Cultivate KC

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

09/19/2026

And now for something completely different ... AND SO MUCH FUN!

Details and tickets: https://www.cultivatekc.org/events/sips-stems-at-juniper-gardens-training-farm/

09/18/2026

Happy 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 to all! This week we're basking in the glow of the successful completion of the Urban Grown Tour.

The weather was perfect and the connections and conversations were outstanding. We hope the attendees had as much fun as we did. This event takes a hardworking group of staff, partner farms, sponsors, tons of volunteers, and enthusiastic attendees to pull off. 𝘛𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘒 𝘠𝘖𝘜 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨!

READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE:

Last Sunday the Urban Grown Tour returned to the KC metro with a new date, new sites, new episodes of the companion podcast, Urban Grown Stories, and rave reviews! Accompanied by amazing weather, this year’s tour featured 15 sites, including 6 NEW sites not on the tour last year. This winni...

09/17/2026

Hi! It’s DJ again.

You know we’ve been working on raising the money to make me a permanent member of the farm team, right? 𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘏𝘈𝘓𝘍𝘞𝘈𝘠 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦!

𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗹𝘆? I think I can really help the New Roots farmers grow their wholesale network.

Ben Carpenter, Juniper Gardens Training Farm Program Manager, agreed. “A refrigerated truck would be amazing!” He said chefs have a very high standard of quality that needs to be maintained from harvest until it reaches the table. “Coolers are one step, but the gap between the cooler and the customer is something that we’ve always struggled to fill.”

With my consistency and refrigeration, the farmers’ relationships with wholesale customers gets even stronger... I can’t wait to be a part of that!

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼. 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀. 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻, 𝘀𝗼 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁!

Donate today: https://connect.clickandpledge.com/Organization/cultivatekc/campaign/keepDJ

09/14/2026

On August 18, 2026, a severe hail storm swept through the Kansas City area that prompted the Kansas governor to declare a state of disaster emergency for Wyandotte County. Farm businesses were hit especially hard by this storm, with some farmers suffering near total crop loss and damage to farming infrastructure.

To help farm businesses repair and rebuild, Cultivate KC and American Farmland Trust are teaming up to offer up to $1,000 in relief funds for farm businesses located in Wyandotte County, Kansas who sustained damage from the storm.

Funds are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis. Applications for the Hail Relief Fund open Tuesday, September 15 at 9am.

Access the application here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJd3b75zKaFt5HVOgUIhX5A5q71ZxJ75HRln2oK8z3oeRP9A/closedform

Please contact [email protected] with any questions.