Spring Plant Sale and Compost Fest coming up on May 9! This event will feature ALL THE SUMMER VEGGIES, HERBS, FLOWERS, AND NATIVE PLANT STARTS and
This community event features all that is beautiful about Kansas City: urban ag, collaboration, fun, plants, compost, interactive play, bicycle safety and bike maze, composting, wildlife, soil, food rescue, mushrooms, and more! This is the best opportunity to visit with so many folx working within our local food system in one place.
Tomato varieties include: Cherokee Purple, Brandywine, Big Beef, BHN 589, German Johnson, Striped German, Mountain Princess, Moskvich, Lemon Boy, Green Zebra, Amish Paste, San Marzano, Bing cherry, Sun Gold cherry, Black Prince, Japanese Black Trifele, Pruden’s Purple, Supernova grape, Pink Berkeley, Sungreen, Valencia, Cherry Bomb, Black Cherry, White Cherry, Martha Washington, Tasmanian Chocolate, Garden Peach, Rose de Berne, Moonbeam grape, and Carbon.
We’ll also have many lettuce varieties, kale, collard greens, Swiss chard, Napa cabbage, seed potatoes, onions, elderberry starts, strawberries, native plants, and herbs including chamomile, three varieties of basil, parsley, cilantro, marjoram, oregano, thyme, sage, dill, mint, catnip, French sorrel, lavender, rosemary, lemongrass, Mexican mint marigolds, summer savory
PLUS
Epazote, borage, nasturtium, cosmos, calendula, several zinnia varieties, holly hocks, rhubarb, FIGS, cucumbers, summer squash, and zucchini,
AND
Sweet peppers, hot peppers, eggplant, tomatillos, our own soil mix, and compost from Missouri Organic.
Vendors include: The Buffalo Seed Company, Dona Fina Cafe, Neptis Jamaican Catering, Sweet Life Wellness, Big Muddy Gear Exchange, USA Duck Team, and Stitching Change.
PLANT SALE DETAILS
What to expect: We will be offering veggie, herb, and native plant starts in 4-packs and single pots for sale as well as compost and an assortment of seeds, plugs, seed potatoes, and more as the season allows. We start all of our plants using organic seed and our own potting soil blend. Plant sales will also feature vendors providing local food and goods, resources and more! When you arrive, most plants for sale will be placed outside of the greenhouse and grouped by type. The south end of the greenhouse will also house plants for sale.
Please be considerate of signs indicating areas of the greenhouse that should not be accessed. We share space with our community and some plants just need a little more time in the greenhouse before they’re ready to go out into the big world.
Parking: Please park at Common Ground (2443 South 42nd Street. KC, KS, 66106) and walk across S. 42nd St. to the greenhouse. Our team of volunteers and staff will help you cross the street, Limited accessible parking is available near the greenhouse at 4223 Gibbs Road, KC, KS 66106.
What to bring: If you would like to purchase compost, please bring a bucket. A wagon could be helpful too if you plan to purchase a lot of plant starts! We will provide cardboard flats and helpers to carry your plants out.
Methods of payment: We accept cash, check, credit card, and Venmo for payment. We accept SNAP benefits for eligible seed and edible plant purchases. Most plants are $5 each for a 4” pot or 4-pack. Bulk plants and gallon pots are priced separately. Soil, compost, seed, and merchandise are also priced separately.
Resource return: We kindly ask that you return or reuse the plastics that house the plants after your garden is planted. You may drop them off at the next plant sale or return them during our operating hours. Thank you for conserving resources!
