 Antioch Urban Growers is here to serve the community that is creating the future. We are on record to take over the world one backyard at a time and are gladly steering our resources, understanding and passion to create Kansas City as an Urban Agriculture Mecca. With our support we extend the invitation to all, from export to beginner, to start your journey at Antioch. Located 5 minutes from downtown Kansas City at 2727 44th St. Kansas City, MO 64117, you can find us on 11 acres of personal development playgrounds. Come start your journey today! We are a family-owned farm growing pecan trees. Our orchard contains both native and grafted/improved varieties of pecans. We have been growing trees since the late 1970s and work hard to maintain the health of our trees, woodlands, and soil. We are a small family owned 2 acre operation farming organically since 1981. We have been making organic soaps and bath care products since 1985. We also teach several old world arts and crafts skills including pottery. We only use sustainable practices in our business. We grow many heirloom and specialty hard to find fruits and veggies along with herbs and orchard fruit. We also have been growing many organic micro greens since 1996. We also have a wide variety of specialty organic soaps, salves and souffles made from only the finest ingredients. We are a regional finalist in 1984 with Robert Rodale’s Organic Magazine Contest, a host farm with Growing Growers KC since 2005, a SARE grant winner 2008 Project titled, ‘Incredible Crop Yields From Small Urban Spaces,’ have shown our gardens with KCUrban Farms and Gardens Tours 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, and an Entrepreneur Showcase Slow Money Speaker 2005. Linda Hezel PhD., R.N. began as Ecosystems Steward/Artisanal Producer at Prairie Birthday Farm 30 years ago to regenerate its severely degraded soil and reconstruct the native ecosystems that would have graced the fourteen acres prior to European immigration. We acknowledge the traditional lands and territories of the indigenous peoples, who once stewarded this land. The farm is host to innumerable pollinators and wildlife as well as over 1000 trees and shrubs (many native fruit, nut, berry), dozens of flowers, fruits, herbs, vegetables and hundreds of native plant varieties that yield a complex array of ecosystem services (carbon sequestration/storage, pollinator/wildlife food/habitat) all year without synthetic chemicals or season extension structures. While producing flavorful, nutrient dense ingredients, it also serves as a teaching laboratory where Linda shares the science, craft and art of artisanal food growing with chefs, farmers, apprentices (Savanna Institute, Growing Growers, Women Food & Agriculture Network, West Central Community Action Agency, NCAPS) gardeners, nutritionists, naturalists, artists and others to promote regenerative agroforestry practices and food literacy for healthy food and nutritional wellness. Teaching others to grow and eat nutrient-dense, organic food follows the 2008 American Nurses Association resolution for nurses to serve as role models and educators by participating in and promoting nutritious foods from sustainable local food systems so as to improve eating habits, increase patient and public health, and support the long-term social, economic, and environmental well-being of workers, communities and global health. We are a 5th generation farm which focuses on taking care of the land & our animals. We are veteran-owned & operated. We specialize in grass-fed beef, pork, lamb & chicken. CSA available. You can also find us at the Overland Park Farmers Market Saturdays (year round) and at the Park Place (Leawood) Farmers Market Saturdays in season. We offer Home Delivery on Thursdays right to your door or office. CSA Subscriptions available. Sarah and Nicolás García both came to urban farming in roundabout ways. Sarah studied horticulture at JCCC in 2006-2008 and Nicolás studied how the world was broken at KU 2004-2008. While at KU Nicolás found peace in his vegetable gardens and guerrilla growing operations and after leaving KU Nicolás organized The Guild of Guerrilla Growers and later Anti-Hero Farms Edible Landscaping. In 2013 Sarah and Nicolás acquired the land they cultivate and established Treehouse Urban Farm in Waldo neighborhood of KCMO. They raise Indian Runner ducks, bees, native plants, berries, herbs, greens, mushrooms, and a rotating variety of annuals and edible flowers. |
