THE EARTH DINNER @ blue bird bistro ~ Friday, April 22, 2011

Friday, April 22, 2011

5pm to 10pm

in celebration of the earth and raising funds for the chefs collaborative, the leading nonprofit network of chefs that's changing the sustainable food landscape using the power of connections, education and responsible buying decisions

$19 per person includes three courses of

Thane Palmberg Farm spinach tossed in a Busy Bee Acres Farm honey vinaigrette with Beau Solias Farm oyster mushrooms

Rain's Farm Tamworth pulled pork slow braised with Prairie Birthday Farm winter onions and served on Thane Palmberg Farm mashed sweet potatoes

or

Central Soy smoked tofu sautéed with Prairie Birthday Farm winter onion and The Little Muddy Farm tomato on Thane Palmberg Farm mashed sweet potatoes

Nature's Choice Farm rosemary house made ice cream served with a

Missouri Northern Pecan cookie

$29 per person includes three courses of

Beau Solias Farm arugula and local herbs tossed with a splash of

Somerset Ridge Winery white wine

New Grass Bison tenderloin medallions on a bed of sautéed Thane Plamberg Farm spinach and roasted sweet potatoes

or

roasted The Little Muddy Farm tomato stuffed with Central Soy smoked tofu,

Thane Palmberg Farm spinach and Prairie Birthday Farm winter onion

Busy Bee Acres Farm honey cake topped with Missouri Northern pecans

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17th and Summit First Fridays on the Hill

on Friday, May 6th join our neighborhood for pedicabs, art & food

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farmers' table on Saturday, May 21, 2011

start with an aperitif and hors d'oeuvres

be seated for five courses of all local culinary delight

special seating at 7:45pm for anyone wanting to dine with the farmers

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wednesday night table $40 includes two wines and four courses reservations are not necessary as long as space is available menu posted to wednesdaynight.bluebirdbistro.com also at www.bluebirdbistro.com 816-221-7559

Midwest Permaculture - Introduction to the Anishinaabeg & Resilience Permaculture

Midwest Permaculture

Presents

Indigenous Permaculture
Training & Experience

Details at http://Midwestpermaculture.com

3-Day Weekend-- April 29 - May 1
$275 w/ meals& camping included

An Introduction to the Anishinaabeg ('the original people')

and Resilience Permaculture

Host & Facilitator: Winona LaDuke

Permaculture Teachers/Designers: Bill Wilson and Dan Halsey (& More)

Location: 607 Main Ave., Callaway, MN -- White Earth Indian Reservation

Special Homestead Goat Workshop Sunday afternoon

With Dr. Sue Wika, coordinator of Sustainable Food Production diploma program

Maker Faire @ Union Station - KC - June 24-26, 2011

Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Maker Faire: Kansas City celebrates things people create themselves — from new technology and electronic gizmos to urban farming and “slow-made” foods to homemade clothes, quilts and sculptures. This family-friendly event demonstrates what and how people are inventing, making and creating. It brings together Makers, Crafters, Inventors, Hackers, Scientists and Artists for a faire full of fun and inspiration. Come see what others are making and be inspired to tap into your own creativity!

Maker Faire: Kansas City is an event guided by the staff of MAKE Magazine and the Maker Faire, and is organized by Kansas City-based organizations. It is not an O’Reilly Media event. Our goal is to bring together Makers, Crafters, Inventors, Scientists, Artists, and everyone else for a faire full of fun and inspiration.

MORE AT http://www.makerfairekc.com/

20110414 - KC Food Circle WEEK-ENDERS and Beyond...

WEEKEND HAPPENINGS, (week of Friday, April 15, 2011)
community doings and
a look forward, toward EARTH DAY 2011

Friday, April 15th:

• Organic Transplant Sale
  at BADSEED Farmers Market
  4-9 PM @ 1909 McGee, KC, MO
• Join your favorite gang of farmers and get your hands on a glorious selection of heirloom tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, brassicas, medicinal & culinary herbs, flowers, and MORE for your thriving organic garden. All transplants are grown organically and with a whole lotta' love from KC area growers. Featured vendors include URBAVORE Urban Farm, Root Deep Urban Farm, Herb"n"Gardener, Bigg Blue Farm, JJ Farms, and Blue Door Farm.

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Saturday, April 16th:

• A Whole Foods benefit
  for KC Food Circle
  ~ 9am-3pm ~ 91st & Metcalf, Overland Park, KS) ~ Join us for a Kids Club Earth event in the morning from 9am-11am and then stick around for an incredible Local Lunch benefiting the KC Food Circle. The lunch is made from local foods and is only $5.99/ adult and $2.99/kid from 11am-2:30pm.
  ~~ While you’re here learn about the new Overland Park Community Garden 11am-3pm. Other activities include a recycling demonstration and information about going green at home.
  ~~ We’ll also be featuring a Health Starts Here demonstration featuring local & organic foods.
  
  
• PARTY FOR THE PLANET! ZOO DO!
  It's all happening at the Kansas City ZOO!
  ~ 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ~ Get ready to celebrate our planet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 16! Learn about conservation, marvel at our Party for the Planet performers, enjoy special programs, visit the Scraps to Sculptures display and much more. Swing by the Zoo this Saturday in our Cheetah Parking Lot from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. to pick up some Zoo Manoo – it’s good for your plants, gardens and flowers. Enriched with the best natural ingredients from our Zoo friends, adding this rich dar Zoo Manoo to your soil will enhance water and nutrient retention and improve soil texture. For a small donation, we will fill your truck with this natural compost.
  Kansas City Zoo, 6800 Zoo Dr.,Kansas City, MO 64132
  
  
• Prairie Village EARTH FAIR
  at S.M. East High School ~ 75th & Mission Rd
  This year will mark the 10th year for the Prairie Village Earth Fair. The event is collaboration between Shawnee Mission East High School and the Prairie Village Environmental Committee. We'll have fun entertainment, great organic food and eco-friendly shopping for the whole family at a great local community celebration for Earth Day 2011. Admission and entertainment = FREE;
  Food $5-$7
  ~~ Featuring: Alternative technology, Farmer’s market, Organic lunch, Kids activities, Short film festival, Eco-vendors, DIY corner & more.

Friday, April 22nd: EARTH DAY!

• EARTH DAY at JCCC!
  GOING GREEN at Johnson County Community College!
  

  The Student Environmental Alliance (S.E.A.) at Johnson County Community College will host its fourth annual Earth Day event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, April 22, in the Commons Plaza on the JCCC campus.

  Earth Day is a campus and community educational and networking event revolving around issues of sustainability.

UMB Big Bash Farmers' Market - TODAY - Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - DOWNTOWN, KCMO

UMB Big Bash Farmers' Market

• Wednesday, April 13, 9 a.m. - 1p.m.,
• Gardening workshops at 11 a.m. and noon
• 1010 Grand Courtyard and 1st Floor Atrium
• OPEN to the Public

Grab a friend and taste the difference that only comes from locally grown produce. Meet local farmers and buy fresh produce from more than 20 local growers! The Kansas City CSA Coalition and the Kansas City Food Circle will also be present and tabling. Plus, KCCUA Executive Director Katherine Kelly will present two 20-minute gardening workshops at 11 a.m. and noon that any at-home gardener won't want to miss!

http://kccua.org

BADSEED Farmers' Market ~ Spring '11! ~ Organic Transplant Sale!!

and it ends here...

it starts...

(with "starts") here...

...and it grows ^up^...

Attention RADICAL HOMESTEADERS & GARDENERS GALORE -

BADSEED is proud to present our third annual Totally Wicked

*ORGANIC TRANSPLANT SALE*

This Friday, April 15th, 4-9 PM

BADSEED Market, 1909 McGee KCMO

www.badseedkc.com

Join your favorite gang of farmers and get your hands on a glorious selection of heirloom tomatoes, peppers, eggplant,brassicas, medicinal & culinary herbs, flowers, and MORE for your thriving organic garden. All transplants are grown organically and with a whole lotta' love from KC area growers. Featured vendors include URBAVORE Urban Farm, Root Deep Urban Farm, Herb"n"Gardener, Bigg Blue Farm, JJ Farms, and Blue Door Farm.

Save the Date:

Farmers' Market Season Opening, Friday May 6th!!!!

That's right folks.....this sale is going to be AWESOME!! Farmer Brooke is sooooo excited. The "homegrown revolution" starts in your very own backyards (and although I love to FEED you from my own farm production) nothing pleases me more than helping you FEED YOURSELVES. Personal empowerment and the "fullness of sensuality" is but a few garden transplants away!! Pulling that blushing crimson beefsteak tomato from the vine and sinking your teeth into it's orgasmic flesh is nothing short of heaven on earth.

My righteous gang of growers have some totally wicked heirloom varieties available that you simply cannot find anywhere else. The possibilities are endless......go wild!! Last year's sale was a mad house, so come closer to 4 PM for a full selection of garden goodness.

***Also available - Locally Grown & Locally Milled Flour from Heartland Mill, as well as a limited quantity of free-range eggs, and perhaps some early spring produce.

***For specific crop varieties from each farm, READ ON......

THIS FRIDAY'S TRANSPLANT OFFERINGS -

URBAVORE Urban Farm

A project of BADSEED - Brooke Salvaggio & Daniel Heryer

5500 Bennington, Kansas City, MO 64129

www.badseedkc.com

Culinary Herbs:

Sage, German Thyme, Greek Oregano, Savory, Russian Tarragon, Dill, Italian Flat-Leaf Parsley, & Bronze Fennel

Aromatic Basil:

Sweet Italian, Lime, Lemon, Cinnamon, Purple Ruffles, Purple Opal, & Mammoth!!!!

Medicinal/Tea Herbs:

Lemon Balm, Calendula, Chamomile, & Peppermint

Flowers and Companion Plants:

African Marigold (protects your tomatoes form horn worms!!)

Cockscomb and Flamingo Feather Celosia (attracts beneficial insects and pollinators)

Edible Nasturtium Flowers (wards off cabbage loopers)

Eggplant:

Black Beauty, Ping Tung, Listada De Gandia

Sweet Peppers:

Revolution Red Bell, Chocolate Sweet, Purple Beauty, Corno Di Torro Giallo

Hot Peppers:

Italian Pepperoncini, Chinese 5 Color, Jalapeno, Cayenne, Hungarian Hot Wax, Habanero

HEIRLOOM TOMATOES!!:

(big fat slicers and oh so sweet cherries)

Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, Paul Robeson, Japanese Black Trifele, Orange Banana Paste, Aunt Ruby's German Green, Mary Robinson's German Bi-Color, Mortgage Lifter, Tigerella, Beefsteak, Great White, Green Zebra, Sun Gold Cherry, Sweet Chelsea Cherry, Black Cherry

Herb”n”Gardener

Lew Edmister

17th and Belleview, Kansas City, MO 64108

herbngardener@kc.rr.com

From the Lips of Lew:

" okay - i'll be toting lots and lots of super-healthy, big-ole honking,
ready to plant heirloom 'maters. the slicers are rutgers, rose, aunt ruby,
basrawra, arkansas traveler and chocolate stripe. cherries and smalls will
include green doctors, red fig and the luminescent violet jasper...oops, i
almost forgot the venerable amish paste
anaheims and hungarian hots are big enough to go in the ground and i'll have
loads of them. chocolate sweets and jimmy nardello round out the peppers on
the sweet side.
i'll bring loads of genovese and lime basil, winter thyme, winter savory,
lots of lovely little lavender plants, cutting celery (what?), yes, cutting
celery. cucumbers like salad burnet, titan parsley, fennel and some nice
scallion starts.
enough! "

JJ Farms

John & Judy Kaiahua

8531 E. 81st Terrace, Raytown, MO 64138

816-356-3938

Lettuce Heads: Red Leaf, Green Leaf and Romaine
Spinach
Kale
Swiss Chard

Basil
Red and Green Bok Choi
Tomatoes: Heirlooms and Cherries and a few Hybrids
Varietal Eggplant

Bigg Blue Farm

Stan & Carmen Biggs

19801 NE U.S. Highway 69, Liberty, MO 64068

stan.biggs@bluekc.com

Tomatoes: Ida gold, Yellow Brandywine, Pink Brandywine, Prudent's Purple, Aunt Ruby's German Green, Green Zebra, Rose de Bente, Paul Robeson, Rosso Sicilian, Rose, Celebrity, Valencia, Orange blossom, New Girl, Moskvich, Greatwhite, Taxi, & Cherokee Purple

Peppers: Corona, Golden Calif. Wonder, Carolina Wonder, Sunbright, Yoyo Wonder, Red Calif. Wonder

Eggplant: Long purple, Black beauty

Varietal Herbs

Other: Cucumbers, Cauliflower, Broccoli, & Cabbage( red and white)

Blue Door Farm

Laura Christensen

North 55th Street, KCK, 66104

christensen.lh@gmail.com

Artichokes! Imperial Star Artichokes produce in their first year. Limited quantities.
Herbs (Italian, Thai and Blue Spice Basils, Thyme, Sage, Savory, Parsley and Garlic Chives)
Hot Peppers (Fish, Thai, Mirasol, Anaheim, Ancho, Serrano and more)
Swiss Chard, Lettuce and Pac Choi
Broccoli, Broccolini and Cabbage
Flowers (Calendulas, Zinnias, Marigolds, Cosmos, Nasturtiums)
and of course... Heirloom Tomatoes!!: (many, including Green Zebra, Eva Purple Ball, Jaune Flamme, Brandywine, romas, black sea man, northern lights, first alert, amber colored, rutgers, sugar lump, black zebra, black ethiopian, djena lees golden, moskovich, principe borghese, and more!!!

Root Deep Urban Farm

Sherri Harvel

3219 East 19th Street, KCMO 64130

www.rootdeepurbanfarm.com

Heirlooms Tomatoes

Varietal Herbs

Bodacious Brassicas

Alright, Alright, Alright. That's enough!!! My head is spinning from typing all these DAMN heirloom tomato varieties!! Needless to say, come July, it will be one big PARTY IN YOUR MOUTH !

Spread the DIRT!! Tell all your friends!!!

SEE YOU THIS FRIDAY.

Yours Truly,

Brooke

- farmer and mistress of the BADSEED

BADSEED

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

Fridays, 4-9pm*

1909 McGee*KCMO*64108

www.badseedfarm.com

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