Green events

Shop a variety of plants that were grown in the Kansas City Community Gardens (KCCG) greenhouse, including asparagus, berries, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, kale, and lettuce. Onion, leek and scallion plants and seed potatoes will also be available. Strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries will also be for sale. KCCG is a non-profit membership organization […]

The two-day annual PlantRight Homestead Festival celebrates homesteading, self-sufficiency, and sustainable living at Colonial Gardens in Blue Springs, MO. Immerse yourself in speaker sessions, live demonstrations, and a marketplace with over 50 vendors focused on organic produce, raising backyard animals, preserving food, and crafting handmade goods. The festival keynote speakers include: Rachael West, founder of […]

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is hosting a free screening of Hot Times in the Heartland, a new documentary about adapting to a changing climate in the Midwest. The screening will be held Saturday, March 23 at 2 PM. The full-length documentary from Prairie Hollow Productions features local including Lindsey Constance, co-founder of Climate Action […]

Climate Café Gatherings are community-based supportive gatherings to nurture and enhance the emotional well-being of those who are experiencing the negative emotional impacts of climate change, severe weather events, drought, wildfires, environmental destruction, and more. Each session will include facilitators from The Resilient Activist as well as a Climate-Aware Therapist to guide the conversations in ways that […]

Join the Heartland Conservation Alliance for a guided hike at Minor Park along the Blue River. The hikes are open to all ages. It includes a plant scavenger hunt using the iNaturalist or Seek app. You will have the opportunity to learn more about the plants around you and connect with the Blue River. Parking […]

Beautify your landscape with some of Missouri’s best natural resources, native plants. The Burr Oak Woods Nature Center is hosting a native plant sale on Saturday, March 30. Missouri Wildflower Nursery and City Roots Nursery will be on site with native plants for sale while supplies last.

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is holding an Arbor Day Tree Seedling Giveaway from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, April 5 and 6, at the Burr Oak Woods Nature Center in Blue Springs. Each family or group may receive one redbud or black walnut seedling to plant in their yard. […]

In celebration of Arbor Day, the City of Overland Park and the Legacy of Greenery Committee will be handing out free tree and shrub seedlings to Overland Park residents at the following locations: Thompson Park, 8045 Santa Fe Drive Tomahawk Ridge Community Center, 11902 Lowell Avenue Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, 8909 W. 179th […]