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Kansas City Food Circle - The Directory

 


Kansas City Food Circle Directory of
Local Organic and
Free Range Food Producers


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Who We Are

Welcome to the Kansas City Food Circle’s (KCFC) Directory of Local Organic and Free Range Food Producers. The KCFC was created to promote the development of a community food system that will nourish the present generation of Kansas Citians without degrading the ability of future generations to nourish themselves. We provide an alternative to the conventional agricultural system, which is dependent on farming practices that are destructive, both to our health as individuals and to the rest of the community of life. Most of our work centers on making connections between area growers who agree to meet our organic produce or free range animal standards (see pages 25-27) and people who want to eat delicious, healthy, locally-grown food.

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What We Do

  1. Educate the public about the health and ecological benefits of a small-scale, local, organic and free range food system, in contrast to the destruction caused by the industrial-scale, global, and fossil fuel-dependent conventional food system.
  2. Increase the demand for locally-grown organic and free range foods.
  3. Help small family farmers to earn a fair living and stay on the land. Beginning on Page 6 of this Directory, you’ll find an updated list of our producer-members, which provides details about the foods they produce, how to buy from them, and their contact information. In addition, if you would like to learn about the benefits of eating locally-grown organic and free range foods, plus get some helpful hints on how to get started, you’ll find that information in the final section.

If you would like someone from the Food Circle to speak to your organization, please call our hotline at 816-374-5899 or send us an e-mail through our website, www.kcfoodcircle.org.

We are primarily supported by member donations and would be happy to have you join us in our work, whether through contributions of money, time, or both. Our membership form is on the back cover of this Directory.

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Know Your Farmers
(disclaimer)
We are an all-volunteer organization. Our producers agree to meet our standards by joining but we do not have the resources to inspect and certify their growing and animal treatment practices nor can we guarantee quality and/or performance. Please contact the producers directly with any questions you have about their methods. The Food Circle’s mission is to provide people the information they need to build relationships based on trust with those who produce their food.

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Featured Farmers Markets
In Kansas City we are fortunate to have access to a number o Farmers Markets that only accept vegetable and fruit farmers who agree to grow using organic methods. Organic growers avoid the use of conventional fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, and other biocides, and strive to preserve the health of the living soil. In addition, the farmers at these markets who produce meat, eggs, and dairy products agree to avoid the use of synthetic growth promotants such as hormones and subtherapeutic antibiotics. The market listings below are written by representatives of the markets, and the Food Circle, being an all-volunteer organization, is unable to evaluate or certify each market’s standards and practices. For additional information about these issues or to find out what is meant by any particular term in a market listing, please contact the market directly with your questions.

CLICK HERE for information about Winter Farmers Markets 2007-2008


BadseedMarket in the Crossroads -- updated April 2008
Fridays, 8 am—12:30 pm, May 3rd—October 18th
1909 McGee, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Come to the Badseed Farmer's Market to shop for Local Organic Delights including succulent and exotic greens, herbs, transplants, flowers, goat cheese, free-range meats and eggs, delicious baked goods, and herbal soaps and beauty products!!!! We'll be featuring live music, art, and delectable prepared dishes by EDEN ALLEY - For more info go to www.BadseedFarm.com


Farmers Community Market at Brookside -- updated April 2008
Located at the Border Star Montessori School - 63rd and Wornall Road, Kansas City, Missouri - Look for the White Tents
Saturdays, 8 am to 1 pm, April 12 -October 25
The Farmers’ Community Market is in the Heart of Brookside where many Unique Shops and Restaurants are nearby to explore and spend a delightful Saturday afternoon. The Market has a lively mix of Local and Certified Organic Farmers who provide Freshly-picked Vegetables, Fragrant Herbs, Delicious Beef, Juicy Sweet Fruit, Edible and Cut Flowers. Our Farmers use Sustainable and Humane practices to produce hormone and antibiotic-free Meats and truly Free-Range Chicken Eggs. The Market also features Organic Freshly-Prepared Artisan Food and Baked Goods including Vegan and Gluten-free items. Organic Hand-Crafted Soap and Artists with locally handmade crafts complement the market. Tables and Chairs are available to Relax and Visit with Friends. OUR 6th ANNUAL HEIRLOOM TOMATO FESTIVAL will be JULY 26th. Visit www.FarmersCommunityMarket.com for more details.


KC Organics & Natural Market at Minor Park -- updated April 2008
"Uniquely nestled in a beautiful park, On the grass and Under the trees!"
Just East of Holmes on Red Bridge Road (111th St.), Kansas City, MO (one mile south of I-435 at Holmes Road)
Saturdays, 8 am—12:30 pm, May 3rd—October 18th
Come visit us in the park. Our family farmers offer organic produce that is freshpicked and locally-grown, natural specialty and Heritage meats, honey, mushrooms, edible flowers, herbs, grains, artisan breads, cereals and pies, fresh eggs, freshly-brewed "FT" coffee & more. We continue to pioneer ECOPRODUCTS, with the highest organic-content handmade bar soaps & body care items, woodcrafts, candles, artisan natural-stone custom jewelry, etc. Gourmet chefs' demos at 9:30 include samples and recipes. Our "Organica Music in the Park" venue showcases local up-and-coming talent (Note: See website for scheduling). We are a "Fair Trade" Market. We host a Special INDOOR "Holiday Market" in December at Notre Dame de Sion High School. Please visit our website, www.KCOrganics.com, or join our email list via KCOrganics@yahoo.com, for special events; or call 816-444-FOOD(3663). (In cooperation with the KCMO Parks and Recreation Department.)


Merriam Organic Market -- updated May 2008
Tuesdays, 4 pm—8 pm, May 27th—September 16th -- www.MerriamOrganicMarket.org
5740 Merriam Drive, Merriam, KS 66203 (just a few blocks NW of I-35 & Johnson Drive)
Ours is truly an Omnivore's Dilemma with our own variety of local, sustainably-grown solutions... SLOW DOWN and take a break during rush hour, bring your family & friends to Merriam Marketplace on Tuesday evenings for SLOW FOOD, education, arts & crafts & green-minded community. We'll have FRESH GREENS, VEGETABLES, SPROUTS, PLANTS, and other farm & garden produce IN-SEASON. Our BAKED GOODS, WHOLE-GRAIN WHEAT and other types - plus GLUTEN-FREE products - are provided by Bread of Life Organic Bakery. Our in-season FREE-RANGE meats - grass-fed beef, pork, chicken, emu, lamb, mutton, turkey - are all raised by local growers and produced without added hormones, antibiotics or animal products in their feed. We'll have weekly Bar-B-Que - including take-home meal paks & day-of-market picnic fare - from local chefs. See our web site in June for PRE-ORDER links - with select vendors, you'll be able to pay in advance and pickup your order at the market. Check in again in September to sign up for M.O.M.'s CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) shares. WE HAVE MORE VENDOR SPACE AVAILABLE - as of May 15th, we have rented out one third (1/3) of our total number of vendor spaces. For more information, call 913-620-8427 or send e-mail to SHOP@MerriamOrganicMarket.org


39th St. Community Market -- updated April 2008
39th and Genessee, Kansas City, Missouri
Wednesdays, 5 to 8 pm, May 7th - Oct. 8th 2008
Call 816-507-8698 for specific dates, or check on our web site: www.39thStreetMarket.com
The 39th Street Community Market is conveniently located near KU Medical Center in the 39th Street shopping area. Stop by after work and talk with your local farmers. Organic and sustainably grown vegetables and fruit, free range meat and other goodies are available. If you live in the neighborhood, stroll on over and bring your kids! Regular music events and activities are also scheduled.


Troostwood Youth Garden -- updated April 2008
5142 Paseo, Kansas City, Missouri 64110
Saturdays, 8 am to 2 pm, May 10th-October
816-444-5788
www.KCFoodCircle.org/growers/troostwood/
eMail: Troostwood (@) KCFoodCircle.org
Neighborhood youth are providing fresh and healthy vegetables from A to Z.
We are members of JJ Farms, and all of our foods are grown onsite using organic methods.
Please call if you have questions, and mark your calendars to join us for
Troostwood's Green Neighborhood Festival on May 17th.

Other Farmers Markets

Some of our farmers sell their products through other markets in the KC region that do not require their vegetable and fruit producers to agree to use organic methods nor do they require animal farmers to agree to forgo the use of growth hormones and subtherapeutic antibiotics. If you’re interested in buying from a farm whose Directory listing indicates that they sell at one of these other markets, you can either ask the farmer or look up the market’s location and hours on the national Local Harvest website at www.LocalHarvest.org/farmers-markets.

WINTER MARKETS << INFO

Restaurants that Use Locally-Grown Foods

We have been told that all the listed restaurants use some locally-grown organic, natural and/or free range ingredients, but the procurement policies of any particular restaurant could change at any time. Also, the *amount* of locally grown organic, natural and/or free range food used varies from restaurant to restaurant and on a seasonal basis. Please ask servers or management for more specific information, and let us know if you are aware of any restaurants that belong on this list. Check our website, www.KCFoodCircle.org, for updates to this list throughout the year.

Alphabetical Restaurant Listing:

The American Restaurant
Aixois
Blue Bird Bistro
Bluestem
Cafe des Amis
Café Sebastienne at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art - Late addition 2007
The Carriage Club
Cassis Bistro
City Tavern
The Classic Cup Cafe
Eden Alley
40 Sardines
Justus Drug Store - a restaurant (Smithville, MO) - Late addition 2008
The Kansas City Club
Lidia’s Kansas City
LocalBurger (Lawrence, KS) - Late addition 2007
Pangea Café & Market
Room 39
Starker’s Reserve

Again - we are always looking for additions to this list. Your input is appreciated.

Food Circle Producers Directory

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Significant revisions since March 2007 printing:

New members added:

4 D Acres
Bad Seed Farm
Bauman's Cedar Valley Farms
Beau Solais Farm
Crowned With Goodness Farm
My Neighbor Steve's
Antioch Farm
Prairie Birthday Farm
Strawberry Lane Farm
Spring Creek Farm
A Few Good Plants
Sage Moon Naturals
Hess Ranch
Burnett's Heritage Farms
Cornerstone Farm
Gannon Family Farm
50 Acre Wood
Quarter Ridge Longhorns

New restaurants added:

    Local Burger (Lawrence, KS)
    Café Sebastienne at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

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Our producers write their own listings for this Directory. Any terms used by producers in their listings that we have not explained in the section describing our producer-membership standards (pages 24-27) are self-descriptions. Being an all-volunteer organization, we are in no position to evaluate or certify these claims on a producer-by-producer basis.

For additional information about what is meant by any particular term in a listing, please contact the producer directly with your questions.

The Food Circle’s mission is to provide people the information they need to build relationships based on trust with those who produce their food.



A Few Good Plants -- New Member 2008
Stuart Pollack
7595 S.W. Highway DD
El Dorado Springs, Missouri 64744
Ph. 417-876-7139
Info (@) AFewGoodPlants .com
www.AFewGoodPlants.com
HEIRLOOM SWEET POTATO PLANTS AND OPEN-POLLINATED VEGETABLE SEEDS. Our organic sweet potatoes are delicious, nutritious, and easy-to-grow in our bioregion. We sell plants at shows and markets as well as via our website. We grow vegetable plants chosen for their compatibility with small-scale, low-input gardening and farming. Seeds for perennial favorites like tomatoes, peppers, and squash—and old-time stalwarts like okra, collards, and chard—are offered on our website. We are testing open-pollinated corns and sorghums for raising grain in small spaces. We also sell seeds for dry beans, peas, and cowpeas that, when harvested, make great chili, soup, and dip.


Antioch Farm -- New Member 2008
Jason & Angel Fruit
22444 Waverly Rd.
Spring Hill, KS 66083
913-856-6425
Jason (@) AntiochFarm.com
www.AntiochFarm.com
Antioch Farm is located just a few minutes south of Olathe, KS. We are a PASTURE-BASED farm and practice sustainable agricultural methods. Our animals are fed NATURAL FEEDS PRODUCED FROM LOCAL ORGANIC GRAIN. We do not use commercial feed. We offer FREE RANGE EGGS, STEWING HENS, PASTURED PORK, PASTURED BEEF (GRAIN-FINISHED) AND BEE PRODUCTS. Please visit our website or call us for more information. Farm visits are encouraged (by appointment, please).


Back 40 Farm -- updated March 2008
Jeff and Linda Yearington
1415 175th St
Corning, IA 50841
641-322-4186
Back40Farm (@) LL.net
Back 40 Farm raises HERITAGE DEXTER CATTLE GRASSFED BEEF, all-natural GOAT MEAT, PASTURE-RAISED PORK, free range CHICKENS, and farm fresh EGGS. All meats are USDA-inspected. Our animals are not fed any antibiotics, growth hormones or animal byproducts. We have a wide variety of HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES, too. We use sustainable farm practices. Visitors welcome. We are in KC Farmers Markets; contact us for details.


Bad Seed Farm -- updated February 2008
Brooke Salvaggio
1909 McGee St, Kansas City, MO 64108
BadSeedFarm (@) hotmail.com
www.BadSeedFarm.com
“Bad Seed” is a haven for organic growing, sustainable living, and creative thinking at large. I grow an extensive variety of HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES noted for their unique appearance and extraordinary flavor, as well as an array of CULINARY/MEDICINAL HERBS AND EDIBLE FLOWERS. “Bad Seed” is a non-certified, organic operation dedicated to respecting both the health of the individual and the environment. It is my aim to build community and collective consciousness through the universal pleasure that comes from eating good food. Visitors are always welcome on the farm for tours or at the Bad Seed headquarters located in the Crossroads (downtown Kansas City) for coffee, confection, and conversation! My CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) shares are all sold for 2008.


Bauman’s Cedar Valley Farms -- Returning Member -- updated February 2008
(Formerly Bennett Ranch)
John and Yvonne Bauman
24161 NW Kentucky Rd
Garnett, KS 66032
785-448-2239
Cedar Valley Farms is a CERTIFIED ORGANIC family farm that produces PASTURE-RAISED EGGS, CHICKEN, TURKEY, DUCK, LAMB, MUTTON, AND BEEF. These are all fed our special blend of all-natural grains and organic vitamins that we mix ourselves. NO ADDED HORMONES OR ANTIBIOTICS. BEEF IS ROTATIONALLY GRASS-FINISHED. GRASS-BASED JERSEY DAIRY COWS. All animals are fed certified organic grass and hay. Come visit the farm and see how our family is committed to raising quality food for you. Class and group tours available. Cedar Valley Farms now provides Certified Anderson County, KS (ANCO) Poultry Processing (chicken, turkey, duck), and we are a local dealer of Fertrell products—organic fertilizer and feed supplements available.


Bear Creek Farms -- updated February 2008
Robbins & Jim Hail
12595 NE 50 Road Osceola, MO 64776
417-282-5894
RobbinsHail (@) hotmail.com
CERTIFIED ORGANIC FRUITS, VEGETABLES, HERBS, FLOWERS and FREE RANGE EGGS. ORGANIC VEGETABLE, HERB, AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS FOR YOUR GARDEN. We specialize in HEIRLOOM VARIETIES, especially 300 VARIETIES OF TOMATOES. Also WINTER PRODUCE. Come see us at Farmers Community Market at Brookside or email us for vegetables when you are in the Truman Lake area. Also find our gourmet and heirloom vegetables at Whole Foods, the Kansas City Country Club, and at other fine restaurants in the Kansas City area.


Beau Solais Farm -- New Member 2008
Rick and Anita Hanks
Hughesville, Missouri
816-405-5607
RAHanks3 (@) yahoo.com
Beau Solais Farm prides itself on providing the freshest OYSTER MUSHROOMS possible to some of Kansas City’s finest restaurants. We started delivering our mushrooms in August of 2005. We have three varieties of oyster mushrooms: Yellow, Brown and Grey. We also started growing MICROGREENS and over 20 varieties of HEIRLOOM TOMATOES in the summer. You can visit us at the 39th Street Community Market on Wednesday evenings in the summer or you can find our mushrooms at these fine restaurants: 1924 Main, Cassis, Blue Bird Bistro, Bluestem, Classic Cup, Eden Alley, JJ’s, JP Wine Bar, Milano’s, Michael Smith, Pierponts, Room 39, Room 39 at Mission Farms, Starker’s Reserve, Swizzle, Thomas, Treso Mare, Trio, Webster House, and the River Club.


"Bossie’s Best" / VB Farms -- updated February 2008
Nancy Vogelsberg-Busch
896 15th Rd
Home, KS 66438
785-799-3737
NancyVB (@) bluevalley.net
www.BossiesBest.com
USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC BEEF. We are a family that has farmed organically in Kansas for over 125 years. We have GRASS FED SMOKED ORGANIC BEEF HOTDOGS AND FRESH GROUND BEEF available year round and GRAIN FED CUSTOM CUT ORGANIC BEEF IN SEASON BY THE QUARTER, HALF OR WHOLE. Our delicious hotdogs and hamburger are available retail in frozen foods at several Kansas stores; please visit our website for locations. We encourage and invite people to visit our farm to see why organic is best! Buy the Best…Bossie’s Best.


Bread of Life Bakery / Josiah's Garden -- updated February 2008
Glenn & Kathy Crowther
206 Main St./PO Box 9
Stewartsville, MO 64490
Bakery: 816-669-1344
Farm: 816-675-2248
Fax: 816-669-1345
BreadOfLifeOrganics (@) yahoo.com
www.BreadOfLifeBakery.net and www.GFLife.com
Bread of Life Bakery specializes in a wide variety of BREADS and SNACKS. We bake with CERTIFIED ORGANIC FRESH GROUND WHEAT grown by Geiger Farms of Robinson, KS and Food Circle member Soaring Eagle Farms of Edgerton, KS. We also offer GLUTEN-FREE BAKED GOODS made with Nebraska sorghum flour and use local honey from our own hives and Busy Bee Acres of Odessa, MO in some of our recipes. Find our baked goods at Merriam Organic Market, City Market, Whole Foods, Nature's Pantry, Cosentino's Brookside Market, Hen House Markets and other stores in the KC area. Our farm also offers free range CHICKENS, EGGS, and pesticide-free VEGETABLES. Come visit our farm and bakery anytime.


Breezy Hill Farm -- updated January 2008
Art Ozias
62 SW 58 Hwy
Centerview, MO 64019
Home: 660-656-3409
Cell: 660-909-1633
AOzias (@) gmail.com
www.Breezy-Hill-Farm.com
Breezy Hill Farm is a Missouri Century Farm affiliated with CERTIFIED NATURALLY GROWN (NaturallyGrown.org) and also listed on EatWild.com. A family farm since the 1860s, we have GRASS-FINISHED BEEF, DAIRY COWS, free range ORGANIC-FED EGGS, and free range ORGANIC-FED (NON-GMO) FRYER CHICKENS on a contract basis. We use no vaccines, no commercial wormers or hormones. No grain is ever used at any stage in producing our excellent and healthy beef. We dry age our beef for three weeks to insure the maximum tenderness and flavor. We only sell wholes, halves, and split-halves and have a limited supply. We only have what we raise, no sale barn purchases. We offer free delivery within 100 miles. You’re encouraged to visit our website. Be sure to visit “The Experience” and take a photo tour of Breezy Hill. Visitors are welcome at the farm.


Burnett's Heritage Farms -- New Member 2008
The Burnett Family
3100 NW Winchester Rd.
Cameron, MO 64429
816-575-2798
BurnettsHeritageFarms (@) yahoo.com
We are a fourth-generation family farm focused on organic practices and sustainable agricultural methods. We are a seasonal operation and offer our products April-November. CERTIFIED ORGANIC BROWN EGGS -The ladies are allowed to free-range as they are rotated through the pastures with the dairy herd. CERTIFIED ORGANIC FRYING CHICKENS AND TURKEYS -Roaming free within their protective electric netting, the birds are raised on fresh grass and sunshine! All the poultry diets are supplemented with organic feed that is antibiotic, hormone, and GMO free. NATURAL PORK -Our hogs are raised outside in the sunshine and fresh air. Their grain ration contains no antibiotics or hormones. They are harvested around 250 pounds live weight and are sold by the half or whole hog. All products may be picked up at the farm by appointment. Group deliveries of all products are available within 100 miles of Cameron (within Missouri only). A minimum group order and a per-mile freight charge will apply


Camp Creek Farms -- updated February 2008
Rick & Cindy Newson
29050 W 127th St.
Olathe, Kansas 66061
913-884-6374
rwn45 (@) embarqmail.com
We have ORGANIC EGGS from lively, free range hens. Our chickens are fed a well-balanced, organic diet. A variety of egg colors are available: brown, green and white with several colors in a carton. We have eggs available year-round at the farm. Delivery is available in the KC Metro area. Please contact us for details.


Campo Lindo Farms -- updated February 2008
Jay & Carol Maddick
2390 SE 228th St.
Lathrop, Missouri 64465
816-740-3625
CLF (@) grm.net
Know where your food comes from. Consistent quality that is All-Natural and Farm Fresh! Free range CHICKENS AND EGGS. THANKSGIVING TURKEYS; BEEF AND LAMB BY PIECE OR SIDE. Poultry processed on farm under USDA inspection. Restaurants carrying Campo Lindo: Aixois, American Restaurant, Blue Bird Bistro, BlueStem, Cafe des Amis, Carriage Club, Cassis Bistro, City Tavern, Classic Cup Cafe, 40 Sardines, Kansas City Club, Lidia’s, Pangea’s Café, Room 39, and Starker’s Reserve. Available at the following stores: Cosentino’s Brookside Market; Cosentino’s Price Choppers at 95th & Mission, in Brookside, and on Woods Chapel Rd. in Lee’s Summit; Hy-Vee at State Line & 72nd, 135th & Antioch, and in St. Joseph, MO; Mother Nature’s Health Food Market in Liberty; and Nature’s Pantry in Independence.


Catherine’s "Naturally Grown" Vegetables & Herbs -- updated February 2008
No Chemicals Used
Catherine Pavicich
Kansas City, KS
913-287-7295
Our vegetables and herbs are grown without chemical pesticides & herbicides, giving each customer SAFER foods at no extra cost. We grow varieties of spring LETTUCE, ARUGULA & many other vegetables throughout the season, as well as fresh HERBS (BASIL, PARSLEY, baby DILL, and MINT), GARLIC and ONIONS. We grow in our fields many varieties of the most flavorful TOMATOES including many HEIRLOOM TOMATO varieties. Look for us every Wednesday and Saturday in the middle south side of the Overland Park Market. Your satisfaction is our pleasure in growing healthier and more nutritious vegetables.


** Coyote Creek Farm -- on hiatus until 2009 **
Jody & Andrijan Smaic
Rantoul, KS 66079
www.CoyoteCreekFarmKS.com


Cornerstone Farm -- NEW MEMBER - updated April 2008
Heather Laudie
Higginsville, Missouri
816-352-8201
CornerstoneFarm (@) GMail.com
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. We are just begining our CSA program, 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 CSA 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.


Crowned With Goodness Farm -- updated February 2008)
The Yoder Family
Rt. 1 Box 173
Milo, MO 64767
417-884-2455
idgr (@) tiadon.com
We offer PASTURE-RAISEDLAMBS with no antibiotics or hormones. Homemade GOAT MILK SOAP made with lye. DAIRY GOATS and MEAT GOATS. Soft RAMBOUILLET FLEECES for handspinning or crafts. All our animals are raised as naturally and humanely as possible. Come visit us at our 8 th annual Goat Dairy Open House this June. There will be Farm tours, demonstrations, lunch served and much more. Contact us for more info. Farm visits are welcome and delivery of some items to KC area is possible.


East Wind Garden, LLC -- updated February 2008
Bruce & Maureen Branstetter
Timothy Walters
1908 Lake Dr.
Independence, MO 64055
816-254-6233
816-268-6326 (cell)
brus00 (@) sbcglobal.net
CERTIFIED ORGANIC,LOCALLY GROWN. Committed to providing our customers and restaurateurs beautiful and unique HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES, FRUITS and HERBS. We also have an extensive CUT FLOWER selection and READYMADE BOUQUETS at our markets. You can find us on Saturdays, starting May 5, at our new Farm Stand (address above, Drumm Farm campus) nd at the Farmers Community Market in Brookside. We’ll also be at the 39th St. Community Market on Wednesday evenings. Looking forward to seeing you! We take MC/VISA, credit, debit.


Fair Share Farm -- updated March 2008
Rebecca Graff & Tom Ruggieri
18613 Downing Road
Kearney, MO 64060
816-320-3763
Rebecca (@) FairShareFarm.com
www.FairShareFarm.com
We welcome you to join the Fair Share Farm CSA (COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE): an eclectic community of eaters and farmers whose goal is to grow, distribute, and eat the freshest, most-nutritious, colorful, and flavorful produce possible. We are committed to organic farming practices. Our fields are filled with a wide assortment of VEGETABLES, FRUIT, AND HERBS, including HEIRLOOM VARIETIES. The CSA season runs mid-May through October (24 weeks). We offer three options for picking up your share: at the farm, at a member's home in Liberty, MO, or at the 39th St. Farmers Market. Check out our website for more info.


50 Acre Wood -- NEW MEMBER - updated April 2008
Dan Russell
19889 Russell Lane
Cole Camp, MO 65325
Home: 660-668-0882
Cell: 660-619-3089
FiftyAcreWood (@) Yahoo.com
50 Acre Wood, a family farm located in Cole Camp, MO, was founded by Dan & Marie Russell in 2006. It is a reflection of our deep commitment to planetary health and, of course, our love of food. As the name suggests, the farm is located on 50 mostly wooded acres and boasts a greenhouse and several large, ever-evolving garden plots. 50 Acre Wood employs a judicious blend of sustainable & organic growing methods, influenced heavily by Biointensive & Permaculture schools of thought. We offer many varieties of VEGETABLES, HERBS, GOURMET & MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS, RASPBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES, and, new this year, BLUEBERRIES! We look forward to building relationships with local communities, farmers and patrons, and we are grateful for the opportunity to co-create a healthy tomorrow.


4 D ACRES, Inc. -- updated February 2008
Michael and Dee Martin
PO Box 1218
Louisburg, KS 66053
877-837-4119
Cell: 913-271-1832
Fax: 209-790-1832
info (@) 4dacres.com
www.4DAcres.com
4 D Acres is a small family farm located near Louisburg in the rolling hills of eastern Kansas. EMU, a lowfat, healthy read meat, and free range CHICKENS are naturally raised without the use of medication or growth hormones. EMU OIL is an all-natural, moisturizing oil with properties used by the aborigines of Australia in their medicine. We are proud to bring you the very best, backed by a 30-day money back guarantee. If you want quality and excellent service, you have come to the right place. Free catalog upon request.


Gannon Family Farm -- NEW MEMBER - updated April 2008
William & Whitedove Gannon
Fort Scott, KS
Home 620-223-3235
GannonFamilyFarm (@) SBCGlobal.net
 We are a small, family farm selling FREE RANGE AND PASTURED CHICKEN EGGS, PASTURED CHICKENS, HOLIDAY TURKEYS, DAIRY GOATS , JERSEY COWS and other grass-based items, in-season. We feed our poultry a specific grain mix with no animal by-products added. We will be adding many new products - keep in touch! Our goal is a sustainable, natural lifestyle for ourselves and our young children. You can contact us via e-mail or telephone. You can also find us at the Fort Scott Farmers Market at 4th and Judson St, on Saturday mornings from 6:30a to 8:30a.


Goatsbeard Farm -- updated February 2008
Jennifer & Ken Muno
11351 Callahan Creek Rd.
Harrisburg, MO 65256
573-875-0706
KJMuno (@) tranquility.net
www.GoatsbeardFarm.com
We offer FRESH GOAT’S MILK CHEESES. Our cheese is sold in rounds, tubs and in a variety of flavors including pepper, herb and garlic. We also offer feta, brie and some AGED, RAW MILK CHEESES. Our 50 goat dairy is PASTURE-BASED AND SEASONAL. We feed no growth hormones or antibiotics..


Golden Ridge Farms -- updated February 2008
Bruce & Cindy Silvest
24960 Earnest Rd.
Osawatomie , KS 66064
Home: 913-898-6201
Cell: 913-406-9440
GoldenRidgeFarms (@) aol.com
www.KSPecans.com
We raise PECANS, our fruit trees (PEACHES, APRICOTS, APPLES, PLUMS, AND PEARS) and BLACKBERRIES without the use of sprays. We are planting more pecan trees and replanting grasses on formerly row-cropped land. Pecans can be purchased year-round. We have GLAZED PECANS IN CINNAMON SUGAR, FRENCH VANILLA, BUTTER RUM, AND CARAMEL FLAVORS. We also make JAMS AND JELLIES from the fruit we grow on our farm. The glazed pecans, jams, and jellies are all available REGULAR OR SUGAR-FREE. Please visit our website or call for farm.


Green Dirt Farm, LLC -- updated March 2008
Jacqueline Smith and Sarah Hoffmann
P.O. Box 74
Weston, MO 64098
Cell: 816-824-7784
Jacque (@) GreenDirtFarm.com
Sarah (@) GreenDirtFarm.com
www.GreenDirtFarm.com
Life is too short to eat grocery store cheeses! Green Dirt Farm, LLC invites you to try our HANDCRAFTED ARTISANAL SHEEP CHEESES created with milk from our very own PASTURED ewes. You can be assured of a richness and depth of flavor unique to the rolling bluffs of Weston, MO. Also on the menu is 100% GRASS-FED LAMB which is of unsurpassed quality, tenderness, and flavor. Come visit us at the Farmers' Community Market at Brookside, the Parkville Farmers' Market, and the KCMO City Market (Sundays only). We look forward to meeting you!


Green Hills Harvest -- updated February 2008
Barb & Kerry Buchmayer
14649 Highway M
Purdin, MO 64674
660-244-5858
GHHarvest (@) juno.com
www.GHHarvest.com Try the great tasting CERTIFIED ORGANIC DAIRY PRODUCTS from our local family farm, now available in returnable glass! Our herd is free range and PASTURE-BASED. Our dairy products are available at: Marsh’s Sun Fresh, Whole Foods, Green Acres Market, and Dillon’s Stores in Olathe, Shawnee, and Overland Park. Welcome back . . . to the past!


Hess Ranch -- New Member 2008
John & Susie Hess
Rt. 5 Box 408A
Butler, MO 64730
Home: 660-679-0041
Cell: 816-835-7070
SusiHess (@) hotmail.com
All-natural BEEF FROM PASTURED CATTLE. Our Angus and Hereford-cross cattle are pasture-raised on our 300-acre Butler, MO farm until almost 2 years of age. Their diet consists 99% of grass and clover forages and hay with a very limited amount of grain-based, high-protein, highly-digestible feed supplement added to their diets at weaning and during the last 2 months. They are fed only natural, plant-based feed supplements and minerals-no animal products, chemicals, hormone implants, steroids, or antibiotics. The calves are hand-raised very humanely with no stress. The local processor in Clinton, MO will dry age the beef 21 days for superb tenderness and flavor, then cut and wrap each quarter or side to your order. No irradiation or chemicals are applied. We strive for only high-quality, lean, and tender beef. Supply is limited, so call to reserve your beef in advance


Homespun Hill Farm -- updated February 2008
Debbie Yarnell
137 E. 1400 Rd
Baldwin City, KS 66006
785-594-7111
HomespunHillFarm (@) yahoo.com
www.HomespunHillFarm.com
Healthy Farming for Our Soils! Healthy Foods for Your Soul! We provide GRASSFED BEEF AND LAMB, PASTURED CHICKENS AND HOLIDAY TURKEYS. Available on Saturday's at the Downtown Lawrence Farmer's Market, at the Local Burger Restaurant display freezer 7 days a week, and at our 4th Saturday's monthly delivery to Olathe site {119th and Strang Line Rd -see Website for details}. We also sell in bulk -1/4's and 1/2's with free delivery. Join in on our Meat Subscription CSA Adventure for a smorgasbord of monthly bundles of awesome meats and an opportunity to receive great grass-fed steaks for $7.75/lb!.
CSA available each month of the Year!!


Hoot Owl Hollow Farm -- updated March 2008
Mac, Marsha & Amy Edwards
18326 W. 200 Ave.
Eagleville, MO 64442
800-663-0934
MEdwards (@) grm.net
Hoot Owl Hollow Farm is a small family farm specializing in naturally-raised LAMB AND MUTTON. Our sheep are fed NO MANUFACTURED FEED (no antibiotics, growth hormones, arsenic, or animal byproducts), and we use NO CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS. Our sheep have shelter year-round if they want, and in the growing season have free access to pasture. We feed excellent quality alfalfa hay in the winter. We sell locker lambs and attend the Food Circle events each year, where we sell individual cuts of meat and take orders for whole or half-lambs for delivery at a later date.


JJ Farms -- updated January 2008
 John & Judy Kaiahua
8531 East 81st Terrace
Raytown, MO 64138-1547
816-356-3938
Natural fruits: APPLES, PEARS AND RHUBARB. Natural produce: TOMATOES, SWEET PEPPERS, BOTH GREEN AND COLORED ROOT CROPS, LETTUCE, GREEN BEANS AND POTATOES. COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA) subscriptions available.


Kansas City Community Farm-- updated March 2008
& Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture
Katherine Kelly & Dan Dermitzel Farmers/Co-directors
PO Box 6043
Kansas City, KS 66106
Farm: 913-831-2444
Cell: 913-231-4484
Daniel@KCCUA.org
www.KCCUA.org
The Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture is a non-profit organization promoting small-scale, urban farming in greater Kansas City. We also run the KC Community Farm, a CERTIFIED ORGANIC farm on two-plus acres in KCK. Here we grow one of the widest selections of VEGETABLES AND HERBS in the metro area, specializing in beautiful and flavorful GOURMET VARIETIES. You can buy our produce at the Farmers' Community Market at Brookside. We also have a COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE PROGRAM (CSA). See our website for more info.
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Karbaumer Farm -- updated February 2008
Klaus and Lee Karbaumer
12200 Missouri 92 Hwy
Platte City, MO 64079
816-270-2177
KarbaumerFarm (@) yahoo.com
www.KarbaumerFarm.com
 "Bring Your Table Closer to the Farm!" Naturally-grown vegetables, HONEY, and eggs from free-grazing hens are available by CSA or farm purchase. Our farm is powered by draft horses, no tractors. No chemicals, not even those organically-approved. We endorse sustainable practices for the health of our soil and animals. The 2008 “Farm Table” CSA program will share our harvest with over 75 families. Shares include: VEGETABLES; HEIRLOOM LETTUCES AND TOMATOES; APPLES, PEACHES, and GRAPES; HERBS; FLOWERS; EGGS; plus recipes and our “Report to Shareholders” newsletter. Families join us for several events and a harvest festival. A naturalist offers classes on wild edibles, nature, etc. Our 2008 CSA roster is full; we have a waiting list for 2009 openings. We are 1 ½ miles east of Platte City. Visitors are welcome to see how their food is grown and to get to know the farmers who grow it.


KC Buffalo Co., LLC -- updated February 2008
Peter & Cathy Kohl
2201 East 203rd Street
Belton, MO 64012
Home: 816-322-8174
Cell: 816-898-8174
Fax: 816-322-6818
KCBuffalo (@) sbcglobal.net
www.KCBuffalo.com
Who says only chicken is finger lickin’? We’ve found a new way to go…it’s BUFFALO! USDA all natural free-range. The original health food for the enlightened consumer. We are your local producer in the Kansas City area. Find us at the City and Lee’s Summit Farmers’ Markets or at our ranch shop. Nationwide shipping. Gift certificates and local delivery available based on order size. Buy buffalo by the pound, the side or on the hoof.


Kickin Bull Ranch -- updated February 2008
Ron & Diane Ruppert
14681 126th Road
Hoyt , KS 66440
Home/Fax: 785-986-6260
Cell: 785-248-3218
RW (@) KickinBullRanch.com
www.KickinBullRanch.com
At the Kickin’ Bull Ranch, we feel we have the best-tasting BEEF. We try to keep the family units together, which helps create a low-stress environment. Low stress allows for a more relaxed animal, which results in tender meat. Their diet consists of grass & hay. During finishing, they get our all-natural, high-protein feed mixture while grazing on pasture or hay. Pastures & hay meadows are kept free of weeds without the use of chemicals. After harvest, Kickin’ Bull Ranch beef is aged for 13 days, thus enhancing tenderness & flavor. Harvest season usually starts in November. If you purchase in bulk, splitside, half, or whole, please allow 4-6 weeks for harvest date. 15 days after harvest date, meat should be ready for pickup at the ranch. Delivery available. See additional info at www.LocalHarvest.org/farms/M18261 - Kickin Bull Ranch is a Grass Fed Beef Supplier to:
The American Restaurant - KCMO; The Topeka Natural Food Co-op - Topeka, KS; Merriam Organic Market - Merriam, KS.


Maier’s Farm -- updated February 2008
Tim Maier
2365 Oregon Rd
Ottawa, KS 66067
Home: 785-242-5638
Fax: 785-242-6471
maierfrm (@) kanza.net
We offer naturally raised VEGETABLES (ASPARAGUS-ZUCCHINI), POULTRY (free range CHICKENS & EGGS available year round), PORK & BEEF (PASTURE AND GRAINFED). NO MINIMUM; FREE DELIVERY! Monthly home deliveries all year round. Member of the Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance COMMUNITY SUPPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA).


M&J Ranch -- updated February 2008
Mel and Joyce Williams
3105 Wild Horse Rd.
Lawrence, KS 66044
Home 785-865-2503
Cell: 785-766-5226
MJRanch66044 (@) hughes.net
www.MandJRanch.com
We invite you to try 100% GRASSFED AND GRASS-FINISHED BEEF at its finest! It is the GRASS, without any grain, that our cattle dine on that makes this the healthiest beef you can eat. We rotate our cattle on pasture all year simply by calling to them. In winter our own hay is rolled out on the pastures. We take pride in raising only authentic beef; never using any hormones, subtherapeutic antibiotics or pesticides/ herbicides on our pastures. Your beef can always be traced back to our family herd by a numbering system. Buy our beef at the Merc and HyVee in Lawrence, contact us re delivery, pick up directly from the ranch, or from our USDA processor in DeSoto when purchasing 1/4s, 1/2s, or wholes.


My Neighbor Steve's Totally Amazing Pasta Sauce -- updated March 2008
 Steve Pierce
821 King
Baldwin City, KS 66006
785-594-2475
 Steve (@) MyNeighborSteve.com
www.MyNeighborSteve.com
ORGANIC TOMATO & BASIL PASTA SAUCE. Original Italian recipe made with organically grown local tomatoes, basil, and garlic. Light sauce with exceptionally fresh flavor. Grown, cooked, and jarred locally. Available at Baldwin City Market; The Merc in Lawrence; Hy-Vees in Lawrence, Kansas City, and Independence; and Cosentino's Market in Brookside.


Nature’s Choice Biodynamic Farm -- updated March 2008
Fred & Helen Messner
6120 South 169 Highway
St. Joseph, MO 64507
816-253-1059
FGMessner (@) yahoo.com
Nature’s Choice is a BIODYNAMIC farm producing over 40 varieties of VEGETABLES using holistic and homeopathic practices-going beyond organic. See us at stalls 12, 13 & 14 at the KC City Market. Deliveries to select restaurants & health shops


The Organic Way Farm -- updated January 2008
Dan & Denise May
Route 1, Box 104 Milo, MO 64767
Home: 417-944-2818
Cell: 417-321-0851
DandDMay (@) aicon.net
www.TheOrganicWayFarm.com
Pesticide free/natural. Fruits (BERRIES, APPLES AND PEARS), VEGETABLES A to Z, specializing in HEIRLOOM TOMATOES. CHICKENS, EGGS, AND HONEY. COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA) PACKAGES AVAILABLE FOR 2008, with weekly dropoffs in the Waldo/Brookside area of KCMO and also in Leawood, KS. Produce available at many fine restaurants in the KC area.


Panther Creek Farms -- updated March 2008
Kevin & Lori Brunkhorst
31919 Highway PP
P.O. Box 34
Concordia, MO 64020
660-463-2767
KevLor (@) centurytel.net
All Natural BELGIAN BLUE BEEF. No growth hormones or antibiotics used. Heart-healthy. Lower in fat and cholesterol. Tender and juicy. One of the best-eating beefs in town. ALL NATURAL PORK and PASTURED ANTIBIOTIC-FREE CHICKEN.


Paradise Locker Meats -- updated February 2008
Teresa and Mario Fantasma
P.O. Box 36
Trimble , MO 64492
Store: 816-370-6328
Cell: 816-935-5656
Fax: 816-357-1229
ParadiseLockerMeats (@) centurytel.net
We are both a PROCESSOR AND RETAILER OF FREE RANGE PORK, CHICKEN, AND LAMB for local farmers. We are a retail outlet for Heritage Foods, USA and ship HERITAGE BREED PORK both locally and nationally. We sell Campo Lindo chickens and process lamb for Green Dirt Farm. We are USDA-inspected and our locally-produced meats are labeled with the name of the producer. Not all of our products are local and free range, so, if you have a question about the source and practices of the producer, just ask. Our retail store is just five miles north of Smithville, MO.


Parker Farms Natural Meats -- updated February 2008
Tom and Paula Parker
43602 Hwy. F
Richmond, MO 64085
816-470-3276
ParkerFarms (@) peoplepc.com
GRASSFED BEEF , Katahdin LAMB, PORK, free range EGGS, and PASTURED CHICKEN. We raise all of our livestock outdoors with plenty of exercise, fresh air, and sunshine, just as God intended. No antibiotics, growth hormones, or animal byproducts are in our feed. Our grassfed beef is not supplemented with grain in order to produce the healthiest human food possible. Our lambs are born on green pastures in the spring and are also 100% grassfed. Our laying hens and broiler chickens live in the pastures with green grass under their feet. Our hogs live outdoors on dirt and are supplemented with corn and roasted soybeans. Our goal is to produce the healthiest food possible locally and sustainably for our family and yours. Products are available in bulk or retail cuts at the farm or by delivery to select metro locations. All meat, except chicken, is USDA-inspected and visitors are always welcome. Call for details or directions. We also offer a YEAR-ROUND MEAT AND EGG CSA.


Peacock Farms -- updated February 2008
Betty Mendenhall
12589 Salem Cemetery Rd,
Higginsville, MO 64037
Home: 660-584-2526
Cell: 816-726-3405
PeacockF (@) ctcis.net
We are a sustainable farm. All of our CHICKENS are free range. We raise reg. ANGUS CATTLE. Our VEGETABLES AND FRUITS are grown under organic conditions. We have STRAWBERRIES all summer and great ASPARAGUS from April-June. A limited number of CSA shares are available at $380 for 22 weeks plus for $50 for deliveries all season. Call or visit us at the City Market in downtown KCMO every Saturday from May thru Oct. 1st in stalls 15, 16 & 17.


Pearly Gates Organic Soapery / Farm -- updated March 2008
Nate and Nancy S. Gordon
7000 Sycamore Ave, Kansas City, MO 64133
816-353-3602
info (@) PearlyGatesSoap.com
www.PearlyGatesSoap.com
Pearly Gates Organic Soapery/Farm is a small one-acre operation, in Kansas City, MO just off of 435-South & Gregory. We have been farming organically since 1980 and are working toward certification. We moved to our present location in 2000. We grow many specialty, unusual, and hard to find VEGETABLES, HERBS, FRUITS (annuals and perennials), MICRO-GREENS, NUTRITIONAL GRASSES FOR JUICING, and FLOWERS for use in the manufacturing of our ORGANIC SOAPS/BATH AND BODY CARE PRODUCTS, and for sale all seasons. We focus on growing crops that are good for raw food eating. We sell at the KC Organics & Natural Market at Minor Park in Kansas City, MO (see details in the introduction to this Directory). Also at KC City Market from May-October (www.TheCityMarket.org).


Pisciotta Farms -- updated April 2008
Russell Pisciotta
4755 NW State Route W
 Kidder, MO 64649
Home: 816-575-2814
Cell: 816-803-9001
PisciottaFarms (@) Hughes.net * NEW E-MAIL 2008
www.PisciottaFarms.com
At Pisciotta Farms, our passion for great food and our love for the land, animals and nature all come together. While dedicating half of our land exclusively to wildlife habitat, we produce delicious BEEF, CHICKENS, EGGS, AND PURE, RAW HONEY on the rest. Our animals are healthy and free of antibiotics and hormones. Visit us at the City Market in K.C. each Saturday from Spring to Fall, or call us for a free home delivery any time of the year. Farms tours are always welcome!


Pleasant Pasture Farms -- updated March 2008
Mike and Mindy Juhnke
Dearborn, MO 64439
816-790-3108
info (@) PleasantPastureFarms.com
www.PleasantPastureFarms.com
Pleasant Pasture Farms is located in the rolling hills of northern Platte County, MO. Here we raise our livestock and poultry without the use of growth hormones or antibiotics. All of our animals are humanely treated and always get plenty of fresh air and sunshine. They are never raised in confinement houses. We produce all-natural, locally-raised BEEF, PORK, CHICKEN AND EGGS. All of our beef and pork is USDA-inspected, so you can order by the individual cut or wholesale (quarter-side, half-side, or whole). Our goal is simple: Provide the healthiest, best-tasting beef, pork, chicken, and eggs possible at an affordable price. Contact us to order or request a brochure, or visit our website for a complete listing of all of our products. You can order and pay online. We make LOCAL DELIVERIES and ship nationwide via USPS Priority Mail.


Prairie Birthday Farm -- New Grower 2008
Kearney MO
Linda Hezel & Richard Moore
816-781-9654
LindaHezel (@) aol.com
Our small farm produces a wide range of fabulously flavored food without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides. We sell to restaurants and from the farm by arrangement. Send an email to receive notices of product availability. Volunteer apprenticeships available through the Kansas State Growing Growers Program (GrowingGrowers.org). Across the growing season, the following are available in limited quantities: HERITAGE AND WILD TREE FRUITS (APPLES, PEARS, PERSIMMONS, PLUMS); DOMESTIC AND WILD BRAMBLES AND BERRIES (CONCORD GRAPES, CURRANTS); HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES AND GREENS (TOMATOES, JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES, ETC.); HERBS; EDIBLE FLOWERS; WILDFLOWER HONEY; HERITAGE BREED DUCK AND CHICKEN EGGS.


Quarter Ridge Longhorns -- New Grower 2008
Gary Norris
18480 Hwy P
Weston, Missouri 64098
Sales (@ ) QuarterRidge-Longhorns.com
(816) 863-3835
http://www.QuarterRidge-Longhorns.com
GRASS-FED LONGHORN BEEF - Quality . . . Color . . . Attitude - We suspect that our introduction into the 'world of longhorns' is not much different than most. We had long admired the regal, survivalist persona that the longhorns project... so, on our initial tour of a longhorn ranch, we became proud owners of a 'starter herd of horns.' It didn't take long for us to know that purchasing these intelligent and attention-loving cattle would be one of our wise decisions thus far in life. We've had experience with 'regular cattle' and the problems that often occur. However, we soon found that the Texas Longhorns didn't know about things like calving big problem babies, first-time cows not nursing, and being hard to handle around the corrals. We have learned to be cautious when you are among them, as one is likely to be following you... waiting for a scratch on the head or a bite of corn or their favorite... range pellets! (For more info, see our web site).


Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance -- updated March 2008
Paul Conway
25476 183rd St.
Leavenworth, KS 66048
913-727-6121
ConwayLConway (@) aol.com
www.RollingPrairie.net
A COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA) vegetable subscription service. We deliver a weekly bag of fresh, seasonal VEGETABLES AND FRUIT, all locally-grown, to four pick-up sites. These are the Franklin Center in Kansas City, KS, Johnson County Community College, and, in Lawrence, the Community Mercantile and Local Burger. MEAT AND EGGS are available.
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Root Deep Urban Farm -- updated February 2008
Sherri Harvel
P.O. Box 300683
Kansas City, MO 64130
816-277-9990
RootDeepUrbanFarm (@) copper.net
www.RootDeepUrbanFarm.com
Root Deep uses organic and sustainable practices to grow VEGETABLES AND HERBS for market. Markets: 39th Street Community Market, located at 39th & Genessee, KCMO, Wednesdays 5 pm to 8 pm starting mid-April to October, and the Farmers Community Market at Brookside, located at Border Star Montessori School, 63rd & Wornall, KCMO, Saturdays 8 am to 1 pm from mid-April to October. CSA membership runs 20 weeks from mid-May to Sept. Shares can be picked up at one of the two markets only. Email me for an application.


Sage Moon Naturals -- New Grower 2008
Michael Bates & Mark van Order
13404 Cameron Rd.
Excelsior Springs, MO 64024
816-635-9079
Sage_Moon_Naturals (@) yahoo.com
Farming the past; Ensuring the Future! We are a CERTIFIED NATURALLY GROWN farm dedicated to raising and preserving HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES, TOMATOES, HERBS, POULTRY, & LIVESTOCK. Our PASTURE-RAISED, HERITAGE SHEEP produce some of the finest MEAT, WOOL, HIDES, & FLEECE in the area. Individual cuts of LAMB are available year-round, or you can reserve a whole or side, cut to order, for fall pickup. EGGS FROM OUR PASTURE-RAISED CHICKENS, DUCKS, & GEESE are available year-round. We are also proud to offer HERBAL REMEDIES & TEAS grown and wildcrafted on the farm. Look for our products at Green Acres Market in Briarcliff Village, and Naturally Grown in Excelsior Springs.


Share-Life Farms -- updated February 2008
Jim & Rose Thomas
Route 2, Box 134
Marshall, MO 65340
660-886-3936
CERTIFIED ORGANIC by OneCert Missouri. We offer CSA MEMBERSHIPS in the KC metro area and Columbia. Organic free range EGGS and PASTURED POULTRY. Maker of sweet SORGHUM. Visit us at Blue Springs or Columbia downtown market. Call ahead for on-farm visits, which are always welcome.


ShroomHeads Organic Farm -- updated March 2008
Tena Bellovich
12301 E 264th Street
Freeman, Mo. 64746
Home: 816-966-9446
Cell: 816-332-2414
Tena (@) ShroomHeads.com
www.ShroomHeads.com
SPECIALTY MUSHROOMS, HEIRLOOM TOMATOES, PEPPERS, SWEET CORN, AND LLAMA WOOL. Consult website for availability. We sell at two farmers markets, KC Organics & Natural Market at Minor Park (see listing in the introduction to this Directory for details) and the Grand Court Retirement Center Market, 107th & Wornall Road, KCMO (Saturdays, 10 am-1 pm Oct.-Mar., 8 am-1 pm Apr.-Sept.).


Skyview Farm -- updated February 2008
Bill & Sheri Noffke
22722 E. 800 Rd
Pleasanton, KS 66075
Home: 913-352-8727
Cell: 913-710-0587
GodsAcre (@) ckt.net
www.SkyviewFarm.net
We are a diverse family-owned farm located on 80 acres about 50 miles south of Kansas City. GRASSFED AND FINISHED BEEF, PASTURE-RAISED CHICKEN, TURKEYS, MEAT GOATS and free-range EGGS. ALL FEED GRAINS ARE ORGANIC. No feedlots, growth hormones, or chemical pour-overs. Weekly delivery to Overland Park. Sign up for our newsletter on our web site for information on product availability.


Snow's Heritage Acres -- updated February 2008
Brian and Beth Snow
2993 NW Jewell Drive
Hamilton, MO 64644
Home: 816-583-7845
Cell: 816-632-0908
SnowsHeritageAcres (@) centurytel.net
www.SnowsHeritageAcres.com
At Snow's Heritage Acres you will find a wide variety of FRUITS AND VEGETABLES grown sustainably using practices such as crop rotations, covercropping, strip-farming, and minimum tillage. Our produce is grown without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. Our goal is to grow the best produce possible with the least disruption to the land. We have a 50 member CSA with pick-up locations in the Liberty and Lee's Summit areas. We offer U-PICK STRAWBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES, TOMATOES, PEPPERS, PEAS, AND GREEN BEANS in season. GRASSFED LAMB and free range EGGS are also available. Farm visits are always welcome.


Soaring Eagle Farms / ACME Grain -- updated March 2008
 Lee & Cindy Quaintance
20900 Edgerton Rd
Edgerton, KS 66021
913-893-6797 (KC metro number)
Contact (@) ACMEGrain.com
www.ACMEGrain.com
CERTIFIED ORGANIC RED AND WHITE WHEAT BERRIES, BUCKWHEAT, SPELT, BARLEY, AND SORGHUM (MILO).
CERTIFIED ORGANIC WHOLE-GRAIN FLOURS: WHITE WHEAT, RED WHEAT, BUCKWHEAT, SPELT, BARLEY, AND SORGHUM (sorghum is used for many GLUTEN-FREE baking and cooking purposes). We have CUSTOM ORGANIC CATTLE AND CHICKEN FEED AVAILABLE YEAR-ROUND, and we will CUSTOM-MIX FEED FOR OTHER LIVESTOCK AS NEEDED. We have a limited supply of Natural Range BEEF AND CHICKENS. Product Orders taken by phone (preferred), e-mail, fax (phone first), direct farm sales (phone first). Soaring Eagle Farms is a LOCAL DEALER OF SUPER GRO OF IOWA, INC. FERTILIZERS AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS, FEED ADDITIVES, AND PROGRAMS for Sustainable and/or Organic Agricultural Production; phone the farm for local prices.


Soul & Soil Rainbow Gardens -- updated February 2008
Beverly Pender
3337 Webster Ave
Kansas City, KS 66104
Home: 913-321-9341
Cell: 913-238-4754
SoulAndSoilRainbowGardens (@) Yahoo.com
Soul & Soil Rainbow Gardens is passionate about our produce as our name states! We grow some of the best VEGETABLES AND FRUIT in the metro area of Kansas City, Kansas. All food is grown under the organic method. No pesticide or sprays, all-natural. We specialize in HEIRLOOM TOMATOES AND OTHER VEGETABLES, keeping in tune with the good old days. We are an urban-based community farm, serving the elderly and community for 10 years. Soul & Soil sells at other locations in Kansas City, such as the Green Market (Wednesday), Merriam Market (Saturday), and North Kansas City Market (Friday). Soul & Soil is located right off 635 & Leavenworth Rd. Come partnership with us by supporting community farmers. Our only goal is to provide affordable, nutritious, wholesome food for you and your family.


Spring Creek Farm -- New Member -- updated March 2008
Stephanie Thomas
785-633-5292
1841 N. 150 Rd.
Baldwin City, KS. 66006
SpringCreekCSA (@) yahoo.com
At Spring Creek Farm near Baldwin City, we believe that food is at its best when it is fresh and natural. We grow about 90 different varieties of the tastiest local produce available using organic and sustainable farming methods. The result is food that tastes incredible naturally. Almost all of our varieties are HEIRLOOMS, with our heaviest production in MELONS (INCLUDING FRENCH CHARANTAIS), 15 VARIETIES OF TOMATOES, AND SWEET POTATOES. We are adding 50 laying hens to our operation this year - EGGS. We offer a 20 week CSA that began in 2007 with deliveries to Baldwin, Gardner and Olathe. We are full for 2008 at 33 members. You can also find our produce at The Merc in Lawrence and at the Saturday Downtown Lawrence Farmers Market. We are a host farm for Growing Growers and are seeking a volunteer and a paid apprentice for 2008. We are working toward organic certification in 2009. You'll love what we bring to your table!


Strawberry Lane Farm -- Returning Grower -- updated February 2008
Lewis and Marie Kamphefner
510 NE Jade Lane
Trenton, Missouri 64683
Home/Fax: 660-485-6473
Kampy (@) grm.net
www.StrawberryLaneFarm.com
Strawberry Lane Farm is a CERTIFIED ORGANIC VEGETABLE, FRUIT, AND GRAIN FARM. We have 15 years growing experience and this is our 5th year of CSA. We have lowered our share prices this year to make our healthy food more affordable for everyone and we’re applying to accept food stamps. We feel we can do this by offering pick up at the farm or at the farmers markets where we sell each Saturday. Home delivery would be an extra charge. Besides a large variety of fruits and vegetables, sometimes there might be FRESHLY-BAKED BREADS OR COOKIES. A weekly newsletter is included. Whole share $460, half-share $230 (same as whole share but every other week). May-October, exact dates will be announced. We serve Trenton, MO and Kansas City metro.


Troque Farms -- updated February 2008)
Frank Kuhnert & Rennie Graves
31710 E Oakland School Rd.
Buckner, MO 64016
Home: 816-650-9307
Cell: 816-215-9925
Troquefarms (@) aol.com
www.TroqueFarms.net
PASTURED CHICKENS FOR MEAT AND EGGS; HOLIDAY TURKEYS; DAIRY PRODUCTS; AND GRASSFED BEEF AND LAMB. Sustainably-grown ORGANIC FERTILIZER AND FEED SUPPLEMENTS available. Our farm is open to the public.


Wells Family Farms -- updated February 2008
Steve & Kim Wells
4009 St. Hwy. UU
King City, MO 64463
Home & FAX 660-783-2930
Cell: 660-562-7892 (work)
Info (@) WellsFamilyFarms.com
www.WellsFamilyFarms.com
Wells Family Farms is proud to offer our CERTIFIED ORGANIC GRASSFED BEEF! We also have a variety of BERRIES, NUTS, and MANURE FERTILIZER. As of the first of 2008, we have 600 acres certified with more in transition. Our beef is sold locally at the Farmers Community Market at Brookside and the 39 th St. Community Market in Midtown (see details in the front of this Directory) as well as online through our website and straight from the farm.


Wood Mood Gardens -- updated February 2008
Curtis J. Wood
20987 Hwy. 20
Higginsville, MO 64037
660-584-3552
WoodMood (@) ctcis.net
Located ¼ mile north of Higginsville on Missouri Highway 20. We have been CERTIFIED ORGANIC SINCE 1994. CERTIFIED ORGANIC BEEF, CHICKEN, AND EGGS. Our vegetable list runs from ASPARAGUS TO ZUCCHINI. Fruits available in season are STRAWBERRIES AND PEARS. We use High Tunnels to extend the season in Spring and Fall. We believe certified organic production is the best method for the soil, the environment, and for high-quality, nutritious food. See us Saturdays at the Farmers’ Community Market at Brookside.

Peas & Carrots of Buying Local

The availability of locally-grown foods in Kansas City has been increasing from year to year as more farmers and eaters realize their benefits. Here is a list of some of the ways you can buy locally-grown foods, followed by more detailed information about each:

Farmers Markets
Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA)
On-Farm Sales
Home Delivery
Retail Grocers

Farmers Markets are typically open-air outlets where anywhere from a few to dozens of farmers/producers regularly gather throughout the growing season to sell their fruits and vegetables, meats, eggs, dairy foods, and other items. Please refer to pages 3 and 4 for more information on where to find the many farmers’ markets in the KC area.

Questions to Ask on First Contact with a Grower at a Farmers Market:


Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a unique partnership between eaters and farmers. Members normally join a CSA at the beginning of the calendar year, reserving a spot and paying for at least part of the season up front. This helps to provide a guaranteed market and income to the farmer. The farmer then provides a weekly share of fresh, seasonal, organically-grown vegetables, fruits, herbs, eggs and/or meat during the growing season. Both partners share in the risks and rewards of small-scale farming, from weather worries to bumper crops.

CSAs are a great way to get to know your farmer, your community, and your vegetables and fruits. Most provide information with each week’s share to help you prepare those fresh vegetables you rarely eat. Some require participation several times a year, either helping with harvesting or distributing the food. Others deliver right to your door.

Each CSA is unique, so be sure to learn the specifics. If you are interested in joining a CSA, ask the farmer about the following:


On-Farm Sales give you the opportunity to go right to the farm to see for yourself where and how your food has been grown. This can be great fun for kids and adults alike and helps to remind us all that food comes from the land, not the supermarket.

Home Delivery is less common, but some of our producer-members will take orders by phone, e-mail, or regular mail and deliver right to your door. See individual listings for farms that deliver or simply ask. Retail Grocers make it easy and convenient to buy locally-grown foods because they’re open year-round and throughout the week. Though most of our members only sell direct, a few do market through retail stores. Please check their individual listings for details.

Retail Grocers make it easy and convenient to buy locally-grown foods because they’re open year-round and throughout the week. Though most of our members only sell direct, a few do market through retail stores. Please check their individual listings for details.

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Eating Locally and In-Season

A walk through the produce section of a supermarket might leave you thinking we can have all kinds of delicious and nutritious fruits and vegetables year round - at least until you actually bite into that January strawberry from South America.

These days, most produce in supermarkets comes from California, Florida, and other states with longer growing seasons, or is shipped in from other countries thousands of miles away. This is true even in the spring, summer, and fall, when local fruits and vegetables are available.

In order to survive journeys of over a thousand miles, most produce comes from varieties that have been bred for durability rather than flavor and nutrition. Most produce is also picked before it’s truly ripe because ripe fruits and vegetables are more easily damaged in transit and rot more quickly. Unripe produce, however, hasn’t yet reached its peak of flavor and nutrient content. Moreover, fruits and vegetables begin losing nutrients as soon as they’re harvested, so more time spent in transit means less nutritious food.

In the KC region, lettuce usually becomes available in late April, new potatoes are first available around the end of May, the earliest field tomatoes ripen in late June (greenhouse varieties are often available earlier), and sweet corn only gets to be "sweet" about the beginning of July. Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries each have growing seasons of a few weeks to a couple of months during the summer, depending on the weather (though they also freeze well), peaches come on a bit later, and apples and pears ripen as the signs of Autumn appear.

Consequently, eating more locally-grown foods also means eating more in tune with the seasons. But, while this entails not being able to eat whatever you want, whenever, it also means never having to suffer the culinary disappointment of biting into a dry, flavorless tomato. Perhaps most importantly, farmers growing for local markets are much more likely to grow varieties that were bred for flavor and nutrition rather than durability and a long shelf-life.

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Extend the Produce Growing Season

The availability of fresh, locally-grown organic produce in the KC area varies considerably over the course of a year. We have a great abundance of vegetables plus some fruits during the late spring, summer and early fall, then very little during the late fall, winter, and early spring. Fortunately, there are ways to balance the supply out over the year for those who are inclined to do so. You can learn how to can, dehydrate, and freeze vegetables and fruits to enjoy year-round. If you’d like to know more, please check out the website of the National Center for Home Food Preservation at www.uga.edu/nchfp/.

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Tips for Buying Meat Direct

Purchasing meat directly from the farm has many benefits for both the farmers and the eaters:


Consider:

  1. Most of our farmers produce seasonally on a small scale and have limited marketing outlets. Consequently, they sell only frozen meat because it’s not feasible for them to sell all the meat they produce before it spoils.

  2. Producers prefer to sell beef and pork by the half (side) or quarter, but sometimes they offer a bundle of mixed cuts in 20-25 pound lots. These are processed in facilities that have been inspected by the state and/or federal government and come in marked butcher paper or labeled plastic. Some sell at farmers’ markets by the individual cut.

  3. Some poultry producers prefer to sell fresh chicken at the farm on the day of slaughter, but you can also pick up frozen whole or half-chickens from the farm at other times. Some sell through retail grocers and to restaurants, as well.

  4. If you choose to buy meat in bulk, you may find it worthwhile to purchase an additional freezer to ensure adequate storage space. One cubic foot of freezer space will accommodate 35-40 pounds of cut and wrapped meat (slightly less if the meat is packaged in odd shapes).

  5. Buying meat in bulk can save you substantial money over time, but it requires a significant initial investment. Splitting a large order with one or more other households can help make this more manageable.

  6. Some of our farmers use feeding methods that result in very lean meats in comparison to most supermarket meats, and so different cooking methods are required for best results. This is often the case with meats from grass-fed and pastured animals. Please ask the farmers you buy from for tips on how best to prepare the meats they sell.

 

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What does “organic” mean to the KC Food Circle?

When we use the term “organic,” we mean much more than simply the avoidance of conventional fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, and other biocides. As originally intended, organic refers to a comprehensive method of agriculture that has been developed over time. It also refers to the movement that has arisen among growers who practice organic agriculture and the eaters who support them. Organic growers who are true to these original values strive to work with the processes of the living world rather than to overrule them. Their goal is to grow nourishing, delicious food to sustain us today without compromising the ability of future generations to nourish themselves.

In order to do this, organic growers work to build soil fertility through crop rotation, fallowing, compost and manure fertilization, and special cultivation techniques. While organic standards allow some use of carefully-selected insecticides and herbicides, it is still best to avoid using these inputs as much as possible. Consequently, organic growers rely first on insect predators plus crop rotation and diversity to reduce losses to insects, and on cover-cropping, mulching, removal, tilling, and drip-irrigation to limit unwanted plants in their fields. Healthier plants are less vulnerable to diseases and insects, as well.

Organic agriculture is based on the principle that healthy soil = healthy plants = healthy people. Every bite you take can be a vote for the development of a food system that will sustain us without degrading the life support systems of the planet if you choose to eat truly organic food.

What do other labels mean?

“USDA Organic” - In 1990, the United States Congress passed the “Organic Foods Production Act,” which was intended to create a single set of national standards for certifying foods as organically-grown. The regulation writing process took more than a decade, but the National Organic Program (NOP) finally went into effect in the fall of 2002. For more information on the NOP, please visit the NOP website at www.ams.usda.gov/nop/.