The Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture, BADSEED Farm, and the Food Policy Coalition for Greater Kansas City are organizing a meeting of any interested community members who would like to have input into this process.
You are invited to attend on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 6:00-7:30 PM, at the BADSEED Market at 1909 McGee, Kansas City, MO.
The goals of the meeting are:
- To look at existing codes that impact urban agriculture;
- To brainstorm about changes that might be useful and supportive of the benefits of urban agriculture;
- To put together a volunteer committee of Kansas City, MO residents to lead the codes revisions process. This committee would work with KCCUA, the Food Policy Coalition, and city staff to research possibilities, prioritize, draft, and build political support for more urban ag applicable codes; and
- Start a process that other municipalities in the metro area can use as inspiration and as a model for creating more urban ag friendly cities.
The issues which could be addressed through a codes revision process include:
- Types of agriculture: community gardens, educational gardens/farms, commercial farms, hand intensive, tillers/tractors, etc.
- Light manufacturing/processing (e.g. canning facility, fruit processing, dehydration, etc.)
- Employees, volunteers, trainees
- On-site sales
- High tunnels/greenhouses/ other structures
- Livestock: set-backs, numbers allowed, types of livestock, etc.
*** PLEASE RSVP! We want to have some idea of how many folks to expect. And, if you can, bring a folding chair, BADSEED will have some on hand, but depending on the numbers, we may need more.
If you have any questions about this, you can contact:
- Katherine Kelly, KC Center for Urban Agriculture, 913-831-2444, or katherine (@) kccua.org
- Gretchen Kunkel, Food Policy Coalition of Greater Kansas City, ghkunkel (@) kc.rr.com
- Dan Heryer & Brooke Salvaggio, badseedfarm (@) hotmail.com
