this place reminds me so much of Pike's Place Market in Seattle just bigger! the food and coffee…read morewere soooo good and everyone is so friendly! you can practically find anything you need here! it's HUGE with lots of varieties of pretty much anything you can think of and cheap too!

This is one of the popular tourist destinations in KC. There are multiple arch signs available for…read moretaking a picture around the landmark. The shops are somewhat spread out, so a lot of walking required. Plenty of parking available, first 2 hours are free. Most shops are accessible through indoor hallway, so it's manageable to walk in winter. There are several different types of shops, restaurants, grocery stores are available. There's also a steam boat museum with a gift shop. Among restaurants they had Arabian, Brazilian, Indian, Vietnamese, Mexican, Ethiopian, Filipino and a Pizza place. All these places were small shops with limited seating area. There was one boba tea store and a Dutch flower shop as well. We spent over an hour exploring different shops. We bought some souvenir goods from here. All the staff members and associates were friendly and helpful. I wish there was better heating in the passage way, especially the restaurant and grocery stores wing.

I've supported Cultivate KC for about 7 years now. First it was known as Kansas City Center for…read moreUrban Agriculture (KCCUA). I've participated in a number of their programs and have used some of their services. This is a very good organization whose goal is to enable urban farming in the Greater Kansas City area through education, internships and hands-on experience. A valuable resource for anyone wanting to start up an urban farm, keep up an urban far and/or support urban farming and local food.

This is the farms of all small farms. The Huns moved to the midwest 3 years ago from the Fresno,…read moreCA, where they'd been farming since 1984. Now, nessled on about 4 acres, they grow a variety of vegetables and flowers with no irrigation, using sustainable methods (live mulch (i.e., weeds) to shade the crops and renew the soil). They also use built environmental methods to extend the growing season of certain non-native plants, and have even applied for and received grants from the USDA (the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program) to experiment growing ginger in the midwest (local ginger!!!) and to experiment growing bitter melon indoors. The Huns already have an incredible assortment of herbs and vegetables. On last count at the KC Farmer's Market, I saw 3 varieties of basil, 2 types of parsley, bitter melon, of which the leaves and stems you can make green tea (don't give the tea to children or people prone to low blood sugar blackouts), perslin (misspelled), and onions. At other times, there were flowers, heirloom tomatoes, zuchinni, potatoes, and green (and purple) beans. The best part is, everything is extremely cheap, bunches are mostly $1 each. Go there, say hi, and enjoy the stir fry. UPDATE: Last weekend, early August 2008, the Huns had an early batch of ginger--kansas grown ginger? you ask. Yep, it's for real. As far as I know, it's the only midwest-grown ginger being grown around.

One of my favorite stalls at the Farmer's Market. I love to experiment with their odd looking…read morevegetables - sometimes I don't even know what they are, because the older man will only know the name in his native language! I have discovered purple amaranth leaves, different colored beans and many varieties of squash from them. I also love their herbs - you get three times the amount that you can buy at the grocery store and for only $1. Thank you to these wonderful farmers, providing us with delicious food and being kind to the Earth!

We've been coming here off and on for the last several years. We always look for an older lady…read morenamed Pam that makes awesome Scottish shortbread cookies that wifey loves. Pam also has different crafts that she hand makes. I bought a purse she made for my niece about 2yrs back. My niece loved it! I also look for Hammerschmidt's Farm Stand for their bakings. I've had her mini pies and breads before and loved them. This time I got a mini dutch apple pie and a jar of gumbo rice soup. We like everything we've gotten before. This is a decent sized farmer's market that has vendors that have fresh produce, arts and crafts, local honey, woodworking stuff, and sometimes plants and flowers. They welcome pets on a leash. You gotta come and see for yourselves. A Hui Hou!!

Small yet satisfying. I really like this little farmers market. It's made up of about 20 stalls…read morewith a nice mix of produce, woodcraft, baked goods, and crafts. There's always plenty of parking and the people are really friendly. FPO and I come here for a few things. There's a vegan baker who does some pretty good scones. But, by far our favorite booth is Treasures of Tayside (named for the River Tay, the longest river in Scotland). She makes the most amazing shortbread cookies. I think she said it's a recipe most similar to what you'd find in Glasgow. Lol, we'll put it on the calendar to go there for her cookies. She sells them in little ziplock bags, 4 to a bag. I think it's like, $1.50 a bag. I'm not sure. I see her booth, my eyes glaze over and the next thing I know, there's half a dozen little bags in my hand and I'm headed back to my car. If I'm going there for fruits or vegetables, or something else in particular I have make sure I get those first or they get lost in the shortbread cookie haze.

Sustainably managed and environmentally conscious farm in Kansas City, Kansas by owners Laura and…read moreKatherine. This is their 15th year farming in Kansas City! They grow vegetables using sustainable practices. They sell produce, plants and eggs at the Brookside Farmers' Market on Saturdays at 6425 Wornall Road in Kansas City, MO from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m! I checked them out at the most recent Farmers Market and they had the biggest garlic heads out of every other stand! Prices are reasonable. They also offer a CSA program with home delivery in many areas of the KC metro area via their online store: https://2birdsfarmkc.square.site

This farmers market is only open on Saturdays. It is awesome. It is small. It is full of…read morecolorful characters and cranky older people. It doesn't have people selling things like 1 dollar sunglasses like the Overland Park farmers market. This farmers market is what every farmers market should be. The type of place where the farmers are actually farmers. The type of place where the farmers will remember who you are and what you like. The type of farmers market where the farmer will bring you green tomatoes for the next week just because you want to fry some. It is also home to some of the most delicious tomatoes you will ever have in your life. I'm being serious here. There's this guy. He sells them out of the back of his truck. They are the ugliest tomatoes ever, but they are so good. I love this man and his tomatoes. I can't wait until it is July. If you want fancy stalls and pastas and breads and pies, then there's another farmers market close by that is probably better for you. I mean, the Shawnee Farmers Market does have some of this stuff, but for the most part it is just produce. I love it, and you should too.

This is one of my favorite Farmers Markets, and I am sad that this Wendsday will be the last of the…read moreseason. The market runs every Wendsday from 5-8 from May to the beginning of October. Unfortunately this summer I was only able to go twice, but it was great. Local sustainably grown veggies, meats and other local treats. Sometimes there is live music or other activities--both times this year there was no music, but I know last year they had several local bands playing. I always buy a few fresh veggies and try to support several different booths. It is kind of cheesy, but leaving the farmers market always makes me feel closer to my community. It is so important to support local growers and also healthier to know my favorite sweet corn is not full of icky pesticides! Try to make it this October 8th, but if not look for the Organic Community market next spring.

Picked up some flowers. Lots of herbs, veggie and butchers. I was looking for some herbs for…read moreplanting- specifically lemongrass. No such luck. It was rainy so at least they didn't close. There was a acai bowl food truck there... hopefully they'll have more stuff next week. The vendors there were awesome. I just wish there were more. Maybe fresh honey? And more plants that you can plant!

This organic farmers' market has shifted locations during Covid, just up the street in a church…read moreparking lot. In my opinion, this temporary location is even better than the original as it's very easy to access and right along the Trolley Trail. You'll find a lot of summer staples here, mostly veggies when we went like: tomatoes, garlic, sprouts, garlic, honey, jams, and green beans. A lot of the vendors have the same things, which is fair because it's what grows in season. All of it is a little pricey, but supports local farmers which is worth it. In normal times, I prefer the OP market because that market has SO many things, including food trucks, coffee, breads, meat, etc. This one is much more sparse, and when my hangry toddler needed food we had to convince her of the deliciousness of broccoli sprouts (kinda worked, by the way). I've seen some select weekends jogging by that there are acai bowls and other goodies, but we missed out on our latest visit. Either way, a nice little market to visit on Saturdays in Brookside!

This is a really big story, very clean and organized inside. They have a huge bar and sitting area…read moreat the back end of the store. Throughout the store they have sections of many different brands and their products, mostly supporting local KC vendors. Among different types of goods they had apparels, cards, accessories, cups, mugs, candies, chocolates, caps, coasters, posters, home candles and much more. The prices were little higher since these are local made goods, but they were excellent quality. We bought some chocolate bars and cards from the store. The staff members were very friendly, assisted us with a quick and easy checkout.

Truth be iterated...I was hesitant walking in to this place. We pulled up to rockstar parking in…read morefront of the store (more on that in a moment), and I couldn't help but question whether the forthcoming experience was worth it. The idea of domestically-manufactured items or, in this case, even made in Kansas City is intriguing. The store is nicely done. Sure there are tacky tchotchkes, but there is something for everyone. Anyway, I got a coffee. It was very good and the barista was friendly. My disappointment is rooted in the store's name and that some things are not only not made in KC, but are not made in America. It feels like a two-star outcome when the store name is held up to reality, but I'll hesitantly add the third with hope they redouble efforts to stock more items of domestic origin. Anyway, back to the parking situation - if you get wonderful parking beware there are some lookie-loos. I don't want to brand anyone suspicious, but even on a weekend morning there was a sense of character presence if you catch my drift.