FARMERS IN THE NEWS

Our market is proud to host some of the best local growers and makers using radically sustainable and environmentally friendly practices to bring food to Kansas City. Read more about the amazing vendors who make up Brookside Farmers’ Market.

With Corn Belt inching north, Midwest farm diversification gains momentum

CONCORDIA — Corn and soybeans once covered Josh Payne’s farm as far as the eye could see. Tidy rows of green and brown marched across his 600 acres from spring to fall, kept in line by tillage and herbicide.

Avian flu continuing to cause high egg prices, local farmer explains

"It's like, don't put all your eggs in one basket. If you put all your chickens in one house, then, you know, you're really running a higher risk,” Tom Ruggieri said.

A Buy-Local Seed Germinates Among KC Florists

“It’s definitely a priority for us to be able to say, ‘Hey, this actually is more than just a flower.’ It was cultivated over a season of maybe a year. People planned for this, they prepped for it, and they generously are serving us with it,” said Rachel Loewen, Verdant’s lead floral designer. 

Against the Grain: Marion Milling brings stone-ground sustainability to the West Bottoms

Will Berndt is not a salesman.

The founder of Marion Milling, a small flour mill that opened in the West Bottoms last year, is a baker by trade and by temperament. He’s soft-spoken—maybe a little taciturn. Before he got into milling, he spent almost a decade baking bread at Fervere and Ibis Bakery. He’s used to working in the still, solitary hours when most of the world is asleep. 

In Kansas City, Zero Zero Pasta offers creative pastas made from Midwestern flour on a weekly basis

During the pandemic, Mitchell Fagan and Leah Steinberg made handmade pasta at home for dinner a couple nights a week, just to pass the time. The result was a lot of trial and error that eventually led to some marvelous pasta meals – ones they wanted to share with others.

Break Out the Tote Bags: Farmers Market Season Has Arrived

Last Saturday, dozens of vendors filled the gymnasium at Johnson County Community College for the Eat Local and Organic Expo.

The event, organized by KC Healthy Kids and the Brookside Farmers’ Market, served as a kickoff to Kansas City’s farmers market season.