INGREDIENTS:
2 kiwis, peeled and diced
2 Golden Delicious apples – peeled, cored and diced
8 ounces raspberries
1 (16 oz) carton of strawberries, diced
2 tablespoons white sugar (more or less to taste)
1 tablespoon brown sugar (more or less to taste)
3 tablespoons fruit preserves, any flavor

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. In a large bowl, thoroughly mix kiwis, apples, raspberries, strawberries, white sugar,
brown sugar and fruit preserves.
2. Cover and chill in the refrigerator at least 15 minutes.

Thanks to Emily, our intern, for preparing this guide.

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Currently, there are three main production components to the farm:

Poultry operation- We have chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys, Guinea, and peacocks. with the majority of our birds being egg producing hens. They are feed all organic grain and have the opportunity to forage for themselves.

Vegetable operation- Our garden is full of over 40 different types of annual and perennial vegetables. This portion of the farm is being expanded this year and should total about 2 1/4 acres in production.

Fruit orchard- attempting to be all organic. We have grapes, apples, Asian pears, peaches, pears, blueberries and brambles.

We sell Eggs year round. Our birds are fed Certified Organic feed, which cost four times the price of conventional feed.  After doing some calculation, we found that in every dozen egg is $2 worth of feed. Our other cost (travel, insurance, packaging, and Market fees) make the cost of our egg seems significant when compared to the conventional market.  At $6 a dozen we are still only paying ourselves less than minimum wage to bring them to market.  But we love working with the birds and bring eggs to market so we preserver and could not do it with out customers who appreciate our farm fresh eggs.

We also sell vegetables and Fruit, which are giving just as much care as our eggs.

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Mission, Vision, Values

To adhere to standards that maintain the integrity of our organic agricultural produce

To raise livestock in a manner that sustains high standards of health and welfare for our animals and quality production

To continue to gain knowledge of how to farm responsibly for the health of our families, our animals and our planet.

To see Organic food producers and consumers become the normalcy instead of the oddity.

We believe in sustaining our soil and preserving it and a farming heritage for future generations.

We use organic farming methods to try to work with nature and are dedicated to producing chemical free, non-GMO produce and grains.

Mission, Vision, Values

Raise and sell grass fed beef so people can take better care of their bodies.

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If you would like to visit their farm at 20987 Hwy 20 (Higginsville MO), please call ahead ( 660-584-3552, 660-641-2554 or 660-233-2441) to make sure the farmers are there to show you around.

Some of the items you can expect to see at market in 2012:

• Organic Beef by the side or quarter (fall)
• Potatoes (10 varieties)
• Asparagus (spring)
• Green beans
• Beets
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Basil
• Chard
• Sweet corn
• Cucumbers
• Lettuce
• Kale
• Parslet
• Sweet peppers
• Hot peppers
• Radishes
• Spinach
• Tomatoes
• Sweet potatoes

Mission, vision, values, beliefs

We believe that organically grown food is healthier and safer. We want to sell and eat the very best and most tasty food that we can grow. That is why we have grown organically since the 1980’s and been certified organic since 1994.

If you’d like to visit their farm at 4009 State Hwy UU in King City, MO, please call (660-783-2930) to make sure the farmers are home.  Those of you who like to keep up with your vendors via social media can find them on Facebook.

Mission, vision, values, and beliefs

Our goal is to help feed America, without damage to our planet. To be part of the change, that will bring Mother Nature back in focus. To encourage, educate and share whenever, wherever, those things that balance our lives with our environment. To bring our career choice, into a viable business, that will profit, our family, our farm, and our community. The approved Certified Organic status, are the standards we should all try our very best to live by.

Stony Crest Urban Farms grows a full range of seasonal vegetables with a special focus on varieties that are particularly colorful, textually different or unique in flavor to provide interesting cooking and eating experiences for their customers. In the spring they offer vegetable transplants that are bred or well adapted to growing in containers or small spaces since most yards in Brookside and Waldo neighborhoods are compact. Their In Season Dog Treats provide our dog customers an opportunity to minimize their carbon footprint with treats made locally using in-season organic vegetables. They also grow cut flowers.

If you would like to visit their farm (8740 Brooklyn, Kansas City, MO 64132), please make reservations by calling Rodger (816-510-8132) or Diane (816-304-2517).

Those of you who like keeping up with your farmers via social media can find Stony Crest Urban Farm on Facebook.

Mission, vision, values, beliefs

We grow organic vegetables in the urban core of Kansas City to delight others with the endless beneficial qualities of fresh, locally grown food and to enhance the social fabric of our community. We support agricultural practices that encourage healthy soil, genetically diverse ecosystems, people, and communities. We are members of the Kansas City Food Circle and the Missouri Vegetable Growers Association (MVGA). Rodger is the Secretary of the MVGA.

Red Ridge Farms will be planting and harvesting over 400 varieties of fruits and vegetables this year. Artichoke, arugula, beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, chard, cress, cucumber, eggplant, garlic, gourds, greens, kale, kohlrabi, leek, lettuce, melon, okra, parsnips, peas, peppers, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, radish, spinach, squash, rutabaga, tomatoes, turnips, microgreens, cut flowers, strawberries, blackberries, pears, rhubarb, horseradish, asparagus, herbs, transplants, and random garden décor, supplies, fertilizers, and repellants.

They also offer CSA subscriptions (Community Supported Agriculture) – and offer a great percent off market prices with their debit style CSA program at Brookside. Buy what you want, when you want, at a discounted price.

They are eager to share their knowledge with volunteers and other community members, but, since they don’t live on their farm at 978 NW 1101 Road in Odessa, please call (816-6907161 or 816-694-4432) to make arrangements before hand.  Those of you who like keeping up with your farmers via social media can keep in touch on Facebook

Mission, vision, values, beliefs

We believe that sustaining the earth sustains us. We believe that eating well requires fresh, local, and natural food. This is the best job we’ve ever had! We started this adventure because our children have various food allergies that make many ‘grocery store or restaurant dining’ choices off limits, and once we started reading about how interrelated health and good eating were, we had to jump in and make a difference.

Those of you who like keeping up with your vendors by social media can find Nutressant on Facebook.

Each of the seventeen New Roots farmers sells different crops. For the 2012 season, in the spring, they will have brassicas and greens, onions, scallions, cabbages, and carrots if they’re lucky! In the warm season, they have peppers, eggplants, greens, lots of tomatoes, onions, garlic, squash, roots, etc.

New Roots farmers follow the guidelines of the National Organic Program, but are not certified due to literacy levels. Most of the New Roots farmers have only grown organically in their lives – using ancient productions methods that were passes down by their parents.

They love farm visits but please call (913-909-1027) or email newrootsforrefugees @ catholiccharitiesks.org a few days in advance. For those of you who like keeping in touch with your farmers via social media can find us on Twitter and Facebook.

Some of the produce they will be bringing to market in 2012:

Tomatoes – Orange Purple Smudge, Cherokee Purple, Beefsteak, Large Red Cherry, Orange Icicle, Roma, and Red Brandywine!

Peppers – Green bell, Purple bell, Cayenne, Anaheim, Jalapeno.

Squash – Costa Romansco Zucchini, Light green Bennings patty pan, Ragosa Butternut, Yellow Summer, Cushaw White Squash, Pumpkin, Table Queen Acorn.

Plus – Spinach, Lettuce, Kale, Chard, Endive, Beet, Radish, Turnip, Kohlrabi, Purple of Sicily Cauliflower, Leek, Onion, Chinese Red Long Bean, Kentucky Wonder Green Bean, Cabbage, Purple Artichoke, Cucumber, Carrot, Sweet Corn, Basil, Dill, Cilantro, Marjoram, Summer Savory, Peppermint, Wonderberry (Sweet Huckleberry), Sweet Potato, Black Raspberry and 5 or 6 types of Garlic.

John also makes a small line of wooden utensils for food preparation.  Spoons, Spatulas, Spaghetti forks, cutting boards, etc..  All of the wood is purchased locally or quite often they find and responsibly harvest the wood themselves.

In addition to the Brookside Farmers Market, Muroak Farm has started marketing to Kansas City restaurants.  They have sold garlic to The Farmhouse and have gotten great comments on how fresh and flavorful it is.  We look to expand our restaurant sales considerably this next year.

John and Teresa Zadina love to have visitors at their Gilman City, MO. farm.  Please call them (660.876.5588) to make reservations and they will be happy to show you around.

Mission and Beliefs

We at Muroak Farm believe that growing and marketing high quality and holistic produce is an occupation surpassed by none.  We not only grow produce that is pure and packed with nutrients, we continue to seek for more natural and holistic ways to do so.  We don’t try to just reach and maintain organic status, we love to find ways to grow our produce that are above and beyond what is required.  We take the stewardship of our piece of this earth as a great honor.  We believe what we do is healing land and healing people.

The Gibbs Road Farm, a 2-acre urban farm in Kansas City, KS, serves as Cultivate Kansas City‘s model and demonstration farm for running a farm business in the city. The farm has been feeding Kansas City residents organic, urban grown food since 1997.  They have been bringing their produce to the Brookside Farmers’ Market since its first year in 2003.

Gibbs Road Farm grows over 40 kinds of certified organic vegetables including over 250 heirloom and ethnic varieties of everything from greens to roots to tomatoes and more tomatoes along with a dozen or so culinary herbs. You can find them in the northwest corner of the Brookside Farmers Market every Saturday from April through October.

The farmers at 4223 Gibbs Road, Kansas City, KS 66106 welcome visitors.  You are likely to have the best experience if you make an appointment by phone (913-831-2444), but Monday-Friday drop-ins are usually accommodated.

For those of you who like to keep in touch via social networking, you can find the farm on Facebook and Twitter. You can also subscribe to their newsletter and get more updates from the farm at www.cultivatekc.org.

Mission, vision, values, beliefs

The farm’s mission is to grow food, farmers, community and the organic movement in Kansas City. The farm is a program of the non-profit organization Cultivate Kansas City which has the mission of being a catalyst for the production and consumption of locally grown food in Kansas City neighborhoods. The vision we share is one of creating a Kansas City where sustainable, community- engaged farms are providing an abundance of fresh and healthy food to city residents; people are earning an income through farming; unused spaces are turned to food producing farms and gardens; and appropriately scaled agriculture is understood and practiced as an integral part of a beautiful, lively, and healthy neighborhood.