Prairie EcoSystems Management

Squash Blossom Coop Gathering
For more info :http://www.squashblossomkc.org/

  
 Come visit our booth at the Bliss Fest .
Cafe Gratitude Kansas City also holding a Gratitude Rampage
Saturday  July 25th
12:00 – 4:00
English Landing Park
Parkville, Missouri
http://www.meetup.com/rawkansascity/calendar/10353654/

Winter nutrition source
 

 
Nutritious Local vegetables don’t have to end with summer.  Platte Prairie Farms has been exploring fall/winter vegetable production and long storing crops like sweet potatoes, winter squash, beets, carrots,  rutabagas, turnips, spinach, kale, cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli and all those succulent greens for the past three years .Yea all the really good for [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

 
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. [...]

[ 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 [...]

Michael making his point
The place was packed Wednesday Evening at Unity on the Plazza as Healthy Food movement superstar Michael Pollan rocked the house. Seemed like every farmers market shopper in the metro was there. I saw a lot of BadSeed customers and Food Not Lawnies galore.
I will broadcast Michael’s talk on 90.1 FM [...]

Food Not Lawns ''Tribal Gathering'

Most gardeners and growers don’t know that they aren’t allowed to use the word Organic to describe their growing practice.  The market farmer who sells at the local farmers market can only call their tomatoes ‘Organic’ if they have been certified by a independent inspection service to be in compliance with [...]