WINTER MARKET at GRAND COURT - SATURDAYS - NOV 7 & 14, 2009

WINTER FARMER’S MARKET CELEBRATES
NEW COMMUNITY SPIRIT OPEN HOUSE

Kansas City, MO --- October 2009 -- The Farmer’s Winter Market of Grand Court is excited to announce that a new network of small growers will participate in a Grand Opening Celebration in cooperation with non-profit organizations. The events will be held on November 7 and 14, from 10 am - 1 pm, inside of the Grand Court Retirement Center at 501 W. 107th Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Mapquest link

“With the addition of new farmers and vendors, the Farmer’s Winter Market of Grand Court is able to offer residents just south of Kansas City a larger variety of fresh produce, meats, dairy and desserts” states Steven Quarles, Assistant Manager of Grand Court Farmer’s Market and a multi-generation farmer.

Market Volunteer Janet Hoyer states, “It is refreshing to work with good people who have compassion for the less fortunate. Their unseen individual charity efforts go beyond talk into making real social differences. These include services such as food bank donations, teaching gardening methods to special needs students, revitalizing urban areas for community gardens, helping local homeless people, and facilitating animal adoptions. Supporting America’s small farmers is a good value and investment that nourishes the community.”

Non-profit organizations at the event will include Urban Growth KC, H3 (Houses, Hearts, Hands), PigHeads Animal Rescue and The Cooperation Institute.

Event farmers and vendors include: Schenker Farms, NV Ranch, ShroomHeads Organic Farm, The Organic Garden, Rambler’s Ranch, The Little Muddy Farm, Three Spoons of Sugar, Puddin’ Head Coffee and Wellness World Organics.

Speakers will give free demonstrations on gardening, cooking, and information about local agricultural products. Brief talks about individual organizations will be given. The event will include an Open House time for conversation and questions. Coffee from Puddin’ Heads will be available. Farmer musician Vernon Quarles will provide musical entertainment. A local noted Harpist will provide soft background music for the event.

The Farmer’s Market of Grand Court was founded by Market Manager Tena Bellovich in October 2007 in an effort to provide a forum for small local farmers to sell their goods.

Information and updates can be found at:
www.FarmersMarketGrandCourt.com

(The KC Food Circle is listing this event on a provisional basis because many of the participating food producers are (or were) KCFC Member Growers. We are confident that the products provided at Grand Court will, for the most part, meet KC Food Circle standards.)

See also:
http://www.kcfoodcircle.org/growermembers/

Funky Friday Farmers Market at BADSEED - FRIDAYS in the CROSSROADS

Dearest "Consious Consumers" of Local Flavor -

The air is changing and the leaves are falling. Farmers Markets around town are closing up for the Winter months ahead. This can be a sad time for the "local foodie" or the "proactive parent" who seeks the freshest organic ingredients to bring to the table and feed the ones they love.

Well my famished friends, us crazy farmers at the BADSEED Market can calm those aching bellies. As you know we will be open all Winter long thru January 31st with free-range meats, artisan cheeses, fresh baked breads, baked goods, jams & jellies, winter greens, root vegetables, sweet potatoes, and more!!!

Please take note: our new Winter hours will be

every Friday from 4-8 PM.

It can be tempting during these cold times, due to convenience and hectic schedules, to "ditch" the weekly market and settle for the supermarket instead. But I urge you in these moments to remember the importance of eating well! Food is your medicine. Your body deserves wholesome foods grown with love in your immediate community by a face you have seen and can trust. Wasting your pay check away at Whole Foods Market just doesn't cut it. Industrial Organic Foods are not sprayed with certain pesticides, but they are still unethically grown: exploiting labor, resources, and fossil fuels during transport. By the time they reach your table they are no longer FRESH!! There is something truly remarkable about purchasing food from real people...real hands with real dirt under fingernails...real community & culture. The relationship between farmer and eater is a sacred one. So - LETS EAT!!!

This week we are lucky to have a couple NEW VENDORS including:

Green Dirt Farm - Weston, MO

www.greendirtfarm.com

*Notorious for their artisan Sheep's Cheeses and their pastured lamb cuts, Green Dirt is something Kansas City Eaters can be proud of!! Treat yourselves. You deserve it!!

Wells Family Farms - King City, MO

www.wellsfamilyfarms.com

Everybody loves Kim Wells (she's a doll) with her certified organic, grass-finished BEEF. Happy cows mean happy people, so get your fill of America's heartland at it's finest!!!

As for your usual gang of gregarious GROWERS:

From BADSEED Farm - Southside, KCMO

www.badseedfarm.com

The season is not over yet folks! The BADSEED's will have a plethora of "earthly delights" including varietalSWEET POTATOES, Heirloom CHEESE PUMPKINS perfect for PIES, MEAN GREENS like ARUGULA, DINO KALE,Rainbow CHARD, Spicy MUSTARDS, "Stir-Fry" MIX, Gourmet SALAD BOWLS, righteous ROOTS including BEETS,RADISHES, TURNIPS, Culinary HERBS, and more...

Load up before it is too late!!

From HERB "n" GARDENER - Westside, KCMO

Get it while it is hot...this may be Lew's last week at market!! He will have luscious greens including ARUGULA, specialty SALAD MIXES, CHARDS & KALES, and a whole lotta' love.....

From Platte Prairie Farms - Northside, KCMO

www.prairietrading.com

The "Squash Father" will have totally outrageous roots including RUTABEGAS, BEETS, & TURNIPS, not to mentionGREENS, Dried GRAINS & NUTS, OATMEAL, and herbs....

From Pov's Garden - An Urban Farm in KCK
http://www.HunsGarden.com

As usual Pov will blow your mind with his charming self and awesome quantities of home-grown goodies includingHEIRLOOM PUMPKINS in tangerine, periwinkle, and rustic orange, as well as FRESH GINGER ROOT, APPLES,ASIAN GREENS, and maybe (if we are lucky) TOMATOES!!!

From Western Hills Produce - Higginsville, MO

Alice will be sure to wet your whistle with her fresh baked breads (from home-grown and freshly ground wheat), as well as muffins, cup-cakes, & cookies. Canned goodies like fruit jams and jellies will also be available alongside seasonal produce and farm-fresh EGGS!!!

And last but certainly not least BREAD OF LIFE BAKERY will be there with all sorts of breads and sweet treats,Puddin' Head will be bangin' with the world's finest freshly ground organic/fair-trade coffee, and GOATSBEARD GOAT CHEESE will be aging for your pleasure in the big silver fridge!!!

So there you have it.

EAT YOUR HEART OUT KANSAS CITY this Friday @ the BADSEED!

On behalf of myself and my fellow farmers, we look forward to feeding you.

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 4:00 to 8:00 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)
HUNS' GARDEN

www.badseedfarm.com

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Eco-Radio - TUESDAYS at NOON on KKFI 90.1 FM - KC's Community Radio Station

NOON!!

ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd...

EcoRadioKC host Steve Mann will discuss the Local sustainable food revolution with the producers of the new documentry film Food Fight:
http://www.FoodFightTheDoc.com/ **

** This film will be screened at multiple local venues in November and December, 2009 - colleges and universities, libraries and other suitable theaters, are welcome to schedule screenings. Go to the film's web site for details.
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Stay tuned at 12:30 when the Bioneers radio series (http://www.bioneers.org/) airs "Just Like a Woman: Nature, Chemicals and the Feminization of Science":

"There is a fundamental need to restore a female perspective to the male-dominated world of science. Is it any accident that the first person to sound the alarm about chemical pollution was Rachel Carson, a woman? These dangerous chemicals are 'feminizing' all us critters by disrupting our hormone balances. How did we get here? And what can we do about it? Environmental health advocate Charlotte Brody suggests that female scientists, with a different way of seeing problems and solutions, may lead us toward a new and healthy approach to the connections between human health and the health of the planet."

KKFI's ECO-RADIO show an be heard LIVE...
streaming on http://www.kkfi.org

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EAT LOCAL for the HOLIDAYS! - K.C. Healthy Kids

October 23, 2009
For Immediate Release

Contact:
Karen Siebert
913.220.4213
ksiebert (@) kchealthykids.org

Local group challenges the community to

Eat Local
for the Holidays

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Sweet potatoes that traveled 800 miles from Georgia . Pecans that journeyed 1,700 miles from California . The ingredients for a holiday meal can really rack up the miles.

But a local group wants the community to know that many food items for your holiday meal can be found right here in Kansas City . They’re local, they’re tasty and they’re easier to find than you might think.

The Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition is encouraging Kansas Citians to Eat Local for the Holidays by asking them to pledge online to have at least one local food item as part of a holiday meal.

“We have farmers growing and raising some of the best quality food in the country right here in our region,” said Gretchen Kunkel, president of KC Healthy Kids and a member of the Food Policy Coalition. “We want people to be aware of the wonderful food resources we have in our community. Buying local is good for our economy, our environment and our health.”

According to Kunkel, foods that are picked ripe and spend less time in transit are generally more nutrient-dense, have more flavor and use fewer, if any, chemical preservatives.

People can pledge online to
Eat Local for the Holidays
by visiting www.eatlocalkc.net
Those who take the pledge will be
entered in a drawing for local food prizes.

The Eat Local for the Holidays web site includes helpful information about what is in season in the Greater Kansas City area and where people can buy locally grown items. It also includes recipes using items that are available locally during the holidays, such as apples, herbs, pecans, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, cheese, eggs and poultry. For those who prefer to have someone else do their holiday cooking, the Web site also includes a list of area restaurants that specialize in local foods.

“The holidays are a perfect time to add another dimension to how we think about food because we are already making thoughtful food purchases,” Kunkel said. “By adding just one locally grown item to your holiday meal, you can begin to make a difference in the strength of our local food system.”

About the Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition

The Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition is a group of individuals, organizations, businesses and government representatives committed to ensuring that there is a healthy, sustainable and affordable food system for Greater Kansas City. The coalition promotes food policies that positively impact the nutritional, economic, social and environmental health of Greater Kansas City. More information is available at www.eatlocalkc.net.

Editor’s Note:
Please contact Karen Siebert at 913.220.4213
or ksiebert (@) kchealthykids.org
to arrange a photo opportunity at a local farm
or at a farmers market selling local foods.

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

TROOSTWOOD YOUTH GARDEN MARKET

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:owing a healthy neighborhood

Troostwood Garden started as an activity for kids...

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LAST MARKET DAY - BROOKSIDE - The Community Farmers Market at Brookside (KCMO) - for Market Day (SATURDAY)

Greetings Market Friends!

Greetings and fond farewells (at least until next year).

This is the last market of the '09 season.

This season brought some wild ups and downs to customers and vendors alike, but every Saturday we could count on friendly faces. Thank you for your support, friendship and appreciation of our local foods and farmers. We couldn't do this without you - you are the most important part of local food - the local part. You remind us that we aren't just growing vegetables or making cheese, we are being invited into your homes and to your tables every week. That honor is what keeps us planting, prepping, creating and going. There is nothing quite like thinking of a particular market customer as you harvest an item you know will delight them.

We'll keep thinking of you over the winter as we prepare for next season. We hope you will all take care and stay warm and well-fed through the cold months. We'll miss you! We'll miss market! We'll miss sharing recipes, bragging about our wares and commiserating over the weather. We'll miss the market kids, the market dogs, and the market music. We will miss all of it ... but maybe not so much next Saturday morning, as we snuggle back under the warm covers for a well deserved sleep-in. :)

But no sleeping in this Saturday... this is the grand finale! We'll be at market with plenty of fresh local food to stock up on. We hope you'll come see us and help us usher out the season in style.

THANK YOU!!!

From our vendors:

Wells Family Farms

Hi Everyone, It will be good to see you all again, I am sorry that I ran out of beef, in the freezer, not the field! But am back in business and ready to share all the goodies from our farm.
We have all cuts available, also we have sweet breads! it is actually suet, it was requested so had a couple extra made up.

We also will be bringing other goodies, wreaths, baskets full of squirrel food (acorns! yummy!) and hedge balls. Our diatomaceous earth is jarred up and ready and our teas have made a big splash. I will have Red Raspberry and Blackberry with me. Dried soy beans to make your snakes with and seeds for planting and sprouting. '
I hope to be harvesting my horse radish this week, it will be sold as whole fresh root. I was warned to grind it out side so will experiment with this!

Call or email with special orders!

Thank you,

Kim

Blue Door

Yeah! My fall crops matured in time and I will have a plethora of new crops to share! I'm glad to be able to share this last abundance with you all, so please come by and see me. I'll have:

- Persimmons!!! If you've never enjoyed a ripe, native persimmon, you simply must, must, must come by and try one. These fall treats have been described as a mix of a date, plum and tangerine... tantalized yet?
- Broccoli. Fall broccoli is super tasty, but quantities are limited.
- Baby fennel. Great raw in salads, roasted or poached with fish.
- Sorrel. This lemony green is great raw or in sorrel soup.
- Head lettuce (Romaine and Red Summer Crisp)
- Shunkyo radishes. This neon pink, daikon like radish is sweet to start, with a pleasant, slow building heat to finish. My absolute favorite radish.
- Raab. This new crop is tender and marvelous. If you've never had raab, come by and ask for recipes.
- Pac choi. Fat and juicy, white stemmed and perfect for raw snacking for stir fry.
- Chard. The yummy rainbow green.
- Turnips love this weather.
- Garlic chives.
- Kale. My loyal Winterbor kale continues to produce.

Thank you all so much for your support this season. I love growing food for you all and am excited about next season. If you have suggestions or requests, please let me know - I'm always up for new ideas!

Best wishes,


Laura

KCCUA

Late October. The last market. Time for reflection. Time to celebrate the summer’s harvest. Time to say see-ya-later to market farmers and friends. We come to the last market with gratitude for the support of the Brookside neighborhood, the area merchants, the new customers of the year and our long-time regular customers. It’s been a great year full of cooperation and growth, struggle and success, rain and more rain. Have you ever seen so much rain?

What we lost in potatoes because of the rain, we gained in peppers.
This year we’ve eaten peppers and more peppers and more peppers. Some years it’s eggplant and more eggplant and far too often it’s squash and more squash. As a farmer though, I’m thankful whenever anything grows. I always think eating something is better than eating nothing.

So, to this last market of the season, we will bring PEPPERS- sweet, bell peppers and tiny, hot peppers. TOMATOES---a few red ones for the market early-birds and lots of green ones for everyone else. Think fried green tomatoes, green tomato relish, green tomato salsa, green tomato and parsley soup? We still have EGGPLANT ripening in the field and will bring that. GREEN BEANS and EDAMAME. New crop of SCALLIONS and LEEKS. Freshly dug SWEET POTATOES---Yumyumyum! BABY SQUASH. KALE and SWISS CHARD. MICROGREENS and WATERCRESS. Our wonderful leaves of SALAD MIX and LETTUCE MIX. The most perfect SPINACH I’ve ever seen or tasted anywhere anytime. ARUGULA that will knock your wool socks off. And ROOTS---the TURNIPS are flawlessly delicious, BEETS and maybe 14 CARROTS (we’re between crops). The HERBS are doing fine in this weather. LEMONGRASS and PARSLEY, ROSEMARY and SAGE, and some others will be handily available as you check out at the stand. Oak Ridge Farm is bringing us their melt-in-your-mouth SHITAKE MUSHROOMS.

Be sure to up sign up at the stand for the farm’s winter veggie email. Weather permitting we’ll be growing all the way through the night of winter bringing fresh, organic and local produce to you and yours. Our high tunnels will be full of greenness if you want to stop by the farm and check them out.

We thank each and every one of you for your continued support through this year. We would not be the farm we are without you. We would not be able to do the things we do without you all doing what you do.

Thank you. We’ll see you Saturday.

Green Dirt Farm

Our last market day for the season. We will have all of our Fresh cheese and almost all of our aged cheeses including Prairie Tomme (sorry no Queen of the Prairie- she is sold out until next year.) We will also have a good selection of lamb cuts including sausage. Hope to see you there!
But if you can't make it on Saturday please come and see us on Friday evenings at the Bad Seed Farmers' Market (19th and McGee.) We expect to be at this indoor farmers' market through January.

Sarah

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

• Bear Creek
• http://www.localharvest.org/csa/M239
  
  

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 to Creating a Unique Partnership between the Community and Farmers who provide High Quality, Local and Organic Products in an atmosphere that is mutually beneficial, wholesome and fun.The Market also helps to support the Border Star PTA.

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

BADSEED FARMERS' MARKET
NOW OPEN YEAR-ROUND*
*with few exceptions

Dearest Consumers of the Freshest Urban Grown Goodies in Town -

I hope you are hungry Kansas City!!! This little bit of sun and warmth that graced our fields early this week really gave our leafy greens and glorious root vegetables just the jolt they needed. The bounty will be lush and plentiful this Friday from 4:30 - 9:00 PM at the BADSEED Farmers Market.

As always your gang of gregarious renegade farmers will be eagerly waiting to FILL YOUR BELLIES with the following "earthly delights":

*Devastatingly Handsome DINO KALE...not to mention
Russian Kale, Winter Bore, & Red Bore (for all you crazy Kale Aficionados)

*Mean Greens including Peppery & Perfect ARUGULA, SEXY SALAD MIXES,
and even sexier yet - ASIAN "Stirfry" MIX!!

* "I have died and gone to Heaven" SWEET POTATOES in white-fleshed
Japanese and orange-fleshed Beauregard

*Heirloom WINTER SQUASH in Butternut, Acorn, and Carnival

*Baby PIE PUMPKINS, Long Island CHEESE PUMPKINS, and
outrageous Heirloom Varieties in tangerine, periwinkle, and cream!!

*Wicked Easter Egg RADISHES and Cherry Bells

*Root Vegetables including multicolored BEETS, RUTABAGAS, & TURNIPS

*Culinary Herbs Perfect for Winter stews....including SAGE, THYME, SAVORY, and RUSSIAN TARRAGON

*ONIONS, CHIVES and more......

And vegetables are not the only name of the game! Local Eaters can also stock up on -

*Aged and Fresh GOAT CHEESE from Goatsbeard Farm
(I recommend the perfectly aged and nutty-flavored Taum Sauk sliced thin and drizzled with honey for an after dinner treat!!)

*Free-Range EGGS with Glorious Yolks (load up and make some home-made
EGG NOG for the cold nights ahead!!)

*Wholesome BREADS and Mouth-watering SWEET TREATS
from Bread of Life Bakery and Western Hills Produce

*CANNED GOODS including Jams. Jellies, Relishes, & Pickles....
just like Grandma used to make em'!

*and last but not least organic/fair-trade COFFEE from Harry,
our favorite micro-roaster at Puddin' Head

So STAY OUT OF THE SUPERMARKET Kansas City!! And come see the BADSEED's instead. The season may be changing - the air is getting colder, and the days are getting shorter, BUT us farmers are still out there everyday "playing in the dirt". We are forever dedicated to providing you with the finest, organically grown foods your tongue has ever tasted! STUFF YOUR FACE this Friday. I look forward to it!

....and do not forget NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR & URBAN FARMER EXTRAORDINAIRE, NOVELLA CARPENTER, will be at BADSEED this weekend empowering people to grow their own food!!

Read on for all the juicy details:

” Do it Yourself ” Farm City Tour

* With Novella Carpenter *

After doing a “straight” tour promoting her New York Times best-selling book, Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer, Novella Carpenter is taking her urban farming skills and knowledge on the road with hands-on workshops devoted to empowering people to grow their own food and raise livestock in city areas. To that end, she’s offering the following talks and classes in Kansas City at BADSEED this Fall !!! Special guest, Samin Nosrat, former Chez Panisse chef, will be joining Novella for a butchery & cooking demo.

Saturday, October 24, 6-7:30 PM @ BADSEED –

Farm City Talk: An Evening with Novella Carpenter

Novella Carpenter, author of Farm City: the Education of an Urban Farmer (the Penguin Press) will present a slideshow about her rag-tag farm in the middle of downtown Oakland. Her story of farming on land she doesn’t own inspired the New York Times to call it: “easily the funniest, weirdest, most perversely provocative gardening book I’ve ever read. I couldn’t put it down.” In addition to reading from her book and showing slides of her farm where she has raised vegetables and fruit; turkeys, bees, rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese, pigs and now goats, Novella will discuss the history of urban farming in America, the state of the movement today, and what we can learn from urban farmers around the world. She will also be available to give consultations to people eager to start their own urban farms

*This is an unlimited, all ages event - $10 at the door. Kids are free.

Sunday, October 25, Part 1, 10 AM-1 PM, Part 2 , 4-5 PM –

The Complete Chicken

Part 1 - Generations ago, many recipes called for the woman of the house to first kill and clean a chicken for dinner. These days we are content to shop at grocery stores where that work is done for us. But some people are yearning to re-learn that lost knowledge, or they are curious what it really means to eat meat. At the same time, as more and more people keep backyard chickens for their eggs, it might become necessary to learn how to dispatch an older bird, cull non-producers or aggressive hens, or the occasional rooster from the flock. The first hour of the class will cover backyard chicken basics for keeping happy, healthy hens on a budget, from day old chick to egg producer. The remaining section will focus on best practices for killing a chicken quickly and humanely. It will also cover plucking feathers and cleaning your bird so that you can put healthy, home-grown meat on your table. Depending on the number of students, most people will work in groups to kill, pluck, and clean their own bird.

Part 2 - Butchery and Cooking Demo with Samin Nosrat: Since home-grown birds can be tougher than what you’re used to from the grocery store, we’ll focus on techniques to tenderize the meat. We’ll show you how to chill and hang the bird to thoroughly drain its blood, and the proper way to rest meat so that your dinner will be as delicious as possible. You’ll learn how to butcher a chicken quickly and efficiently into eight pieces and make a rich stock with its carcass. The class will also include a cooking demonstration with tips on how to season, roast, braise and grill so that you can extract maximum flavor from your backyard bird, as well as recipes for using all the offal, heads and feet so that none of your bird goes to waste.

Cost of Class is $100 per student, pre-register and payment required, spaces are limited, for details, location, or to sign-up contact Brooke at brooke@badseedfarm.com

BIOS:

Novella Carpenter is the author of Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer (the Penguin Press, June 2009). She farms on a 4500 square foot abandoned lot near downtown Oakland and has been raising farm animals in urban areas for over ten years. Her writings have appeared in Mother Jones, Food and Wine, salon.com, and more. She also keeps a popular blog about her adventures in city farming at GhosttownFarm:http://ghosttownfarm.wordpress.com/. She studied under Michael Pollan for two years at University of California Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism.

A professional cook and freelance writer, Samin Nosrat looks to tradition, culture and history for inspiration. Trained in the Chez Panisse kitchen, she cooked there for several years before moving to Italy, where she worked closely with the Tuscan butcher Dario Cecchini and chef Benedetta Vitali for nearly two years. She has spent the past five years as the sous chef and farmwife at Eccolo restaurant, butchering, brining, and preserving nearly everything in an effort to make the restaurant as self-sustaining as possible. Her writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Meatpaper, and Edible San Francisco.

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

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Local Burger News - vendor profiles, coupons, upcoming events!

714 Vermont Street Lawrence, Kansas 66044 785-856-7827 www.localburger.com newsletter (@) localburger.com Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-9pm, Sun 11am-8pm

Dear Friends of Local Burger,

The essence of Local Burger is about bringing prosperity and recognition back to the farmer and rancher...the people that provide us with food (an important job). Particularly, the producers that practice their art in a sustainable and reverent way. A way that is nourishing to the people that actually eat their food, the land, animals, local cultures and economies.

The Local Burger newsletter will feature a profile of some of the folks that supply our food, seasonal specials (check them out below!!) and events, and always an amazing coupon (that you should use so we know this newsletter is getting read!).

Local Burger wants to do better...better customer service, improved menu and we want to share what we learn about how the people that provide our food here produce, create and practice their art.

We are looking forward to "Meet Your Farmers, Suppliers and Rancher Nights" - with free samples and demonstrations. From wine to chocolate and pork to tofu, we want to share why heritage breeds, pasture raised, grass-fed only, organic, non-gmo, additive free, gluten free quality food can matter to all of us.

Local Burger is excited to connect you to these local food stars - artists who are passionate about what they are doing. They're on a journey that took them to a place where profit was not all that mattered....quality, relationships, health and culture came into the equation. It may not be the easiest way...but for some of us it is the only way.

I hope you enjoy the feature on Jason Wiebe's Dairy. My visit was eye opening - What a quality operation! Be sure to check out the coupon at the end of the newsletter so you can appreciate his fine product free of charge :)

With Sincere Thanks,

Hilary

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