WORKSHOP - Heartland Renewable Energy Society - Sunday, Feb 17 @1pm

HRES Workshop: Williams-York Residence
Deconstruction Reconstruction... It's Complete!!

Sunday, February 17, 1:00 pm

9219 Wenonga Rd, Leawood, KS (click here for map)

Sierra Club invited too!!

The Williams York Residence has been on previous HRES Energy Solution Tours as construction was progressing. Now, this is your chance to see it completely done!

This project was a very innovation "Deconstruction-Reconstruction" project (new home built on old site). You might call it an "extreme construction recycle project." Even the old foundation was ground and used again. Some of the features include

Passive solar solarium room.
Photovoltaic 4kW system.
Structural Insulated Panels walls and roof.
Ground-source heat pump with de-superheater (water).
E-coated windows.

Sincerely,

Craig Wolfe, President

info@HeartlandRenewable.org or 913-299-4474

Support the cause of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. Support the Mission of the Heartland Renewable Energy Society. Join forces with us. Join HRES!!

www.heartlandrenewable.org/Join.html

https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandRenewable

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FOOD INITIATIVES - TEDxManhattan - SATURDAY, Feb 16, 2013

http://www.tedxmanhattan.org/

TEDxManhattan
“Changing the Way We Eat”
will take place SATURDAY, February 16, 2013, in New York City.

LIVE VIDEO ONLINE
You can watch the event live online
from 9:30 to 4:45 CST at
http://new.livestream.com/tedx/manhattan2013

DAY-LONG AGENDA for SATURDAY
http://www.tedxmanhattan.org/event/

TWITTER GIVEAWAYS
Twitter prizes: Using the #TEDxMan hashtag* during TEDxManhattan automatically enters you for a chance to win one of our Twitter giveaways. Several of these are specific to the speakers who donated the items; there will also be one overall Twitter prize awarded to a random tweeter from throughout the day. (find this text and all the listed prizes at http://tedxmanhattan.org/tedxmanhattan-giveaways/)

* add @KCFoodCircle ... @CultivateKC ... @FarmsTourKC ... to your tweets to engage and support us on Saturday, too!!

www.TWITTER.com/KCFoodCircle

www.TWITTER.com/CultivateKC

www.TWITTER.com/FarmsTourKC

MARKET GARDENING WORKSHOP - Lawson, MO - April 13, 2013 - Building and Managing Healthy Soils

Building and Managing Healthy Soils

Watkins Mill State Park – Visitor’s Center
26600 Park Road North, Lawson, MO 64062
alternate directions:
Look for VISITOR CENTER signs near
NE 161 St, Kearney, MO 64060

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Saturday, April 13, 2013
9:00 am-2:00 pm

Soil is both the literal and figurative foundation of your farm. There is far more to soil than meets the eye. Because soil management is an integral skill on successful sustainable farms, producers should develop an understanding of basic soil principles and implement soil management practices that maximize soil biology, structure, and nutrition. This workshop will present agricultural soil basics and cover cropping specifics, complemented by a showcase of real-world sustainable soil management practices on a local farm. New and existing specialty crop producers should attend.

9:00-10:00 Introduction to Basic Soil Health ~~ Doug Peterson, State Soil Health Conservationist, Missouri NRCS

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15-11:15 Incorporating Cover Cropping Strategies into your Farming Operation ~~ Greg Stegner, Resource Conservationist, NRCS and Cover Crop Practitioner

11:15-12:00 An Overview of the Soil Management Activities at Fair Share Farm ~~ Tom Ruggieri, Co-Owner/Operator Fair Share Farm.

12:00-1:00 Lunch (provided) and travel to Fair Share Farm

1:00-2:00 Tour of Fair Share Farm with Discussion Specific to Soil Management

This workshop is being brought to you by University of Missouri Extension, a partner of the Growing Growers program.

Cost to attend this workshop is $30. To register, fill out the form below and mail with payment by April 5.
The original .PDF + form is found at this link: http://extension.missouri.edu/platte/documents/grape/2013HealthySoilsWorkshop.pdf

If you have questions, or for further information, contact
Marlin Bates, MU Extension Horticulture Specialist
at (816)270-2141
or email batesma (a) missouri . edu

Market Farming 101 - GROWING GROWERS Workshops 2013

Growing Growers Market Farming Workshops 2013

Our workshops are open to the public and are appropriate for anyone interested in growing. We try to offer a range of workshops covering "Market Farming 101" topics, plus a few more advanced topics. We focus on practices and a scale of production suitable for a market farmer. Participants typically include apprentices, new or experienced growers and others who are interested in the particular topic or who are considering trying to farm.

Have questions or want to register for a workshop?

Contact information for each workshop follows the workshop listing.

Tomato Grafting: Benefits and Technique (Hands-On)
includes demonstration and "hands-on" practice at grafting tomatoes
Monday, February 25
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Location: Rosedale Development Association, 1403 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, KS
Cost: $15

Ever heard of grafted vegetables? Interested to learn how and why people are doing this? We'll discuss the benefits of grafting with rootstocks that confer disease resistance and increase plant vigor and yield. We'll also talk about the details of the grafting process, and what it takes to do your own grafting in addition to a demonstration. Audience participants will also get to try their hand at grafting and plants and supplies (knives, clips, etc.) will be provided.

For more information or to register: crivard@ksu.edu

Other Upcoming 2013 workshops:

Monday, Mar. 18
4 pm to 7 pm
Production Planning and Plant Propagation
(Belton, MO) * core workshop
For more information or to register: crivard@ksu.edu

Saturday, Mar. 23
9 am to 2 pm
Advanced Irrigation Methods for Market Growers
(Kansas City, MO)
For more information or to register: nixonk@lincolnu.edu

Saturday, April 13
9 am to 2 pm
Building and Managing Healthy Soils
(Kearney, MO) * core workshop
For more information or to register: batesma@missouri.edu

Monday, May 13
4 pm to 7 pm
Post—Harvest Handling and Food Safety
(Lawrence, KS) * core workshop
For more information or to register: smithjen@ksu.edu

Monday, June 10
4 pm to 7 pm
Drip Irrigation and Small Farm Equipment
(Olathe, KS) * core workshop
For more information or to register: crivard@ksu.edu

Saturday, July 13
9 am to 2 pm
Weed, Pest and Disease Management
(Kansas City, KS) * core workshop
For more information or to register: nixonk@lincolnu.edu

Monday, Aug. 5
4 pm to 7 pm
Successful Microclimate Modification in Difficult Climates
(Olathe, KS)
For more information or to register: crivard@ksu.edu

Monday, Aug. 24
4 pm to 7 pm
Introduction to Fruit Production
(Kingsville, MO)
For more information or to register: batesma@missouri.edu

Saturday, Sept. 14
9 am to 2 pm
Farm Business Planning and Management
(Kansas City, MO) * core workshop
For more information or to register: alicia@cultivatekc.org

Growing Growers is a cooperative effort of K-State Research and Extension, University of Missouri Extension, Lincoln University Cooperative Extension, Kansas City Food Circle, Kansas Rural Center and Cultivate KC.

Stay in touch with Growing Growers in Facebook at
www.facebook.com/pages/Growing-Growers-Kansas-City/421550087915118

Eden Alley Vegetarian Cafe- Featured Eat Local (& Organic!) Dining Card Restaurant

The Eat Local (& Organic!) Dining Card entitles members of the Kansas City Food Circle to a one-time 10% discount at some of the best sustainably sourcing restaurants in the Kansas City Area. They were invited to join our program because of their public commitment to sourcing ingredients from local, organic, free-range farmers. We meet with them several times throughout the year for updates to their list of farmers.

To become a member, click here.

This week's featured Restaurant is Eden Alley Vegetarian Café.

707 West 47th Street

Kansas City, MO 64112

(816) 561-5415

Eden Alley Cafe, a Kansas City vegetarian restaurant, offering divine flavor for the conscious eater, with a blend of traditional, organic, synthetic-free and local ingredients, in the creation of vegetarian, vegan, soy and gluten free menu items, including daily specials.

and our group page in Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/groups/EAT.LOCAL.ORGANIC.KCFOODCIRCLE

Missing Your Favorite Farm To Market Bread from the Waldo Market?

Quick notes about what you will find at the market.

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Craving a
Farm to Market Specialty Bread?

Stony Crest Urban Farm is proud to announce that your favorite Farm To Market specialty bread purchased at the Waldo Farmer's Market last summer can now be ordered on a weekly basis in conjunction with Stony Crest's Cool Seasons Vegetable Program.

Place online orders at http://stonycresturbanfarm.csasignup.com/store/farm-to-market-bread Fridays through 7 PM Tuesdays. Orders are baked Wednesday night. Pick-up is Thursdays, 4 PM - 6:30 PM. The pick-up location is the parking lot behind One More Cup Coffee Shop, 7408 Wornall where Rodger or Diane from Stony Crest will greet you at their large yellow van or red Ford truck. The pick-up time and location coincides with pickups by members of Stony Crest Urban Farm's Cool Season Vegetable Program.

For detailed ordering information and a list of available specialty breads, visit
http://stonycresturbanfarm.csasignup.com/store/farm-to-market-bread.

Online ordering arrangements will run through April 2013.

ONLY 3 MONTHS 'TIL
MARKET OPENING DAY
MAY 1st!

For the latest information about market happenings, follow us on

https://www.facebook.com/waldofarmersmarket

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CONVENIENTLY NATURAL - KCFC Featured Eat Local (& Organic!) Dining Card Restaurant

Our Eat Local (and Organic!) Dining Card entitles members of the Kansas City Food Circle to a one-time 10% discount at some of the best sustainably-sourcing restaurants in the Kansas City Area. These local eateries were invited to join our program because of their public commitment to sourcing ingredients from local, organic, free-range farmers. We meet with them several times throughout the year for updates to their list of farmers.

To become a KC Food Circle member, click here.
http://www.kcfoodcircle.org/membership/eater-signup-form/

This week's featured Restaurant is
Conveniently Natural.

3711 Southwest Trafficway
Kansas City, MO 64111
913-766-2312
email: info (a) convenientlynatural . com

Conveniently Natural was born out of the idea that life (especially a healthy life) just doesn’t have to be that hard. We are dedicated to providing the Kansas City community with healthy wholesome food at an affordable price so that you won't be spending hours of time in the kitchen or at the grocery store. We value the idea of sustainability and supporting local businesses in order to improve the entire community – physically, mentally, and financially. Our goal is to always provide more value than that which we take. Our efforts will always consider ways to reduce the environmental impact of our business.

SEE ALSO: www.kcfoodcircle.org/restaurants

Kansas City Food Circle in Facebook - EAT LOCAL ORGANIC!

and our group page in Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EAT.LOCAL.ORGANIC.KCFOODCIRCLE

Eat Local (& Organic!) Dining Card Restaurant of the Week: canihaveabiteinc

To become a member, click here.

This week's featured Restaurant is canihaveabiteinc.com.

can i have a bite canihaveabite kansas city

Pick ups at:
5050 Rainbow
Westwood, KS 66205
816-304-0057
kathy@canihaveabiteinc.com

canihaveabite™ is rooted in the belief that food is our best medicine and that is possible to transform your health simply by eating foods that nourish the body. We believe that by understanding the source of your food – how it was grown/raised, how it was processed, how it was prepared – is the key to good health.

We believe in real food and eat the spectrum of choices. And, when it comes to food, we never see limitations; we see new ways of creating. So we prepare dishes that are both vegan and vegetarian. Dishes that are gluten free, dairy free and allergy free. We prepare dishes with local grass fed meats and pasture raised chickens. We use goat cheese, sheep’s milk cheese and raw milk cheese. We use pasture raised eggs and real butter. We talk to the farmers. We can tell you the story behind every dish, from the raw ingredients to the final deliciously distinctive product. We joyfully taste and test every dish that is prepared. We love what we do, and it shows.

We offer Weekly Bites

Weekly breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus made from local and organic ingredients. The dinner menu consists of 2 soups, 2 entrees, 2 bean/grain dishes, 2 vegetable dishes and one bonus sweet bite. The lunch menu consists of 3 choices – pizza, seasonal soup & salad and our signature vegan “hipster” wrap. The breakfast menu consists of our signature granola, quinoa with fruit compote, and a weekly rice dish. All dishes are gluten and dairy free.

http://convenientlynatural.com/?page=home_landing

Eat Local (& Organic!) Dining Card Restaurant of the Week

To become a member, click here.

This week's featured Restaurant is Cafe Gratitude.

333 Southwest Boulevard

Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 474-5683

Our menu is plant based and 100% organic and are a gluten-free friendly restaurant. We source locally as much as possible. We make almost everything by hand, in house, and we make our food with love. We invite you to step inside and enjoy being someone who chooses loving your life, adoring yourself, accepting the world, being generous and grateful every day, and experiencing being provided for.

Have fun and enjoy being nourished.

Hours

Mon - Fri: 11 am - 10 pm

Saturday: 10 am - 10 pm

Sunday: 10 am - 9 pm

Food Not Lawns (Kansas City) COMMUNIVERSITY CLASS at UMKC in March, 2013

Food Not Lawns KC

Grow Food...
...Not Lawns

Not just another gardening class, "Food Not Lawns" will help you turn your lawn into a garden and your neighborhood into a community. Our goals are to help increase local food security, improve your diet, move your body, beautify your surroundings, reduce pollution, and energy use.

Topics include whole system design, garden preparation, permaculture, water wise gardening, permascape and free resources.

The Food Not Lawns KC Collaborative has been working to transform Kansas City into a paradise garden, one lawn at a time, since 2007.

Four Sessions: Wednesday’s
March 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th
7:00pm – 9:00pm

UMKC School of Medicine, Theater C
2411 Charlotte, KCMO (http://goo.gl/maps/xKI3u)

steve (a) foodnotlawnskc . org
www.foodnotlawnskc.org

Register at: www.UMKC.EDU/COMMU
Or ...
UMKC's Communiversity Spring 2013 Catalog

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Join FOOD NOT LAWNS KC in Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/91336529617

Eat Local (& Organic!) Dining Card Restaurant of the Week: blue bird bistro

To become a member, click here.

This week's featured Restaurant is blue bird bistro.

1700 Summit
Kansas City, Missouri
(816) 221-7559

Serving MidAmerican Artisan Cuisine.

Blue bird bistro, an upscale organic restaurant, specializing in local food offers monthly a farmers' table that consists of five courses of locally grown and raised food. We also have a communal dining experience every Wednesday night, and serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner Monday thru Saturday from 7am to 10pm, and Sunday 10am to 2pm.

KC Food Circle's NEW Local+Organic and Local+Free-Range FOOD MAP

Bookmark this link:
http://goo.gl/maps/FOYiB

GROWERS - KC Food Circle
(a Google Maps/'My Places' Mapping Project)

Locations for Kansas City Food Circle's Producer Members*

* All of our growers are happy to schedule farm visits at their own convenience (this is required for KC Food Circle membership) - some have asked that their exact farm address should remain UNLISTED for personal and professional reasons.
^ Always contact our growers IN ADVANCE regarding farm visits.
^ These map points will be edited and maintained year-round, as our membership grows and changes are required.

COLOR KEY:
Green = fruits and/or veggies
Red = animal protein
Yellow = dairy products
Purple = fruits/veggies and animal protein
Pink = breads/grains/nuts/everything else

For specific questions, corrections
or comments, contact (email):
coordinators (at) kcfoodcircle (dot) org

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LAST CHANCE... TODAY (MONDAY, JAN 14) IS THE DEADLINE for this UNDERPRICED WORKSHOP - Wholesale Success (KCMO)

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS TODAY ...
MONDAY, Jan 14, 2013

Wholesale Success:
A Farmer's Guide to Selling, Post-harvest Handling and Packing Produce Workshop ($15)* in Kansas City

Learn from a successful produce farmer with over 30 years of experience about:

* Post harvest handling
* Food safety needs of wholesale buyers
* Packing and grading
* Maintaining the cold chain

Participating producers will receive a free copy of www.FamilyFarmed.org's Wholesale Success Manual. Normally a $55 value, this 250+ page manual is newly updated, revised, and in its third printing. The manual includes more than 100 crop profiles with crop-specific information on harvesting, cooling, storing, and packing according to industry standards.

January 17th

Agenda:
1:30 - 3:30 Postharvest Handling and Food Safety
3:30 - 4:00 Break
4:00 - 6:00 Successful Marketing and Food Safety
6:00 - 6:30 Dinner
6:30 - 8:00 Farmer and Buyer Panel:

Farmers: Brett Fahrmeier of Fahrmeier Farms, John Goode of Goode Acers, Lonnie Hail of Bear Creek Farm, and Alicia Ellingsworth of Cultivate KC

Buyers: Delbert Housworth of Balls Foods, Coleen Johnston of Raymore-Peculiar School District, Shane Hanson of Door-to-Door Organics, Goode Acers, and a representative of Hyvee (tentative)

Where:
University of Missouri Platte County Extension Office
11724 NW Plaza Circle, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO
816-270-2141

Cost: $15 which includes all materials and dinner.
Email nixonk@lincolnu.edu or call 816-809-5074 ASAP.

Presented by: Growing Growers of Kansas City
http://www.growinggrowers.com
and
www.FamilyFarmed.org

You must pre-register. Space is limited

* REGISTRATION DEADLINE is JANUARY 14th 2013

Katie Nixon
Small Farm Specialist
Innovative Small Farmers Outreach Program
Lincoln University Cooperative Extension
Kansas City, Missouri
816-809-5074

FREE KC Viewing of TEDxManhattan AT Google Fiber Space Lounge

Explore how farmers, chefs, activists, and authors are Changing the Way We Eat as Cultivate Kansas City hosts a viewing party of TEDxManhattan live from New York on Saturday, February 16, 2013.

Speakers with various backgrounds in food and farming will share their insights and expertise on sustainable food movement issues, impacts, and innovations.

TEDxManhattan will be streamed live at the Google Fiber Space in three sessions throughout the day. A panel discussion with local food experts, featuring a farm-to-table lunch will follow Session 1.

The viewing party is free to attend but reservations are required for each session. SEE LINKS, BELOW for BROWN PAPER TICKETS.

Saturday, February 16, 2013
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Three Sessions:

Session 1 ~ 09:00a-11:15a

Session 2 ~ 12:20p-02:15p

Session 3 ~ 02:30p-04:30p

...plus Lunch & Panel 11:15-12:15

Google Fiber Space Lounge
1814 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO

Tours of the Fiber Space, located directly across from the Lounge, will be available in between sessions.
This event is free, but reservations for each session are required. Seating is limited to 100 participants per session, please reserve your space at http://tedxmanhattanvpinkc.brownpapertickets.com/

For more information about TEDxManhattan, visit www.tedxmanhattan.com

For more information about Cultivate KC, visit
www.CultivateKC.org

SHARE THE local FACEBOOK EVENT AT https://www.facebook.com/events/219988638124816/