Upcoming Events
- Kansas City Food Circle's 2007/2008 Calendar

...(PSST!!... get into our Google Calendar...)

Kansas City Food Circle Expo 2007 - OUR 9th ANNUAL FARMERS EXHIBITION was held on Saturday, March 24th, and by all accounts it was a huge success! We are still assessing visitor logs, but current estimates indicate attendance was more than double that of our expo last year.

We offer our warmest thanks to all of you who attended, and we'd like to encourage you to mark your calendars for more local food/sus-ag events this season - if you find anything missing from our public Google calendar, please let us know.

Special thanks and congratulations go out to our sponsors and everyone who helped to fund, organize and promote the event. It wouldn't have happened without you.

(Click here for an archive of full Expo 2007 details and flyer downloads - photos, too, will be posted up shortly)

**Other KCFC Calendar Events**
it was... March 12th, 2007 (Monday) – Wes Jackson at The Kaufman Foundation 4801 Rockhill Road Kansas City, MO 64110 Global Sustainability and National Security $10/ IRC Members $15 Non-Members Wes Jackson, Founder and President of the Land Institute, will provide an illuminating perspective on the relationship between global sustainability and national security. Dr. Jackson is a leader in the movement for international resource management and environmental responsibility. He is the author of several books, including New Roots for Agriculture and Becoming Native to This Place. To register, call the International Relations Council at 816-221-4204 or go to http://www.irckc.org IRC is a non-profit, non-partisan organization which has as its vision "to build a community that is internationally engaged and a responsible force for shaping America’s role in the world." CLICK HERE FOR A FLYER
it was... March 18th, 2007 (Sunday) – the Wholistic Health Fair at Pierson Auditorium in the UMKC University Center 5000 Rockhill Rd (Details, forms, etc... http://www.umkc.edu/commu/healthfairspring.asp) Dear Wholistic Health Enthusiast, Brace yourself, Communiversity is proud to announce our ninth Wholistic Health Fair, scheduled for Sunday, March 18, 2007, from 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM, at the UMKC University Center, Pierson Auditorium, 5100 Holmes, KCMO. For the last 8 years many new health and therapeutic professionals from in and around the Kansas City area got together to share ideas and techniques with each other and with the public. If you'd like to get on board this year, remember that we have a limit of 60 tables and 20 workshops. Our booth space has sold out every year and the Spring Health Fair was awesome! CLICK HERE FOR A .PDF CONTAINING ALL 20 WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS As a Health Enthusiast, there are several ways for you to participate in this upcoming event: 1) Tables may be reserved for $90 (by November 17^th) and $110 (after that). You'll receive 50 coupons for a free workshop to hand out to your clients and friends (a $100 value). 2) 20 presenters will be selected to offer 45-minute workshops during the event. Deadline for submission is November 17. We will select from the submitted proposals to create a well-rounded and informative line-up of workshops. 3) Come to the event and invite your friends. Admission to the fair is free. Participants may pay $2 per workshop or any 3 workshops for $5 (1 free with a coupon) Exhibitors are provided a table, 2 chairs, a plastic table cover, sign card with your company name and 2 name badges. You may bring your own table cover and signage, but no wall banners without prior approval. You may sell products and services, collect names and addresses and give away prizes. Unfortunately, we cannot allow samples or sales of food. There will be an area for private consultations if desired. Communiversity will publicize the event in our Fall catalog, read by more than 40,000 people. We'll distribute flyers and posters throughout the metro area and advertise in local periodicals. Ads will be available for health fair professionals to purchase. The 50 free tickets we provided with booths boosted participation substantially last year and are expected to do the same this year. Our Wholistic Health Fair will demonstrate and teach a variety of techniques for staying healthy and maintaining vitality and youthfulness. You can make valuable connections with other practitioners while attendees sample from a variety of health education and techniques. Phone: 816-235-1448 E-mail: commu +@+ umkc.edu
PICTURES << CLICK HERE it was... April 7th, 2007 (Saturday) - The 7th Annual Earth Fair at Shawnee Mission East H.S. The 7th Annual Earth Fair was held Saturday, April 7th at Shawnee Mission East (SME) High School at 75th St and Mission Road from 10am to 3pm Admission was free - CLICK HERE FOR A FLYER (a 250KB poster.JPG) Those who carpool, walk or bike to the Fair will be eligible for prizes. There will be a large display of hybrid, electric, and natural gas-powered cars and more than 50 exhibits on how to move toward a sustainable future through energy efficiency and conservation; building design; personal choices and investments; waste minimization and recycling; pollution prevention; protecting air quality, water resources, wildlife and wildlands; and landscaping and agriculture. There will be craft activities for kids, live animals to touch, eco-products and garden plants for sale, and a huge used book sale. Three elementary schools and “Green Elvis” will be performing. There will be presentations on global climate change, home insulation, and tax incentives for investments in energy efficiency. Delicious organic lunches may be purchased. Earth Fair is a joint project of the Prairie Village Environmental Committee and SME’s Environmental Club
it was... April 14th (Saturday) - Step It Up 2007 / National Day of Climate Action: http://www.stepitup2007.org CLICK HERE FOR VIDEOS AND PICTURES FROM THE STEP IT UP RALLY and the MARCH ON COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA on APRIL 14th, 2007
it was... April 21st (Saturday) - KC EarthFest and EarthWalk at Shawnee Mission Park - CLICK HERE FOR KCFC EVENT PHOTOS http://www.earthdaykc.org from 10am to 2pm =============== Details and other links: http://www.bridgingthegap.org/news/specialEvents/EarthDay/earthFest.htm EarthFest 2007 Celebrate Earth Day at this free outdoor festival featuring more than 70 exhibitors and vendors, family entertainment and environmentally friendly activities. Children’s singer Jim Cosgrove & The Hiccups will entertain on the main stage along with Five Defy and Stan Slaughter. EarthFest is expected to again feature such environmental topics as recycling, climate change, energy efficiency, air quality, alternative transportation and more. Check back soon for detailed information about EarthFest! The Kansas City EarthFest 2007 Exhibitor Information Join us at The Kansas City EarthFest 2007 to celebrate and provide environmental education on Earth Day! This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday, April 21 from 10 AM to 2 PM Shawnee Mission Park, The Theatre in the Park Shawnee Mission, Kansas. EarthFest is a great way to share your organization or company’s planet-friendly message with all of Kansas City! We’d love to have you join us as an exhibitor or vendor at this Applying is simple. Read the guidelines and complete an application. We encourage displays that are both fun and interactive for the entire family. EarthFest is a unique opportunity to teach more people, young and old, about the environment. Appropriate vendors will be allowed to sell items during EarthFest. Please see the enclosed guidelines. The application deadline is March 21. Please send your completed application form to Stacia Stelk, Bridging The Gap, 435 Westport Rd. #23, Kansas City, Missouri 64111. Please note, there is no tabling fee to exhibit at EarthFest 2007. However due to budget constraints, we are unable to provide tables and chairs for participants. Instead, we are happy to rent them on your behalf. Tables (including one 8’ table, table cloth, and 2 chairs) are $20 each. Please note that EarthFest 2007 is a rain-or-shine event. We are unable to provide shelter for inclement weather. For that reason, we strongly encourage exhibitors and vendors to provide their own canopies or rent one, at cost, through us. Please read the application for complete details. We hope to see at you at The Kansas City EarthFest 2007! CLICK HERE to add this event to your GOOGLE CALENDAR
May 19th (Saturday) - Green Neighborhood Festival at Troostwood Youth Garden Market 10am to 4pm - CLICK HERE FOR A PRINTABLE FLYER Troostwood Youth Garden Market 52nd St & Paseo Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri - click for map BOOTHS AND EXHIBITS: Clowns Gardening Rain Barrels Good Nutrition Horseback Riding Compost Bin Display Gym Classes for Everyone Saving Energy and Money Educational Exhibit by Nature Center w/animals * Bring No Pets * EVENTS: FREE Lunch 12:30pm, Bring Pot Luck Dish, Flatware & Dishes Hot baked bread from the Solar Oven Planting Ceremony Music and Dance Garden Tours Flower Planting Giant Yard Sale Information Table *** No Cats & No Dogs *** PLEASE BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS << add this event to your Google calendar For More Information, call (816) 444-5788
June 24th (Sunday) - KCCUA's Urban Farm Tour coordinated by the Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture (KCCUA) Sunday, Jun 24th, 12pm-5pm Tickets cost $5 per person, $12 for families of 3 or more All proceeds from the tour support the Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture, Inc., a 501 (c) 3 tax exempt organization More details are in the Urban Farm Tour press release (click here)... for more information, contact: Janet Brown Moss JanetBridgeworks (@) sbcglobal.net 816-531-6577 or 816-695-0033 Joel Wakham 816-531-6577 or 816-352-4746 KC Center for Urban Agriculture P.O. Box 6043, Kansas City, KS 66106 info (@) kccua.org 913-831-2444 www.KCCUA.org CLICK HERE FOR A PRINTABLE FLYER Click here to add this event to your Google calendar...

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In addition to the KCFC co-hosted / co-sponsored events listed above,
we encourage you to browse our public Google calendar to find other
worthy causes, organizations and events in the greater Kansas City area -
for your convenience we've included weekly entries for our four (4)
featured farmers markets:

KC Food Circle - Hosting and Plugging...
Topics, Agendas, Other Orgs with Event Calendars,
Non Sequiturs and Cross-Pollination

As you can see from the calendar entries above, we host and co-host a number of events every year, and sponsors keep lining up to have us do more. In addition, we're happy to advertise events and provide links (see/use our Bulletin Board) to any like-organization or operation in the Kansas City area.

The links and pages found here represent only a sample of all the regional Local Farm / Sustainable Agriculture / Natural Food / Organic Growers / Farmers Markets / Seminars / Conferences / etc... that are scheduled, but we'd like to help promote all of them. Register on our Bulletin Board, or send us e-mail (KCFoodCircle @t GMAIL .d.o.t. COM), and WRITE to let us know what else we can do to promote common causes - the sooner the better.

Registration on our Bulletin Board is one way to help us keep you (and us) up-to-date, but...
MEMBERSHIP in The Kansas City Food Circle has additional benefits.
^^ Click here for details ^^

Cross-Pollination:
Our members often attend other grass-roots events and centres of activism, handing out Food Circle flyers and promoting our own Local Food evolution.

Upcoming Events - Kansas City Food Circle's 2007/2008 Calendar

...(PSST!!... get into our Google Calendar...)

Phone: 816-235-1448 E-mail: commu +@+ umkc.edu

KC Food Circle - Hosting and Plugging... Topics, Agendas, Other Orgs with Event Calendars, Non Sequiturs and Cross-Pollination

Upcoming Events
- Kansas City Food Circle's 2007/2008 Calendar

KC Food Circle - Hosting and Plugging...
Topics, Agendas, Other Orgs with Event Calendars,
Non Sequiturs and Cross-Pollination