CSA Listings
Below is an alphabetized listing of KC Food Circle farms that offer CSA shares - individual entries will be updated as new information is provided.
If you have interest in the CSA shares offered by one of our member growers, phone or send e-mail to that farm to verify availability or to be put on their waiting list.
Bad Seed Farm -- updated January 2008
Brooke Salvaggio
913 522 3458
Farm: 1201 W. Bannister Rd, KCMO 64114
Mail: 1909 McGee, KCMO 64108
BadSeedFarm {@} hotmail.com -//- www.BadSeedFarm.com
PICK-UP: Phone # 913 522 3458
*on farm pick-up (address listed above)
*BADSEED Market (mailing address above)
SHARE SIZES: 24 weeks - Full - $500 - Partial - $360 ($50 deposit to join which will be deducted from the cost of the share, complete payment due June 1st)
Pick-up only, unless special arrangement
SEASON: mid-May thru October (24 weeks of shares)
GROWING PRACTICES: ****More than Organic - I have a "no spray" policy on my farm, including pesticides/insectides that fall under OMRI certification.
Number of years farming: 4 years, (second season on this farm)
Starting Year for CSA: 2008!!
- Current number of members: 5 // Ideal number of members: 5
- Number of people on waiting list: 0
NON-TYPICAL FOODS: I include specialty breads or baked goods as well as fresh cut flowers in both my partial and full shares.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: 3 required work days, open volunteer days any time, work-shares and discounts to be considered
EDUCATION: opportunities always available, just call Brooke
COMMUNICATION: newsletter e-mail, personal contact by phone - web links
FEATURES: Baby Goats!
Cornerstone Farm
Heather Laudie
Higginsville, Missouri
816-352-8201
CornerstoneFarm (@) GMail.com
PICK-UP:
Higginsville Farmers Market --Tuesdays 3:30-6:00 pm
Independence Farmers Market -- Saturdays 7:00am-1:00pm
Lexington, Missouri -- location and time to be anounced
SHARE SIZES: Full Share = $300.00; a Partial Share = $200.00
SEASON: 20 weeks -- Mid May through September
GROWING PRACTICES: Certified Naturally Grown We have applied and are waiting for a farm inspection
YEARS FARMING:15
- Current number of CSA members: 7
- Ideal number of members: 20-25
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: We offer a member referal discount of one week free for each new member.
COMMUNICATION/EDUCATION: We have a monthly newsletter with farm updates and recipes. Our food industry has removed the consumer so far away from the farmer that most children have no concept of how things are grown or how to eat those vegetables for that matter. We do our best to educate people on the perks of knowing your farmer and raising awareness healthy farming practices.
NOTE: We are just begining our CSA program -- we are growing 90 different types of heirloom tomatoes, 6 types of cucumbers, 6 types of summer squash, 20 heirloom lettuces and peppers of every color. We're working hard to provide things that are not in the stores. Each share comes with fresh herbs and a bouquet of cottage flowers. We are small enough that we have a opportunity to get to know each of our shareholders and that is very important to us. Shareholders are welcome here on the farm to see our gardens and practices. Please call to schedule a visit.
Fair Share Farm -- updated February 2008
Rebecca Graff and Tom Ruggieri
816-320-3763
Farm: 18613 Downing Road, Kearney, MO 64060
Mail: same
rebecca {@} fairsharefarm.com -//- www.FairShareFarm.com
PICK-UP: 3 locations
* on farm pick-up (address listed above)
* Bad Seed Market (1909 McGee, KCMO 64108)
* Member’s house in Liberty, MO
SHARE SIZES: 24 weeks - Full - $540 - Partial - $395 ($50 deposit to join which will be deducted from the cost of the share, complete payment due by end of July)
Sliding scale payment system. Scholarships also available.
SEASON: mid-May thru October (24 weeks)
GROWING PRACTICES: ****Use organic practices, though not certified.
Number of years farming : 5 years
Starting Year for CSA: 2004 - Current number of members: 100 // Ideal number of members: 100
- Number of people on waiting list: 160
- Sorry we are full for 2008
NON-TYPICAL FOODS: Meat and eggs shares are available from Parker Farms. Bread shares available from Bread of Life Bakery. Order these shares directly from the producers with pickup at your CSA distribution.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: We operate the CSA with the help of a Core Group of members who take care of duties such as running the annual sign-up meeting, coordinating the farm work schedule, coordinating weekly off-farm distribution, planning social events (End of Season Dinner), and other duties.
Full shares are required to work three 4-hour farm shifts (mainly harvesting); partial shares required to work two 4-hour farm shifts; City pickup members also required to work one 3.5-hour distribution shift.
EDUCATION: We have an apprentice for 2008. Volunteers and educational groups are always welcome. Please call ahead.
COMMUNICATION: Weekly newsletter, website, e-mail, personal contact by phone – www.FairShareFarm.com
FEATURES: 2008 projects include conversion of gasoline engine tractor to electric, and the installation of a solar powered irrigation system.
Huns Garden -- updated January 2008
Pov Huns
H. 913-671-7316 C. 913-961-1561
Farm: 4730 Metropolitan Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106
Mail: 5440 County Line Road, Kansas City, KS 66106
HunsGarden {@} hotmail.com -//- www.HunsGarden.com
Pick up: 5440 County Line Road, Wed 5:30–8pm May 14th through October, 2008. We may supply a 21st week if the weather permits.
Share: Full Share = $325 for 20 weeks, 1/2 share = $175.
A 70% deposit is due by April 15th ($225 on a full share) - the balance is due on May 10th. Designed to provide the weekly vegetable needs of an average family of four, or a family of two adult veggie-lovers. You get 7-11 pounds of food per week. Shares will be lighter and leafier in June, heavier Aug-Oct.
Growing Practices: Exclusive organic practices - not certified, with a very limited use of water when possible. (Our operation depends solely upon Mother Nature).
Farming since 1984, 2007 was our first year of CSA.
Non-Typical Foods - We feature produce with health benefits: Pak Choi Flower - allergy remedy, Lemon grass - common cold remedy, Bitter Melon fruit - high blood pressure and diabetic remedy and Bitter Melon leaf - well known for green tea.
Community / Education: Volunteers are welcome on the farm, Monday thru Friday morning, between the hours of 8:15am and 12:00 noon. We do not work in the hot afternoon due to heat stress. Internships and Apprenticeships are done on a voluntary basis. An apprentice may choose to work in the morning or in the evening when the field is cooler.
Communication: E-mail is fine - see our web site for more information and updates.
Features: There is a nearby park ( Leo Avery park).
J-14 Agricultural Enterprises -- updated January, 2008
Joe Jennings
913 287-3365 (calls preferred)
4600 Sortor Dr., Kansas City, KS 66104
TheMightyMen (@) hotmail.com
Pick up: 4600 Sortor Dr. (at farm) March-October.
Share: Subscription Organic U-Pick Gardening - up to 500lbs per subscription, per season. For $200 you receive a key - "You Pick" at your leisure.
Growing Practices: Exclusive organic practices- not certified.
Over 50 years farming experience, sixth year of CSA.
Communication: email available upon request. Will also mail flyers and subscription letters.
Features: Volunteers are always welcome. I currently lend my land to Camp C.A.R.V.E.R.(City Agricultural Resourceful Visionaries Entering Real-life) . It is a youth program designed to give city dwelling youths an opportunity first hand at rural farm life and entrepreneurship. Also have an on-farm catfish pond - U-catch U-pay - and there is a neighboring horse stable.
2008 CSA Openings = 150 Total - Shares are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. All subscribers will be notified when the gardening season begins and ends.
JJ Farms -- updated January, 2008
John & Judy Kaiahua
816-356-3938
8531 East 81st Terrace, Raytown, MO 64138-1547
JJ Farms - KCFC BB Entry << click
Pick up: Prairie Village, KS // Brookside (KCMO) // and
Raytown, MO (at the farm) - Flexible Delivery for some areas
- specifics are set up after your CSA application
Family Share = $450 per season / Couples = $375 per season
(for families with young children or roommates)
Indiv. = $300 per season /
Special Payment Plans = Available
27 years in farming - All produce grown organically on land that has been chemical-free for over 17 years
CSA for 15 years.
Other than area veggies: organic eggs
Features: Farm visits welcome - please schedule in advance
2008 CSA Openings: Shares still available / 40 = Ideal
Kansas City Community Farm -- updated January, 2008
(a project of the KC Center for Urban Agriculture - KCCUA)
Katherine Kelly or Daniel Dermitzel, 913-831-2444
PO Box 6043, Kansas City, KS 66106
www.KCCUA.org -//- info {@} kccua.org
Pick up: at farm or choose optional delivery Wed; 21 weeks starting in early May.
Full Share: $415; 2/3 Share: $277. 70% paid by 3/15, remainder by start of CSA.
Delivery: $110 (check our website for delivery area)
Certified Organic, farming more than ten years, seventh year of CSA.
Other than area veggies: Honey.
No work requirement but many opportunities to get involved throughout the season.
Features: We offer volunteer and paid apprenticeships through the Growing Growers program. Our farm usually hosts several educational events throughout the growing season.
Communications: Weekly emails; website; face-to-face during pick-up!
2008 season is full interested customers are encouraged to email us; they will be notified when we accept new members.
Karbaumer Farm -- updated January, 2008
Klaus and LeAnn ( Lee) Karbaumer
816-270-2177
12200 MO 92 Highway, Platte City, Missouri 64079
karbaumerfarm {@} yahoo.com -//- www.karbaumerfarm.com
Pick up: At the farm by schedule.
Full Share $350 (4-6 family members) Half Share $190 (1 or 2)
Growing Practices: Exclusive organic practices- not certified, no tractors used, only draft horses.
Thirty years farming experience; five years of CSA.
Ideal Number of CSA Members = 25 Full Shares and 25 Half Shares
PROGRAM IS FULL FOR 2008. WE ARE TAKING NAMES FOR 2009 LIST.
Other than area vegetables: Free-range eggs; apples, peaches and grapes through shared stewardship with two other area farms using organic practices; limited honey and honey products; heirloom beans, tomatoes and lettuces; cut flowers and herbs. Recipes.
Communication: Report to Shareholders newsletter to members by e-mail or snail, website, CSA membership meeting. We want everyone to experience the magnificent taste of fresh produce grown in soil they can gather up in their own hands, smell, and witness the life in it.
Features: No farm work is required; volunteers welcome in the gardens. Members provide own containers. A naturalist offers classes on wild edibles, tracking, macro-invertebrates in our pond and more. We have a large cider press to crush apples and grapes. Families join us for several farm events: First Gathering, bonfires and horse-drawn wagonrides, vineyard and orchard picks, "Applied Green Tomatoes" Challenge, Celebrate the Harvest Festival.
Moon on the Meadow -- new listing 2008
Jill Elmers
1515 E. 11th Street
Lawrence, KS 66046
785-749-1197 or 913-269-4672 (cell)
JElmers (@) CFAConsulting.com
Pickup:
Tuesdays -- May 6 thru October 14
1) 14827 West 95th St, Lenexa, KS; from 6-7pm; contact: Jill
2) Westport Roanoke Center, 3601 Roanoke, Kansas City, MO; from 7:30-8:30pm; contact: Jill
Thursdays -- May 6 thru October 14
1) 913 NE Colbern Rd, Lee's Summit, MO; from 7-8pm; contact: Jill.
Need at least 10 members for a new location. Hoping to set up a midtown location.
SHARE SIZES: family/full
GROWING SEASON – 24 Weeks
Payment plans: Monthly or Whole Season ($14 per week / $336 per season)
GROWING PRACTICES: More than Organic - heavy emphasis on sustainable - Certified Organic - Certified Naturally Grown
Details/Other info: Certification is coming this year.
Number of years farming: 7
Starting year of CSA: 2005
Number of years of CSA: 3
Current number of members: 10 -- Ideal number: 35
NON-TYPICAL FOODS: Honey
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: We will have several open
volunteer / visit-the-farm days throughout the summer
OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION: Typically I have at least one GG apprentice each year. This year we already have one.
CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION: Email newsletter each week with farm news, recipes, and food preparation/storage tips
-- Download our CSA Sign-Up Flyer --
The Organic Way Farm-- updated January, 2008
Dan & Denise May
Route 1, Box 104 Milo, Missouri 64767
417-944-2818
danddmay (@) aicon.net -//- www.TheOrganicWayFarm.com
Pick up: (Brookside / Waldo) KCMO and a new spot in Leawod, KS – times and street locations TBA for 2008 - mid-May thru mid-October
Family share: $660 ("too much food" according to many of our CSA members). Deposit of $235 due at time of signup. $25 Payment for package is due weekly for first nine weeks, final weeks are covered by deposit. Payment plan is negotiable to fit personal budgetary schedules.
Number of CSA Members: 200 / Ideal Number = 250
We currently have two corporate CSA accounts (60 families) - new groups of 25 or more can arrange a special pickup location.
Growing Practices: Exclusive organic practices - not certified; More than Organic, soil maintenance improvements annually.
Farming since 1997, CSA since 2000.
Other than area veggies: Free range Eggs, Chicken, Pork, organic Mushrooms and Baked Goods (when available), berries, pears and apples in the fall, organic oranges in the winter (trading tomatoes/money for citrus) and hundreds of special heirloom varieties of vegetables*. Certified Natural Beef may be available late in the season.
* LocalHarvest.org is collaborating with SlowFoodUSA.org to promote certain types of heirloom vegetables - look for special updates to our LocalHarvest listing in February '08.
Community / Education: Open volunteer days, kids welcome, call ahead to arrange visits. Apprenticeships offered, but full for 2008.
Communication: Weekly newsletter with share includes recipes, crop and farm news, etc.
See more on our web site.
Parker Farms Natural Meats-- updated March, 2008
Tom and Paula Parker
(along with Jessica, Tiffany, Brittany, and Kimberly)
43602 Highway F, Richmond, MO 64085
816-470-FARM (3276)
ParkerFarms (@) PeoplePC.com
DISTRIBUTION LOCATION(S): to be determined
FREQUENCY OF DISTRIBUTIONS: see below
SHARE SIZES/COST: FULL: $1,150 total (works out to $22.11/week)
---24 distributions over 1 year (twice a month)
---Over the course of the year, you will receive 1/4 beef, 2 lambs, 1/2 hog, 12 chickens (1 each month), 24 dozen eggs (1 dozen every delivery)
HALF: $600 total (works out to $11.53/week)
---available in either 12 or 24 deliveries (once a month or twice a month)
(some substitutions are allowed; contact farmers)
$100 deposit required at sign-up.
Payments of balance can be arranged on individual basis (contact farmer).
SEASON: Full year
GROWING PRACTICES: Fully organic (not certified). All beef & lamb is 100% grassfed (no grain, animal by-products, antibiotics, or hormone injections). Chickens are pasture-raised (weather allowing). Hogs are fed grain, but live outdoors. No petrol-based pesticides or fertilizers used on pastures.
NUMBER OF YEARS FARMING: Lifelong farmers. Have been practicing management-intensive grazing since 1997.
HOW OLD IS THE CSA? First year!
TYPES OF FOODS OFFERED: Beef, Katahdin lamb (soft-haired sheep with lower-fat meat than wooly sheep), Pork, Chicken (for meat and eggs)
MEMBER COMMUNICATION: Newsletters in weeks between distributions; website in development
Peacock Farms -- updated February 2008
Betty Mendenhall
12589 Salem Cemetery Rd, Higginsville, MO 64037
H 660-584-2526 - Cell 816-726-3405
peacockf +@+ ctcis.net
Pickup / Delivery: Multiple Locations (complete details will be provided upon joining)
1) Deliveries on Thursdays south of the river.
2) Pick up on Wednesday at 39th & Genessee.
3) Pick up Saturday at the City Market.
4) Deliveries north of the river Saturday afternoon.
Share Sizes: We offer a CSA program for 22 weeks @ $380 - $50 extra for a season's delivery.
A menu for the season is sent with application so you know what to expect - May thru Sept - Reserve early - we have a limited number of CSA shares available.
Number of current CSA Members: 73 / Ideal Number =100
Growing Practices: We are a Sustainable Ag. Grower. We offer chemical-free VEGETABLES & FRUIT. Our fruits are the best.
Farming Since: 1985- CSA since 2001
ShroomHeads -- updated January 2008
Tena Bellovich
816 966 9446
12301 E 264th Street, Freeman, Missouri. 64137
www.Shroomheads.com
Pick up: ShroomHeads Farm above / Minor Park Kansas City / Grand Court Retirement Center. Call for times. Year round.
Share: $300 to $650 depending on crop. Higher prices reflecting available mushrooms.
Certified Naturally Grown & Exclusive organic practices- not certified.
Five years farming experience, 2007 = first year of CSA.
Other than area veggies: Mushrooms! Eggs, heirloom tomatoes, onions, celery, greens. Homemade sauces and herbed sea salts.
Community / Education: Will trade produce for work; apprenticeships through Growing Growers.
Communications: Email, online message board, website.
Features: Lots of animals!
Snow's Heritage Acres -- updated January 2008
Beth Snow
816-632-0908
Farm 2993 NW Jewell Drive, Hamilton, Missouri 64644
Mail PO Box 415 Hamilton, Missouri 64644
snowsheritageacres (@) centurytel.net -//- www.SnowsHeritageAcres.com
Pick up: Saturdays May 10 thru October 18. Multiple locations:
1.) The Farm- after 11:00am - Hamilton, MO
Contact: Beth at 816-632-0908
2.) Heritage Home Place after 1:00pm - 125 W 3rd St, Cameron, MO
Contact: Dee at 816-632-4558
3.) Liberty, MO, 2-3pm 7824 Pleasant Valley Rd
Contact: Beth at 816-632-0908
4.) Lee's Summit, 4-5pm, 400 SE Onyx Dr
Contact: BJ at 816-525-2374
Full Share: 7 to 9 produce items each week for 24 weeks. $480.00/year plus $50 annual membership fee which is due with signed contract; Tax is included in price. 10% discount if paid in full by April 1
Installment plan: 3 payments of $160.00 each due on April 1, May 1, and June 1.
1/2 Share: 7 to 9 produce items in 1/2 quanity of full share each week for 24 weeks $276.00/year plus $50 annual membership fee which is due with signed contract; Tax is included in price; 5% discount if paid in full by April 1. Installment plan: 3 payments of $92.00 each due on April 1, May 1, and June 1.
Current CSA members = 20 / Ideal = 50
Growing Practices: Exclusive organic practices - not certified. Three years farming experience, CSA since 2007.
Other than area veggies: Pastured Lamb, free range eggs & meat birds; (these are produced on the farm and will be offered above the regular CSA)
Features: Spring Open Farm Day on May 3 and Fall Harvest Celebration to coincide with the last CSA delivery which is picked up at the farm on October 18. Farm animals: sheep/lambs, chickens/chicks, horse. Opportunities for u-pick of strawberries, blackberries, tomatoes, peppers, green beans, and peas.
No scheduled work days due to distance;
Volunteer work is appreciated.
Communication: Weekly newsletter via e-mail or mail, also posted on our website.
Spring Creek Farm -- updated January 2008
Stephanie Thomas
785-633-5292
1841 N. 150 Rd., Baldwin City, KS. 66006
SpringCreekCSA (@) Yahoo.com
Pick up: Wednesday by 1pm, May 21 – Oct 4 at various locations:
1.) The Dolphin Song 102 S. Elm St., Gardner, KS. 66030;
913-856-7513; Linda Meisinger.
2.) The Head Shed 1500 Kansas City Rd., Ste. 50, Olathe, KS. 66061;
913-829-0003; Darlene Williams.
3.) Antiques on the Prairie, 520 High St., Baldwin City, 66006;
785-594-7555, Stan Vickers.
Family Share: $330;
2/3 Share: $220 - Payment by April 15.
Growing Practices: Exclusive organic practices- not certified. Gardening and preserving for 30 years, larger scale organic farming for three years, 2007 is first year of CSA.
Other than area veggies: I grow heirloom varieties, with heavy production in French melons, sweet corn, and 15 varieties of tomatoes.
Features: Host farm for Growing Growers seeking 2 volunteer or paid apprentices.
Communication: Weekly newsletter emailed.
2008 CSA Membership = FULL (30 shares)
Strawberry Lane Farm -- updated February 2008
Lewis & Marie Kamphefner
660-485-6473
510 NE Jade Lane, Trenton, Missouri 64683
(Just north of the center of Grundy County, MO)
kampy (@) grm.net
Pick up: May thru October - On the farm (Farm CSA pick up days to be decided according to needs of members);
Saturdays at City Market and Farmers’ Community Market at Brookside.
Family share: Full share is $460. and half share is $230. Half share is same as full share, except given every other week.
We ask for payment before the season begins. If there is a problem financially, we can tailor a payment plan to fit your needs.
Growing Practices: Certified Organic.
Fourteen years farming experience, 2008 is our fifth year of CSA. We started in 2003 and skipped a year when Marie hurt her back.
Current number of CSA members: 12 Ideal number of members: 50
Other than area veggies: We have extremely delicious STRAWBERRIES, when Mother Nature allows. We have EGGS when the girls are laying. Sometimes we give BAKED GOODS in a share, like whole wheat bread, cookies or homemade corn meal made in our Missouri Health Department certified kitchen. We take requests for certain vegetables or small fruit and try to grow them for the customers.
Community / Education: We don’t require our members in the city to help because it is so far, but they are welcome to come help if they wish. Just call first. Local work shares are available. We plan to hold a food preservation class this year. We plan to teach how to can, dry and freeze the harvest.
Communication: A weekly newsletter goes out with the shares. Included are recipes using the contents of the share, member’s submitted articles, and stories about the farm.