Cultivate KC

10/29/2026

Early voting is open for the midterm election on November 3rd. If you haven't already, now is the time to get informed about the issues and candidates. Learn about your candidate's positions on food and agriculture policy:

Greater KC Food Policy Coalition Candidate Questionnaire: https://www.cultivatekc.org/gkc-food-policy-coalition/
Kansas Food Action Network Voter Guide: https://www.ksfoodactionnetwork.org/voter-guide-2026

𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝗿𝗱!

10/28/2026

Join us for a Greenhouse Market TOMORROW EVENING!

Join us on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵, 𝟰-𝟳𝗽𝗺, for an end-of-season New Roots Greenhouse Market at the Diana Eisman Community Greenhouse, located directly across the street from Juniper Gardens Training Farm. Support the New Roots farmers as their growing season ends by stocking up on greens, root veggies, onions, herbs, and more!

Enjoy complimentary hot c***r and cookies while you shop. We’re even planning a fun raffle prize for attendees!

10/27/2026

Hey, growers- Cultivate KC organizes several cooperative bulk orders each year to increase the purchasing power of farmers. Orders for 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 are OPEN, and are due by Nov. 6th at 12pm!

Find details here: https://www.cultivatekc.org/farmers/cooperative-orders/

10/20/2026

Cultivate KC is currently accepting applications for 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, a new funding opportunity for KC farmers!
𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿? Growers in the Kansas City metro area.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱? Expansion costs, land access, infrastructure, and education and training.

Learn more about eligibility here: https://www.cultivatekc.org/homegrowngrant/
Register for the virtual information session on October 23 at 12pm here: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScJLnRUrwnyDX.../viewform

Technical assistance is available! Reach out to [email protected] with questions.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘒𝘊 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺

10/20/2026

Last week was newsletter week - did you miss it?!

If you want to hear all about the work we do and the impact it has on our community, scroll to the bottom of our homepage and SIGN YOURSELF UP!

https://www.cultivatekc.org/

10/16/2026

It’s DJ again with the BEST news: I’M STAYING!

I’m now a permanent part of the farm team, and 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗜𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡!

Because of the generous support of this community, I’ll now be helping get produce safely from the farm to restaurants, food pantries, and people who need it.

Yesterday, I arrived at the farm to nearly a hero’s welcome. I met my new co-workers and they handed off my keys.

Am I a hero? No way, but YOU ARE! Thank you for believing in my next adventure and in the farmers and families I’ll be serving along the way.

See you on the road,

DJ
New Roots Farm Truck 🥹

New Roots

10/13/2026

Join us on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵, 𝟰-𝟳𝗽𝗺, for an end-of-season New Roots Greenhouse Market at the Diana Eisman Community Greenhouse, located directly across the street from Juniper Gardens Training Farm. Support the New Roots farmers as their growing season ends by stocking up on greens, root veggies, onions, herbs, and more!

Enjoy complimentary hot c***r and cookies while you shop. We’re even planning a fun raffle prize for attendees!

10/09/2026

Friends, we've missed a few weeks but GOOD THINGS continue to happen! This week for 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬, we'd love to share two successful events we just completed:

This first is Dig In! @ Oil on Linen at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, the continuation of our Dig In! dinner series. It was a fantastic evening of local food and the most generous community of advocates for local farmers and food. Thanks to their support, we raised just over $40,000 in support of Cultivate KC! Read all about it below.

The second event was a brand new one- Sips & Stems, a boozy brunch and bouquet party. And ohmygosh, what a fun morning that was! Read more here: https://www.cultivatekc.org/sips-stems-at-juniper-gardens/

It’s been three years since we held the outdoor version of our Dig In! dinner, and while we occasionally find ourselves feeling sentimental about those evenings under the stars, we thoroughly enjoy the current, more intimate version of this farm-to-table dinner series.  This year, on a very rainy...

09/28/2026

Our friends at KC Farm School at Gibbs Road are looking for volunteers for Saturday!

09/22/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗖 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟰𝘁𝗵, 𝟵-𝟭𝟭 𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗮𝗸. All individuals passionate about food systems planning and policy in the Kansas City region are invited. We look forward to seeing new faces and reconnecting with friends and peers!

Learn more and register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/greater-kc-food-policy-coalition-were-back