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KC Organics @ Park Place (Leawood, KS) - Wednesdays 10am-2pm
KC Organics
Farmer's Market
@ Park Place
Wednesdays - 10am to 2pm
August 5, 2009 – October 14, 2009
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.comSee also:
http://www.kcfoodcircle.org/
and
http://www.kcfoodcircle.org/
39th Street Community Farmers Market - Wednesdays 4:30-7:30pm
The onset of October calls for a full pantry and something hot in the oven.
Community Farmers' Market
at 39th and Genessee
from 4:30-7:30 pm
Only 2 weeks left in the Wednesday market season!
Greens (blanch and freeze)
Potatoes (store in the dark)
Garlic (keep dry)
Onions (cool and dry)
Hot Peppers (can em or freeze em)
Sweet Peppers (pickle or freeze)
Hard Squash (leave out, but turn periodically)
Zucchini (freeze)
Eggs (fridge)
Honey (in your pants (Just kidding, unless you're into that.))
Frozen Beef (keep frozen and eat within a year)
Beef Jerky (back pocket in a Skoal tin)
Tomato (can it)
There will be lots more to feed your needs at the market on Wednesday, so drop in and support local agriCulture!
=== Get some green and stay healthy! 39th St. Community Market www.39thStreetMarket.com |
Tell the FDA that America’s Children Aren’t For $ale
Big food corporations are calling these products "smart choices"
Tell the FDA and USDA to end this kind of deceptive labeling today!
Ever get the feeling that multinational food corporations are just trying to sell you a bunch of junk in a pretty package? Well, the new Smart Choices® Program proves that hunch to be true.
Recently, an alliance of over a dozen giant food conglomerates and some industry “experts” came up with a new nutrition labeling program meant to help consumers make “smarter food and beverage choices.”1 You might be surprised what they define as a “Smart Choice”: products like Froot Loops®, Keebler Cookie Crunch® and Lucky Charms®.
Are they serious? In an age when childhood obesity and type II diabetes has become an epidemic, labeling sugar cereals as smart choices is unacceptable. Please join us in telling the FDA and USDA to investigate the Smart Choices® Program and put an end to deceptive labeling.
Tell the FDA that America’s Children Aren’t For $ale
http://fdn.actionkit.com/go/
The new Smart Choices® label, a large, bright green checkmark, is starting to appear on packages of processed food across the country thanks to the help of major corporations like ConAgra, General Mills, Kellogg’s, Kraft, PepsiCo, Tyson Foods and Unilever.2 For only $100,000, a company can join the Smart Choices® program3 and “recommend” products that contain as much as 44% sugar to your children.4
This new label is a sign of everything that is wrong with food industry driven labeling programs.
According to Michael Jacobson, the executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the criteria for the new “smarter food” label is so low that: “You could start out with some sawdust, add calcium or Vitamin A and meet the criteria.”5
Jacobson, who was on the original panel of experts that worked to create the nutritional standards for the Smart Choices® program, resigned last September in disgust because the results were so far in favor of the industry.
Thankfully, the FDA and USDA have taken notice. The agencies sent a joint letter saying they would “be concerned if any FOP (front of package) labeling systems…had the effect of encouraging consumers to choose highly processed foods…”6 The letter is a good start, but TheFDA and USDA need to do more. The Smart Choices program will encourage bad food choices if it's allowed to proceed. And the FDA and USDA have the ability to stop it.
Please sign this petition now and tell the FDA and the USDA that Froot Loops® is NOT a Smart Choice for our children.
http://fdn.actionkit.com/go/
Thanks for all you do,
Food Democracy Now! Team
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Help support our work: If you'd like to see Food Democracy Now!'s grassroots work continue, please consider donating as little as $10 or $25. We appreciate your support! http://fdn.actionkit.com/go/
Sources:
1. Smart Choices® Program: Helping Guide Smart Food and Beverage Choices http://fdn.actionkit.com/go/
2. Smart Choices® Program: Helping Guide Smart Food and Beverage Choices – Participating Companies http://fdn.actionkit.com/go/
3. For Your Health, Froot Loops®
http://fdn.actionkit.com/go/
4. Smart Choices: 44% sugar calories!
http://fdn.actionkit.com/go/
5. For Your Health, Froot Loops®
http://fdn.actionkit.com/go/
6. Froot Loops® Unfortunate Mascot for Smart Choices Program
http://fdn.actionkit.com/go/
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CALL FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING and ACTION - Meeting at the BADSEED Farmers Market (1909 McGee) Tuesday evening, OCTOBER 20th, 2009
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
Best regards,
Season Burnett
Director, Kansas City CSA Coalition
csac.kc (@) gmail.com
816-237-8634
The KCCSAC is on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/
and Google Groups (http://groups.google.com/group/
Troostwood Youth Garden Market - SATURDAYS (KCMO)
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: | |
Location: |
SEE ALSO:owing a healthy neighborhood
Troostwood Garden started as an activity for kids...
KC Organics and Natural Farmers Market - Saturdays in Minor Park
...this is an eMinder for
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
In partnership with Kansas City Missouri Parks and Recreation
More event details»
Troost Community Market - Linwood & Troost - KCMO - Saturdays 8:30am-NOON
BROOKSIDE - The Community Farmers Market at Brookside (KCMO) - for Market Day (SATURDAY)
Greetings Market Friends!
The weather continues to amaze, the cool weather has brought tasty fall veggies and we'll have music by percussionist Dustin Mott. Sounds like a lovely Saturday to me - hope to see you all at market, toes-a-tappin'.
From our vendors:
Bread of Life Bakery
Hello Market Friends,
This has been a nice and cool week. Luke and Chris had a busy week keeping the lawns mowed for their lawn care business. School also fills up their time so Luke is staying out of trouble for the time being.
We will have organic fair trade coffee from Puddin Head available, along with scones, pumpkin muffins,cookies honey pecan rolls, breakfast burritos, meat and vegetarian,and Quiches.
We have our usual whole grain breads made with freshly ground organic whole grains so you get a good source of fiber and other nutrients such as selenium,potassium and magnesium. The refined flours are low in fiber and are still missing some nutrients and minerals since they only add back a few in the enriched flours. Whole grains are healthier and truly the staff of life.
Come by and see Luke and Chris,
KCCUA
It’s Spring again all over again, at least as it comes to our farm’s market offerings. We’ll bring items that we haven’t had since May including spinach, salad mix, arugula and microgreens. Our root crops have also benefitted from plenty of rain and cooler nights. Detroit Dark Red beets are better than ever. Baby turnips are back and are very cute. Carrots are yellow and outstanding when braised with your choice of decadent sauce (i.e. butter). Sweet potatoes are what I’ve been waiting for all season and we’ll gladly share some with you. Winter squash varieties are plentiful including butternut, my personal favorite, carnival and acorn. Summer is not quite over yet so we’ll have perfect zucchini and patty pan squash. If you haven’t taken the chance yet…folks who have tried the patty pan rave and claim it their favorite. September is the month of taking chances, you know. Our big and little red, ripe sweet peppers are great cooked or uncooked any way you look at it. Okra. Four letters say it all. Hot peppers need only three letters. H…O…T. Scallions and leeks. Green beans and cucumbers. Get your eggplant now as this cool weather does not agree with the plants. Tomatoes are holding on and the vines are producing big wonders. We’ll bring herbs of many kinds…lemongrass, basil, rosemary and sage to name just a couple. We’ll have other greens as well. Malabar spinach, which has sustained us through the summer and continues to be Katherine’s new favorite, and sweet potato greens. We’ll also have a few other treats like pea shoots, tomatillos and squash blossoms.
We’ll look for you on Saturday.
Thank you for stopping by our stand.
Alicia
Blue Door Farm
It was so good to see everyone last week, I'm going to try it again. The raab is looking good (and has many more buds than last week), the turnips are tasty and the radishes look entirely too colorful and cheerful. I'll also have more sweet peppers, herbs and kale.
Happy Saturday!
- Laura
BROOKSIDE MARKET'S VENDOR LINKS:
- Green Dirt Farm http://www.greendirtfarm.com/
- Bread of Life Organic Bakeryhttp://www.BreadOfLifeBakery.net
- Wells Family Farms http://wellsfamilyfarms.com/
- Kansas City Community Farm/KCCUAhttp://www.KCCUA.org/
- Blue Door Farmhttp://www.localharvest.org/farms/M30772
- Bear Creek http://www.localharvest.org/csa/M239
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.
The Healing Foods Kitchen at KU Medical Center - OCTOBER CALENDAR
The Healing Foods Kitchen at KU Medical Center The October calendar for the Healing Foods Kitchen is now out. Come learn how to make delicious foods using seasonal ingredients.
Check out this link for the details:http://integrativemed.kumc.edu/nutrition_classes_calendar.htm
Raw Food Meetup - Thriving in the 21st Century - Thursday, October 9th, 2009 - Unity Temple
Viktoras Kulvinskas |
Viktoras travels extensively, and has given seminars for the World Symposium on Humanity in Canada and Australia. He has lectured for over 10,000 hours at such events as the New Earth Exposition, the Whole Earth Festival, the World Vegetarian Congress, the Cancer Victims and Friends Convention, theNational Health Federation Convention, and others.
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: | |
Location: |
SEE ALSO:owing a healthy neighborhood
Troostwood Garden started as an activity for kids...
funky Friday Farmers Market at BADSEED - FRIDAYS in the CROSSROADS
Some of you may have been present at market a few weeks ago some close friends performed The Ballad of Brooke and Dan. The video that came out of that performance is now available to THE WORLD. Check out the following links for your personal entertainment:
The Ballad of Brooke and Dan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
The Lyrics. http://www.fairsharefarm.
The Story. http://www.kansascity.com/
Thanks to our lovely friends who made this possible!
Two of our lovely chickens have just laid their first EGGS! Talk about yolks. I think these girls have been eating too much Swiss chard; those yolks were burnt orange and tasted amazing. Unfortunately, these girls will only lay for our private consumption. But we are very proud parents! Everyone should keep their own chickens! Hopefully someday soon you can - LEGALLY.
Fall is setting in, and our appetites and habits are changing (consciously or not). We notice when we see tomatoes left on the market table toward the end of summer. With fall officially here, many farmers markets are slowing down. Don't forget about us!
In the warmth of the BADSEED, we'll continue to have an abundance of organic delights. It's HARVEST SEASON, which represents the best produce from both the summer and fall. And as other markets close, we'll be adding more vendors to beef up the BADSEED Winter Market. Come see us this week and fill your mouth with the following:
...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 Badseed Farmers Market in the Crossroads Arts District, weren’t aware of the ...
Article - Sarah Benson - Aug 26 2009 - 1:04pm - 0 comments
Celebrating Local Food, Culture, and Community
See you this Friday from 4:30 to 9 PM
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)
Mission Farms Farmers' Market - THURSDAYS - 4:00-8:30pm
YES, WE'LL HAVE
FREE-RANGE EGGS TODAY!
$4 per dozen
THURSDAYS
Come introduce yourself and get to know our localfarmers 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
Robert Jones | produce, sprouts, wheatgrass | |
Cherie Schenker | beef, pork, lamb, honey, brats | |
Nancy Gordon | soap, body care, greens, produce | |
Kathy Crowther | bread, produce, cane juice, | |
Rick Newson | eggs | |
Tammy Crandell | produce, herbs, sweet corn, eggs | |
Denise and Dan May | produce | |
Kay Peoples | Kay Peoples | organic dog treats |
Pete | vegetable, fruits, meat, grains |
Robbins Hail | vegetable produce, eggs | |
