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

Hello There oh so dedicated "Local Eaters",

The BADSEED's are back in town. Dan and I cannot wait to see your smiling face and roaring belly this Friday from 4-8 PM at your favorite FUNKY FRIDAY NIGHT FARMERS MARKET!!!

We have desperately missed you and our fellow-farmers these last couple weeks during our "vacation" in sunny California. I say "vacation" in quotes because it didn't turn out to be much of one. In a nut shell: We had appointments lined up with various urban farms between San Francisco and LA. We "rented" (more quotes) a reliable volvo from a friend of mine in SF. (I am the type of girl who would rather give my hard earned money to a good-hearted individual than a corporate rental company any day, so that is exactly what we did.) Turns out that the reliable volvo was not so reliable. The key freakishly stopped turning in the ignition at a rest stop in the middle of nowhere off Highway 1 between Big Sur and San Simeon. After being stranded for 24 hours with no cell service and a lot of semi-successful hitchhiking in the rain, we finally got the car towed to the nearest Volvo dealership. OOuch!! As you can imagine it was an offensive amount of money to repair the foreign ignition locks and tumblers (whatever the hell those are) and 2 days later we were back on the rode......only this time we were broke and out of time to re-schedule the missed appointments with friendly farmers.

You heard it here first: FARMERS SHOULD NEVER TAKE VACATIONS!!! We need to stick to what we can rely on: our very own dirt! (Besides, us farmers cannot really afford to take a vacation anyway!!!) OK OK, I am not being bitter, really. I am laughing as I type this. Just don't ask me how my "vacation" was come Friday. Instead, buy loads of local/organic goodness from my beloved fellow-farmers. That way they too can afford a well-deserved vacation (even though I do not advise it!!!).

Enough about me. I'm over it. What I cannot get over is -

This Week's Organic Offerings:

*Grass-Fed Lamb including French Racks, bone-in and boneless lamb legs, lamb kabob meat, lamb shanks cut Osso Bucco style, lamb stew meat, and ground lamb. Not to mention Farmstead Sheep's Milk Cheeses in an impressive array of aged and fresh varieties

from Green Dirt Farm

www.greendirtfarm.com



*Certified Organic Beef including steaks, roasts, ground, and special cuts

from Wells Family Farm

www.wellsfamilyfarms.com


*Local BULK GRAINS & NUTS

from Platte Prairie Farms!!!!

www.prairietrading.com



*Heirloom Pumpkins for fantastic winter soups, breads, pies, and more from Super Pov

at Hun's Garden

www.hunsgarden.com



*Whole Grains Breads, specialty loaves, and baked goodies (vegan options available) from our friends

at Bread of Life Bakery

www.BreadOfLifeBakery.net



*Moist and Delicious breads, pies, cinnamon rolls, and endless sweet treats from Alice's home-grown and freshly ground wheat. As well as Farm-Fresh Brown EGGS, Canned Goods, Wood Carved Bowls, and more

at Western Hills Produce



*Rich, dark, and devastating (in all the right ways) Organic & Fair Trade Coffee from our favorite local roaster, Harry,

at Puddin’ Head

www.puddinheadcoffee.com



and last but not least -


Wonderful Wood Worked Crafts from Carol
at KNOT PERFECT


Sadly, Paul and Judy (with their succulent Oyster and Shitake Mushrooms) won't make it this week. But, that will give our delicious "fungal friends" a nice break and a chance to grow big and plentiful for the following week's market. YUM!

See you Friday!!!


Yours Truly,

Brooke
farmer & mistress of the BADSEED


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Check out this month's
Greenability Magazine
(Greenability is available
at BADSEED Market):
GreenabilityMagazine.com

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

1909 McGee*KCMO*64108

See you this Friday from 4:00 to 8:00 PM




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Earthwalk / Earthfest 2010 - Sunday, April 11th, 2010 in Theis Park (east of the Plaza)

Kansas City's EarthWalk is

April 11 at Theis Park,

and registration is OPEN!


Sign up today at http://www.earthdaykc.org


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EarthWalk 2010

Sunday, April 11
Theis Park

(south of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art)

8:30 AM - Day-of Registration
10:00 AM - Walk Start

Register to WALK
SPONSOR a Walker
Create a TEAM

Come Early for YOGA in the Park

Warm up your muscles and mind with a free yoga class in Theis Park right before the EarthWalk. Starts at 8:00 AM

Walk as your favorite SPECIES

Come dressed as your favorite species – animal or plant – for the EarthWalk. There might even be a little prize in it for the most creative costume…

Stick around after your walk for the BRUSH CREEK GREEN FESTIVAL hosted by StoneLion Puppet Theatre!

A free localized festival celebrating the planet with ART! A full stage of entertainment including StoneLion’s environmental puppet shows, make and take art activities, environmental information to help make your life more green and lots of FUN for the entire family! 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

earthwalk 2010 logo

earthwalk photo for 2010 page

WALK INFO

PRIZES

OUR SPONSORS


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blue bird bistro - Multiple Events ++ Farmer's Table - JANUARY / FEBRUARY, 2010

Wednesday Night Table
'a communal dining experience'

Wednesday, January 20, 2010
$40 includes your choice of Conclass Verdejo,
Spain or Belleruche Cotes du Rhone, France and

four courses

house made ravioli filled with local cheese and

served with fresh tomato ragot

American Gulf wild caught shrimp

tossed with organic mixed greens,

Bob Burn's honey vinaigrette, organic orange slices,

crispy bacon bits and sprinkled with Maytag blue cheese

Good Shepherd Turkey Ranch heritage turkey potato au gratin

topped with steamed broccoli and

drizzled with a mustard sauce

Organic Garden fuji apples

poached in red wine and served crisp


every Wednesday at 7:30pm in a private room at blue bird bistro

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farmers' table
Saturday, January 23, 2010

$45 per person

reservations 816-221-7559

start with an aperitif and hors d'oeuvres

as you mingle and visit some of our local farmers

be seated for five courses of

all local culinary delight

special seating at 7:45pm for anyone

wanting to dine with the farmers

Thane Palmberg Farm roasted sweet onions

and Campo Lindo Farm chicken breast

honey battered and tossed with

Beau Solais Farm pea shoots

savory Organic Garden fuji apple soup

served in Organic Way Farm squash bowl

Morningland Dairy white cheddar cheese basket

filled with Thane Palmberg Farm sweet potato

made into pasta and tossed in

blue bird bistro aged red wine vinagrette

shepherd's pie, blue bird style

with New Grass Bison and

Thane Palmberg Farm potatoes

finish with Campo Lindo Farm egg flan


vegetarian option - $45 wine pairing - $20


follow our year of farmers' tables at

farmerstable.bluebirdbistro.com


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valentine's day is fast approaching
sunday brunch is on 10am to 2pm

Special Valentine's Dinner
we will be open Sunday, February 14, 2010
serving Valentine's specials and our full dinner menu
starting at 5pm
2010 is bringing us back to peserves and biscuits
now serving tomato honey or blueberry rosemary perserves


reservations are not needed as long as space is available
we will post the menu by 2pm on the day of the dinner
at
wednesdaynight.bluebirdbistro.com
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Prairie Village, KS ~ EARTH FAIR 9 ~ Shawnee Mission East High School - Saturday, April 17th, 2010

Earth Fair 9:
Wake Up to a Greener Earth!


For more information Contact:
Katie Nixon
ladybug_kmn (@) hotmail. com
816.809.5074
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Rural / Urban Livestock Workshops (Missouri)


The West Central Region Innovative Small Farmers Outreach Program is proud to offer the following workshops:

INTRODUCTION TO POULTRY

January 30, 2010 ~ 8:30am–to-2:00pm

Lafayette Co. Extension Office
14 E. 19th St., Higginsville, MO

$10 per person or $15 per couple. (Fee includes lunch)

Space is limited. To register or for more information Contact:
Susan Jaster @ 816-589-4725
or jasters (@) lincolnu.edu

We will be addressing the following questions:
  • How do I know what is best for my poultry?
  • What in the heck is a Chicken tractor?
  • Heifer International Presentation and Lunch (provided)-12:30
  • Can poultry live in the city?
  • How much feed should I give my birds?
  • Can I Sell meat and eggs?
  • Where will I find more information and resources about poultry?


INTRODUCTION TO GOATS:
back to the basics

February 20, 2010 ~ 9am-to-4pm

Family Center of Harrisonville
2601 Cantrell Road
Mill-Walk Mall, Harrisonville, MO

Directions: South of Kansas City on Hwy 71,
Take Exit: MO-291 N, Turn Right from Exit.

$10.00 Person / $15.00 per Couple - Lunch Included

Must Pre-Register. To register and to get more information,
Contact Jeff Yearington at 816-779-6762
or YearingtonJ (@) lincolnu.edu

We will be covering these topics:
  • Goat Health & Nutrition
  • Parasites
  • Pasture Improvement
  • Opportunities with Goats
  • Hands-on Training
Hope to see you there!

Katie Nixon
Small Farm Specialist--West Central Region
 Innovative Small Farmer's Outreach Program
http://www.lincolnu.edu/pages/653.asp
 Lincoln University Cooperative Extension
816-809-5074

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The ISFOP is part of Lincoln University Cooperative Extension (LUCE), created to help the small farmers and ranchers of Missouri, especially those who are socially disadvantaged and under-served, to raise the level of efficiency on their farms while taking good care of the soil, water and the environment. A vast body of resources is available from universities, government agencies and all sorts of organizations for small farmers. Unfortunately, many of the small farmers and ranchers are unaware of the information and opportunities. ISFOP will make farmers aware and assist them to access these resources so that they may improve their farms and farming operations, which in turn will improve their overall well-being.

The information provided by ISFOP to small farmers will help them adapt to a rapidly changing farm economy. We work in partnership with University of Missouri Extension (UME), other USDA and state agencies, and non-governmental organizations to provide research-based information on various farm topics to help farmers:

  • Lower input costs
  • Improve farming skills
  • Increase yields/ productions
  • Improve record keeping systems
  • Try new enterprises
  • Find niche markets and improve marketing skills
  • Add value to the harvest/ products
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Kaw Permaculture Collaborative - Principles of Permaculture and Sustainable Living

The Kaw Permaculture Collaborative and the Kansas Permaculture Institute are proud to present their first full course in the Principles of Permaculture and Sustainable Living:
Introduction to Permaculture Ethics,
Principles and Design
With Steve Moring of Vajra Farm

The course consists of a series of 16, three hour sessions with lectures, video screenings and field work to be held every second week beginning *February 10th from 6 -- 9 pm at the East Lawrence Recreation Center.*

"As a community we are entering a period of energy depletion and the resulting decline in our global economy. Learn how the sustainability movement known as Permaculture promises to create an ecologically sound and economically viable system which neither pollutes nor exploits our planet."

This course consists of 48 hours of lecture leading to a Permaculture Design Certificate from the Kansas Permaculture Institute, Inc. Lecture topics include food security, permaculture ethics, ecological principles, system design, sustainable soils, food production, food forests, earth works and construction of human habitats.

A second course is our Permaculture Practicum that will consist of four, six hour field work internship program. The Practicum will begin June 12 and go to July 24, 2010, and will be held at Vajra Farm near Oskaloosa, Prairie Lovesong Farm near Tonganoxie, and Chestnut Charlie's Nut Tree Farm, North of Lawrence. The Practicum's 24 hours of field work that will culminate in fulfilling the requirement of 72 hours of instruction for a certificate in permaculture design.

For more information on course content, meeting times and locations go to websites: http://groups.google.com/group/kpc-dev/web/kpc-event-postings or http://kawpermaculture.wordpress.com,

or To register: Please contact Steve Moring at 785-691-7305
or by e-mail to smoring (@) grasshoppernet.com
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The Politics of Agriculture in Washington Have Been Substantially Reshuffled

Note: Please remember this, folks...
Political action is embedded in everyday happenings, and a vote for change can take many forms. Whether you write-in, call-in, send e-mail or just talk to your neighbors about political change, YOU VOTE EVERY TIME YOU MAKE A PURCHASE. Tell your local store managers that you want to see more local products for sale.

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The Farm Bill and Beyond
Dan Morgan

January 13, 2010

More than a year after the U.S. Congress enacted a new multi-year farm bill (the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008), the politics of agriculture in Washington have been substantially reshuffled. Proposed climate change legislation has confronted the farm bloc with issues that received scant attention in the farm bill itself. At the same time, the congressional energy committees and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-not the traditional guardians of agriculture-have taken the lead in shaping climate and biofuels policies that could have long-term impacts on farmers. At the White House, President Obama has proposed cutting some key subsidies, and he has signaled interest in aligning himself-at least symbolically-with a grass roots movement that supports "sustainable agriculture" and "healthy foods." These developments have moved long-standing tensions over agriculture policy to center stage.

This paper by agricultural commentator and former GMF Transatlantic Fellow Dan Morgan examines these tensions in the context of the 2008 farm bill, with a view to setting the stage for the next phase of the debate in the United States and Europe over climate, energy, farm subsidies, food safety, trade, and agricultural aid to farmers in developing countries.

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See also:
Prodding the Liberal Agenda With a Pitchfork (August, 2009)
http://www.gmfus.org/publications/article.cfm?id=638
** Excerpt: In the case of the food safety bill passed by the House on Thursday, Peterson worked behind the scenes to limit new FDA powers to make farmers keep records to help trace food-borne illnesses. And in regulating small growers and organic farmers, the FDA will now have to consider the impact the new rules will have on them.

All this shows that the Agracrats are a force to be reckoned with. When the Obama administration proposed phasing out a principal farm subsidy over three years for all except the smallest farmers, Peterson pronounced it "dead on arrival," then said, "We might cremate it."

Spoken like a true Agracrat.

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JUST SAY NO to Monsanto's GE ALFALFA

NOC logo#1National Organic Coalition

STOP GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ALFALFA!

USDA just released its draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on GE alfalfa and NOW is your chance to demand that USDA protect organic food from GE contamination.

Comments are due February 16, 2010

Tell the USDA Not to Approve Monsanto's GE Alfalfa

In the EIS, USDA claims that there is no evidence that consumers care about GE contamination of organic alfalfa. But it's not just alfalfa that is at risk - since alfalfa is fed to dairy cows and other livestock, organic dairy and meat products that you eat could be affected too!

** Tell USDA That You Care About GE Contamination

of Organic Crops and Food **

Below are some excerpts from the EIS and additional recommended talking points -Write your own letter and post it in the mail or go to the website of one of our partner organizations below to send your comments via their website. COMMENTS ARE DUE FEBRUARY 16, 2010

FoodandWaterWatch.org

CenterforFoodSafety.org

PASS THIS ALERT ON TO ALL YOUR NETWORKS

-- For more information, a detailed Fact Sheet from the Center for Food Safety, as well as an electronic version of this alert, go to: www.NationalOrganicCoalition.org
*Tell USDA You Won't Buy GE Contaminated Alfalfa and Alfalfa-Derived Meat & Dairy Products:

USDA claims that consumers will not reject GE contamination of organic alfalfa if the contamination is unintentional or if the GE material is not transmitted to the end milk or meat product.

*Tell USDA to Protect All Farmers, Organic Included, Who Wish to Choose to Grow Non-GE Crops:

Although USDA says it supports "coexistence" of all types of agriculture, USDA refuses to even consider any future for alfalfa that would include protections from contamination for organic and conventional farmers and exporters.

*Tell USDA That Protecting Organic Farmers is Its Job and That Relying Solely on Monsanto's Business as Usual "Best Practices" Ensures Widespread GE Contamination:

USDA claims that Monsanto's seed contracts require measures sufficient to prevent GE contamination, and that there is no evidence to the contrary. USDA is ignoring evidence from widespread GE contamination of Canola, Soy, and Corn.

*Tell USDA That GE Alfalfa Would Significantly Increase Pesticide Use and Increase Harm to Human Health and the Environment:

USDA admits (correctly) that introduction of Roundup Ready alfalfa will increase Roundup use. However, USDA's claims that the increase is not significant and that Roundup will replace other, more toxic herbicides are flat-out wrong.

*Tell USDA That Harm to Small and Organic Farmers from GE Contamination Would be Significant:

USDA concludes that GE alfalfa will cause production to shift to larger farms (that can afford built-in isolation distances) and conventional growers who are not threatened by GE contamination, but that these economic shifts are not significant.

*Tell USDA to Extend the Comment Period:

USDA provided only a 60-day comment period, from Dec 16-Feb 16. We need more time.

HOW TO COMMENT:

Comments are due February 16, 2010. Comments can be filed directly online at: http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#submitComment?R=0900006480a6b7a1

For written, mailed comments please send two copies to: Docket No. APHIS-2007-0044, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2007-0044.

For more information, go to: www.NationalOrganicCoalition.org

STOP GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ALFALFA!

Contact Information
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Liana Hoodes
National Organic Action Plan
National Organic Coalition
3540 Route 52
Pine Bush, NY 12566
Phone and Fax: 845-744-2304
www.NationalOrganicCoalition.org
Liana (@) nationalorganiccoalition .org
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