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The Red Flag Gard Dens

Red Flag of Environmental Warning at Creek House Norganic Community Garden The Red Flag Gard Dens  A Red Flag Gard Den is a promise and a commitment to a new born babe seven generations from now.  It is a Gard Den because it is locking up carbon keeping it from warming our home planet and harming that [...] [...]

Family in the Gard Den

Grand Kids on the Bridge to Shanti Garden  Thursday afternoon all three of my daughters and four of my five grandchildren helped me plant sweet potatoes and pull weeds at Shanti Garden. Jordan, the youngest boy asked question after question reminding me of the dialog I had with my Grandpa on many occasion. Grandpa was a [...] [...]

Zucchini Among Us

I just realized how important the zucchini has become to my life.  It not only nourishes me but provides part of my income. When it’s in season I eat it almost every day. I like to chop it up with whatever else I can pull from the garden and stir fry in a little olive [...] [...]

June 3rd Platte Prairie Farms’ In Your Yard CSA and Volunteer News

  Creek House keyhole potaoes and peas   First I want to thank all the wonderful volunteers who have lent their energy and spirit to creating all the beautiful CSA gardens.  Your efforts will benefit Hillcrest Transitional Living Center, Kansas City Rescue Mission, Society of St Andrew   and Harvesters. You truly bring the Community to the CSA movement. [...] [...]

Red Flag Environmental Warning Art Project

[ 2009/06/05; 4:30 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Red Flag Environmental Warning Art Project For years the red flag has been the symbol of warning and distress. Because of global environmental collapse brought on by humanities exploitation of Earth’s resources without regard of the consequences. Our children’s, children’s, children face a dark bleak future we would not consciously bequest to them. The goal of [...] [...]

CONTINUING THE DIALOG: TRANSITION KANSAS CITY

[ 2009/06/01; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] TRANSITION KANSAS CITY [...]

Food Not Lawns Communiversity Class

[ 2009/06/17; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. 2009/06/24; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. 2009/07/01; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. 2009/07/08; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_367" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="former lawn now a vegetable garden"][/caption] GROW FOOD NOT LAWNS Attend the Communiversity Class on FOOD NOT LAWNS Increase local food security, improve your diet, beautify your surroundings, build community, reduce pollution and energy use. (It takes 87 calories of fuel to transport one calorie of perishable fresh fruit from west coast to east coast.) Several supporters of the emerging [...] [...]

Parkville Farmers Market

[ 2009/06/10; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 2009/06/17; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 2009/06/24; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 2009/07/01; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 2009/07/08; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 2009/07/15; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 2009/07/22; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 2009/07/29; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Wednesday market will start on June 10th, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Parkville Farmers Market will offer plants, spring vegetables and a variety of jams, jellies, bread, coffee, honey, meat, etc., and a lot of friendly vendors ready to serve you. The variety will change as the harvesting of crops turn through the spring, summer [...] [...]

BadSeed Farmers Market

[ 2009/05/01; 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 2009/05/08; 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 2009/05/15; 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 2009/05/22; 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 2009/05/29; 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 2009/06/05 4:30 pm to 2009/06/06 9:00 pm. 2009/06/12; 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 2009/06/19; 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 2009/06/26; 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm. 2009/07/10; 4:30 pm to 10:30 pm. 2009/07/17; 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 2009/07/24; 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 2009/07/31; 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 2009/08/07; 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 2009/08/14; 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 2009/10/09; 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 2009/10/16; 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 2009/10/23; 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 2009/10/30; 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_226" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Its happening at BadSeed"][/caption] BadSeed Farmers Market 1909 McGee, Kansas City Mo In the Crossroads Art District First Friday’s Street Party with Music and Art Starting May 1st  Every Friday 4:30 – 9:00 PM I will be selling greens, sweet potatoes, bamboo  plants, bamboo canes for pole bean trellises, kamut grass flats and shots.   Stock up the pantry with [...] [...]

Biennial KC Urban Farms & Gardens Tour

[ 2009/06/28; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] CLICK HERE to keep up with the Official Tour Web Site Kansas City Urban Farms and Gardens Tour Food From the City…For the City Mark the dates: Pre/Post-Tour Events June 18-29 Tour Sunday, June 28 2009 – 10AM-5PM* Food From the City…For the City (take a flying, virtual tour – 25MB .WMV downloador pick your tour sites and setup your own [...] [...]