We are pleased to welcome our guests the Missouri Department of Conservation and Tulips on Troost to help us celebrate our
ANNUAL FLOWER FESTIVAL (June 19th) at FARMERS' COMMUNITY MARKET at BROOKSIDE.
Tulips on Troost is a non-profit organization that aims to change the face of Troost Avenue by planting one million tulips along the Avenue. Troost Avenue is one of Kansas City's oldest avenues, and the Tulips on Troost project seeks to celebrate the avenue's past and improve on its future. Troost Avenue was once home to Kansas City's richest and most famous families. The street was also commonly known as a dividing line of segregation in the city. Durwin Rice of from the organizations says theTulips on Troost symbolizes the need for urban renewal. He said it is a bridge over a civic and cultural divide and can help erase an imaginary line of segregation.
Missouri Department of Conservation will be there to share more about their Grow Native program. A joint program of the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), the Grow Native! program helps protect and restore our state's biodiversity by increasing conservation awareness of native plants and their effective use.
By building partnerships among private industry, non-profit organizations, government agencies and landowners, Grow Native! aims to significantly increase the demand for and use of native plants on all landscapes.
Check out the exciting treats our vendors have in store:
Bread of Life:
What a Saturday we had last week with the rain, rain and more rain.
Luke and Chris were soaked like all the other vendors trying to pack up and leave. Hopefully this weekend would be better for all.
Our burritos will have our farm eggs, Benedict Builders Sausage, organic potaoes, onion, cheddar cheese and spinach. Our quiches have farm eggs,spinach, cheddar cheese and smoked gouda. Puddin head coffee will also be available to go with a bluebery scone or cinnamon roll.
Our usual breads will be at market, rosemary twist, cheddar onion loaf, Multi Grain, Whole wheat asiago,etc. The jams we have are Organic Raspberry, Blue Goose (Blueberry and gooseberry), Cranberry Strawberry Jam.and Gooseberry.
Hope to see you Saturday,
Kathy,Luke and Chris
From the KC Center for Urban Agriculture’s Community Farm:
Let’s try it again…_ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ go away, come again another day. That might work, it might not, but either way we are coming back to Brookside dry and we’ll just have to see if we stay that way. We’ll bring some more FAVA BEANS and recipes to accompany you home, TOMATOES are coming on. We’ll bring the ripe ones, but there are plenty in the field waiting their turn at market. Some beautiful reds, yellows, striped and some crazy-looking we don’t know whats, but also more CHERRY TOMATOES. Come early, the best ones won’t last. The BASIL is tasting great. So exciting! And finally some deliciously beautiful new POTATOES! SUGAR SNAP PEAS and SNOW PEAS are finishing up there run at market. Have you had any yet? SUMMER SQUASH and CUCUMBERS. SPRING ONIONS, SCALLIONS and some CHIPPOLINIS! BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER and CABBAGE. SALAD MIX, LETTUCE MIX, MICROGREENS, ARUGULA, WILD EDIBLE PURSLANE, FUNKY FRESH BRAISING MIX. KALE, SWISS CHARD, COLLARD GREENS, MUSTARD GREENS, KOHLRABI, BEETS, TURNIPS, CARROTS ( you won’t believe these carrots---long and perfectly straight!) and of course, fresh cut HERBS including LEMONGRASS, SORREL and many others.
We’ll bring the basil transplants we have left and some peppers---think front yard hedge row!
Come to the market! We’ll exchange water-in-the-basement stories, frogs-in-the-kitchen (happened to me this week) and remember together those long days of August when we wish for rain!
See you Saturday!
From Blue Door Farm:
I'm thinking it may be time to dig some new potatoes. Woohoo! I won't know for sure until I start digging but I hope to bring Red Gold new potatoes to market. These are delicious potatoes - very tasty and delicate. They're great boiled, roasted or in potato salad.
I'll also bring more beautiful fresh onions, bountiful kale bunches, crisp head lettuce, sweet turnips and the last of the broccolini until late fall.
- Laura
Bear Creek Farms
For those of you that came to market last week - thanks! What a soggy mess! And it's pretty soggy here too - so much so that 2 pairs of my crocs are out in the field, stuck in the mud. But......... Saturday is supposed to be beautiful - so come to market and stock up on some early summer bounty!
This week we will have graffiti cauliflower - bright purple and delicious, white cauliflower, cabbage, cucumbers, piles of zucchini, broccoli, fresh cut basil, beautiful onions, yellow and purple new potatoes, yummy kale and more.
Hope to see you all Saturday.
Lonnie and Jeanna and Logan
Robbins and Jim
Wells Family Farms
I have all cuts and lots of ground. Check our website for a complete list of goodies! see ya saturday! Kim
Starting at 9:30 am, Fine Kettle of Fish serve up a tasty mix of bluegrass, country, gospel and Irish music. Brookside residents David and Barbara Fines met Bruce Eddy at St. Francis Xavier church in the 1990s. Away from their day jobs, these veteran musicians have resumes that cover the entire range from jazz and blues to country and classical. The three quickly discovered a shared sense of humor and an ability to blend uncommon musical ingredients that create their unique sound. This year Dan Fines, a sophomore at Bishop Miege joined the group.
Visit www.breakingthroughconcrete.com to view a story about our vendor Kansas City Center for Urban Agrigulture and see a great picture of farmer Lonnie from Bear Creek setting up at the Brookside Farmers Market! And, don't forget to: Buy Organic, Buy Local, By Brookside 63rd & Wornall in the Heart of Brookside Saturdays from 8am to 1 pm
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