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Upcoming events in Kansas City and surrounding areas.

Colonial Gardens Farm to Table Dinner

Colonial Gardens 27610 East Wyatt Rd., Blue Springs, MO, United States

Immerse yourself in a delightful evening of farm-fresh flavors and culinary delights prepared by Colonial Gardens chef Daniel Walker, who specializes in creating exquisite dishes using locally sourced ingredients. As you dine, enjoy the ambiance of the Colonial Gardens picturesque surroundings. The event promises to be a unique opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals who […]

$50 – $75

Wassailing in the Orchard

Colonial Gardens 27610 East Wyatt Rd., Blue Springs, MO, United States

Colonial Gardens is celebrating the age-old tradition of Wassailing in the Orchard. Step into the magic of winter to express gratitude to the orchard trees for their delicious bounty and offer blessings for a fruitful harvest in the upcoming year. Event Highlights: Wassail Walk: Embark on a delightful journey through the orchard, where we'll raise our […]

Dig Your Dinner: Cool Cabbage & Crisp Kale – Virtual

With the 2024 growing season near, fresh, home-grown, cool-season crops will soon be finding their way to our tables. Join Johnson County K-State Research and Extension agents Chelsea Reinberg and Anthony Reardon as they discuss growing and preparing two prominent ones: cabbage and kale.

Kansas City Garden Symposium 2024

Rockhurst University Arrupe Hall 5351 Forest Ave, Kansas City, MO, United States

The Kansas City Garden Symposium is hosted annually by Gardeners Connect. The full-day symposium is planned for Saturday, March 16, in Arrupe Hall on the campus of Rockhurst University, 54th Street and Troost Avenue in Kansas City, MO. For $99, the event includes four speakers, six presentations, lunch, and a gift bag. A garden design […]

$99

Mushroom Hunting 101 – Virtual

Mushrooms are a delight for people and animal alike. Explore the realm of the fungi and learn what role they play in our environment at a free, virtual event with the Missouri Department of Conservation. It will explore what it takes to mushroom hunt in Missouri, where you can go, and which may be a […]

Lenexa’s Winter Farmers Market

Lenexa City Hall 17101 W. 87th St. Pkwy., Lenexa, KS, United States

Support local growers and makers at Lenexa's indoor Winter Farmers Market. Expect cool season crops like onions and a variety of greens, along with mushrooms, pecans, cheese, meat, bakery and pantry items. Want to ensure that specific products are reserved for you? Preorder in advance from individual vendors by the Thursday before each Winter Farmers […]

Eat Local & Organic Expo

johnson county community college 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS, United States

Kick off farmers market season at the Eat Local & Organic Expo! Shop with more than 30 KC Food Circle™ farmers who pledge to meet high standards for growing plants and mushrooms, beekeeping and raising animals. Attendees can talk directly with farmers as they sign up for weekly farm shares, buy transplants for their gardens, […]

Free

Brookside Farmers Market

HJ’s Community Center 6425 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO, United States

The Brookside Farmers Market is open Saturdays from 9 am - 12 pm. To plan your visits, you can subscribe to its weekly harvest reports to find what farmers and vendors are attending.

Linger Over Breakfast Series: Healing the Universe One Plant at a Time

St. Teresa’s Academy 5600 Main St., Kansas City, MO, United States

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Linger Over Breakfast series will feature, Healing the Universe One Plant at a Time...our next steps, on Saturday, April 20 at St. Teresa’s Academy. Its 2024 series theme is, Care for our Common Home. Want to enjoy beautiful butterflies, delicious vegetables, fabulous flowers all in your backyard, and […]

$20

Miami County Farm Tour

This Mother’s Day weekend, escape to the country and explore a vineyard, see a pecan farm, meet goats and alpacas, and find homegrown treats at the Miami County Farm Tour. 12 farms and the Wildwood Outdoor Education Center will be open to visitors from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, […]

Gardeners Connect Free Speaker Series

Merriam Community Center 6040 Slater St, Merriam, KS, United States

If there was one taste of summer for Kansas City-area gardeners, it must be that of a tomato. Not a supermarket tomato, but a garden-grown one or one grown by area producers. The May program in Gardeners Connect’s Free Speaker Series celebrates the tomato with a presentation by half of the entrepreneurial couple who produce […]

Free