Who doesn't love a good market!? The City Market is Kansas City's local open air market that allows…read morelocal Vendors of all kind to showcase their goods whether it be fresh fruits and veggies, art, jewelry, baked goods, plants, snacks, ramen, coffee, etc...legit everything and anything! While the game lets market is wide open on the weekend with booths of all sorts open for business, there are spots with permanent locations inside and along the perimeter. Those spots are where you will find the hot food and specialty drinks/snacks. The market is laid out nicely with several covered, but open air buildings and then an indoor space where the restrooms and other shops are situated. Another great thing about the market is it is a designated stop on the KC Streetcar, so getting to and from is a breeze, especially for those not familiar with the area. Also, it's fairly close to the river front, and is connected via paved pathway. Overall, great little market to spend some time wandering through, whether you have an agenda or just looking to experience a bit of local while in KC.

This was a fabulous stop! I lucked out with parking in the main parking lot and let me warn you to…read morenot skip out on paying. It was a measly $2.39 for two hours. I saw the meter maid on patrol both when I got here and when I left. They are ruthless! The market is cool and while I was here to see the Arabia (only here until November than then going... they don't know where) but I took the time to walk around and to get a coffee at the unimaginatively named City Market Coffee House. The cortado was more flat white but it was tasty and delicious and it was nice to sit for a bit and people watch before heading to the riverboat. Lots of other food and drink options here and shopping too. [Review 830 of 2026 - 548 in Missouri - 26011 overall]

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.

Clean and easily accessible area, lots of space for various vendors. Was able to get everything…read moreproduce wise I needed for a private dining event at a fraction of what I'd pay at a grocery store. definitely worth checking out

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 is the best location, hands down. The staff is always so friendly and helpful, and the coffee…read morethey have in the cafe is always made deliciously. I haven't gotten to try their cocktails yet, but I guarantee that will happen soon! We got the banana bread latte and pothole latte in the souvenir World Cup cans and we couldn't have been happier! The drinks weren't too sweet, which I appreciated. We also got a vanilla donut for our daughter which of course was scarfed down.

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.