Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center Native Plant Naturscaping
Mar
29
8:00 AM08:00

Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center Native Plant Naturscaping

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At this free workshop, you will learn how to beautify your landscape with some of Missouri’s best natural resources: native plants! There will be educational sessions on native trees, invasive species, gardening for wildlife, and many more. Plus, we will have a native plant sale so attendees can purchase plants and use their new knowledge to start native gardens at home.

Stan Slaughter will provide one of the quality presentations at this informative event. Missouri Organic Recycling will host a table showcasing our naturally created products that will ensure a vibrant yard and garden.

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Healthy Yard Expo
Mar
29
9:00 AM09:00

Healthy Yard Expo

The Johnson Co. Healthy Yard Expo features businesses, non-profits, seminars, and tips to help residents become greener in their lawn and garden care. It’s a one-stop learning event on green ideas and services.

Visit the Missouri Organic Recycling table to find out how our naturally produced soils, soil amendments, and mulches can create gorgeous gardens and lawns. We also have info about home composting and

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KC Farm School Plant Sale April 12
Apr
12
9:00 AM09:00

KC Farm School Plant Sale April 12

Selling plant starts all types of veggies, native  perennials started from organic, pesticide & herbicide free in KC Farm School’s personal soil mix that contains MO Organic Recycling’s Green Frontier Compost. 4-packs, Single Pots, Green Frontier Compost, local foods, goods & resources. Get all your gardening needs in one place!

Visit the Missouri Organic Recycling table for expert advice on healthy soils, home composting, and mulches.

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EF25 Earth Fest 2025
Apr
19
8:00 AM08:00

EF25 Earth Fest 2025

Visit Kansas City’s iconic City Market as they host CCGKC Earth Fest 2025 from 8am-3pm. Over 30 vendors will be tabling to provide you with the latest in earth-friendly actions that we can all do. For more information visit https://climategkc.org/

Visit the Missouri Organic Recycling table to learn about home composting to reduce waste sent to landfills AND how you can use healthy soil products to create a climate-friendly yard.

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4th Annual Compost Fest
Apr
19
9:00 AM09:00

4th Annual Compost Fest

See a giant compost pile created during the festival, Johnson Su Bioreactors, Earthworm Composting, Black Soldier Fly Composting, Backyard composting, tour the Johnson County Large Compost tumbler and more! Vendors will be on site to educate and sell garden/compost related items including plant starts.

This event is hosted by Johnson County Community College Sustainability Project and Missouri Organic Recycling. Stop in to learn how to turn your food scraps into “black gold” soils, grow healthy foods, and have FUN! There will be music from Stan Slaughter, David Hakan and Eco Elvis!

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KC Parks Spring Fling
Apr
26
11:00 AM11:00

KC Parks Spring Fling

KC Parks celebrates the end of Earth week by teaching the community ways to incorporate sustainable practices to help make our parks and planet thrive! Attendees will enjoy performances by Stone Lion Puppet Theatre, our Green Carpet Fashion Show, and hands on learning activities for all ages. This event is free and open to everyone.

Throughout the event you can check out our partners who have eco-conscious learning activities for all ages. Featured activities include worm composting, upcycled art making, and more! Stop by the Missouri Organic Recycling table to learn about home composting and creating healthy, vibrant soils for yards & gardens. Other exhibitors include: Lakeside Nature Center, Bold Reuse, Re.Use.Full, Missouri Organic Recycling, Cultivate KC, Ripple Glass, and others!

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Worm Farming, Vermiculture - ReMake Learning Days
May
1
4:00 PM16:00

Worm Farming, Vermiculture - ReMake Learning Days

Come join us for a hands-on workshop on worm farming and vermiculture. Learn how to turn your food scraps into nutrient-rich soil with the help of our wriggly friends. RSVP for this FREE Event https://www.eventbrite.com/e/remake-kc-worm-farming-vermiculture-tickets-1145661276719?aff=oddtdtcreator

This event is perfect for beginners looking to start their own worm farm or seasoned vermicomposters wanting to expand their knowledge. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get your hands dirty and learn about the fascinating world of worms! Missouri Organics Stan Slaughter will be here to talk and sing about Vermiculture.

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Home Composting 101 - ReMake Learning Days KC
May
3
11:00 AM11:00

Home Composting 101 - ReMake Learning Days KC

Come to Composting 101, expect to learn about ways to keep food waste and other compostables out of landfills. Through fun games and songs, you will learn about what waste materials are compostable. At Home Composting is good for the environment AND it saves you money! You will learn about strategies that will reduce your food waste and stretch your grocery budget. We will go over in detail how different types of composters work so that you can decide what is best for your home, even if your home is an apartment!

Join us for fun, songs, learning and community. Please let us know you are coming to this FREE Event: https://forms.gle/FRxAyHmw3htZtfrm8

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KC Farm School Plant Sale May 10
May
10
9:00 AM09:00

KC Farm School Plant Sale May 10

Selling plant starts all types of veggies, native  perennials started from organic, pesticide & herbicide free in KC Farm School’s personal soil mix that contains MO Organic Recycling’s Green Frontier Compost. 4-packs, Single Pots, Green Frontier Compost, local foods, goods & resources. Get all your gardening needs in one place!

Visit the Missouri Organic Recycling table for expert advice on healthy soils, home composting, and mulches.

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KC Farm School Plant Sale
Mar
22
9:00 AM09:00

KC Farm School Plant Sale

Selling plant starts all types of veggies, native  perennials started from organic, pesticide & herbicide free in KC Farm School’s personal soil mix that contains MO Organic Recycling’s Green Frontier Compost. 4-packs, Single Pots, Green Frontier Compost, local foods, goods & resources. Get all your gardening needs in one place!

Visit the Missouri Organic Recycling table for expert advice on healthy soils, home composting, and mulches.

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Ivanhoe Neighborhood Seed Swap & Garden Resource Fair
Mar
8
10:00 AM10:00

Ivanhoe Neighborhood Seed Swap & Garden Resource Fair

Give, trade, take the seeds you need. Explore resources from Ruiz Branch Seed Library, KC Community Gardens, Cultivate KC, MO Organic Recycling, Compost Collective KC, and MORE! Registration for this FREE event is appreciated https://airtable.com/appWONxgsWxuBisIG/shrQqzXNMluefI4ZK

Visit the Missouri Organic Recycling Team to find out how to use compost to make soils for an amazing yard & garden. Learn about Home Composting, Vermicomposting, or take the Compost Challenge!

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Cultivate KC 20th Annual Farmers and Friends
Feb
1
8:00 AM08:00

Cultivate KC 20th Annual Farmers and Friends

Event Schedule:

  • 8:00 – 9:00:  Coffee and Pie Potluck Breakfast!

  • 9:00 – 9:30:  Welcome &  Presentation of the John Kaiahua Mentorship Award

  • 9:40 – 10:40:  Breakout Session 1  

  • 10:50 – 11:50:  Breakout Session 2

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  • 11:50 – 12:30:  Lunch – Pizza buffet, with poetry reading by Sharon Autry

  • 12:30 – 1:30:  KEYNOTE ADDRESS with Tepfirah Rushdan and Patrice Brown

  • 1:30 – 2:30:  Resource room, networking discussion tables, & seed give-away

  • 2:30 pm:  Head out into the world renewed and inspired!

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Holiday Market at KC Farm School at Gibbs Road
Nov
25
3:00 PM15:00

Holiday Market at KC Farm School at Gibbs Road

Shop farm fresh produce for your holiday feast! Enjoy the warm greenhouse full of local farmers, artists chefs, musician, and a tarot reader!

Visit the Missouri Organic Recycling table to learn about home composting, worm composting, and how to take advantage of our FALL COMPOST Sale. This is the time to feed and protect the soils with our compost and mulch.

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Fall Festival at Unity Temple on the Plaza
Oct
20
11:00 AM11:00

Fall Festival at Unity Temple on the Plaza

Join Climate Council GKC and Partners for a day of information sharing on sustainable living practices. Helpful resources from experts. There will be a Children's Corner with activities and much more.

Visit the Missouri Organic Recycling table to learn about what to do in the Fall to create vibrant yards and gardens with healthy soils. NOW is the time to add compost for a vibrant garden and stunning lawn. You can learn about options for home composting that helps keep your food waste out of the landfill.

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Compost for Everyone! Summer Faire Saturdays at Antioch Urban Growers
Oct
12
10:00 AM10:00

Compost for Everyone! Summer Faire Saturdays at Antioch Urban Growers

You are invited to attend a FREE informational class from 10am-11am. Missouri Organic Recycling’s Stan Slaughter & Katy White will be showing you how to choose a compost system that works for you! Come see all the different home compost bins and strategies work. Decide which one works best for you. Its a “win-win” when your food waste becomes healthy soil.

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Pendleton Heights Orchard Fest
Sep
29
11:00 AM11:00

Pendleton Heights Orchard Fest

Orchard Fest springs up in Independence Plaza Park this year. Food, familiar folks, new friends, free family fun, including free costumes for kids!  Fun for the whole family! 

Visit the Missouri Organic Recycling’s booth to find out about our great sale on our compost products, home composting, and take the Compost Challenge!

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KC City Market Farmer's Market
Sep
22
9:00 AM09:00

KC City Market Farmer's Market

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Visit the Missouri Organic Recycling booth to find out how to use compost to create healthy soils in your yard & garden for beautiful plants, veggies, flowers and lawns.. Discover the Ready-to-Use soils & mulches MIssouri Organic Recycling offers. Get some tips & tricks for a successful Fall Garden!

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GO GREEN 2024! Environmental Fair
Sep
14
9:00 AM09:00

GO GREEN 2024! Environmental Fair

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This FREE family-friendly environmental fair will show you how taking small steps to reduce your carbon footprint at home, school, and work will help the environment and save money. Stop by the MOR table to learn about food waste reduction, home composting, healthy soils, using compost, vermicompost (earthworms), and so much more!

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Brookside Farmer's Market
Sep
14
9:00 AM09:00

Brookside Farmer's Market

Visit the MO Organic Recycling Booth at Brookside Farmers Market. We will be there sharing about our products that support healthy soils and plants as well as home composting. Be sure to stop by between 9-11 am to see Stan Slaughter perform his original songs about earth stewardship.

Not just another produce market, the Brookside Farmers’ Market is a community. Every Saturday morning the parking lot springs to life with farmers and makers, neighbors and musicians, bursting with a bounty of locally grown and produced food. All of the vendors are the actual farmers and makers. You will find no middle man here. Those who grow, raise or make every product are the ones who sell it to you directly. Everything sources from within 125 miles of Kansas City. Most importantly, our vendors are committed to practices that steward our soil, water, and natural resources.

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KC Farm School Farm Fest on Common Ground
Sep
7
2:00 PM14:00

KC Farm School Farm Fest on Common Ground

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Farm Fest at Common Ground is a FREE community event held on-farm at KC Farm School’s 14.5-acre urban farm in KCK.
Farm Fest unites our wonderful Kansas City community by offering opportunities  to learn about local food, community resources, our environment and ways to mobilize for community action.
We hope to see you this year!

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KC City Market Farmer's Market
Aug
18
9:00 AM09:00

KC City Market Farmer's Market

Visit the Missouri Organic Recycling booth to find out how to use compost to create healthy soils in your yard & garden for beautiful plants, veggies, flowers and lawns.. Discover the Ready-to-Use soils & mulches MIssouri Organic Recycling offers. Get some tips & tricks for a successful Fall Garden!

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KC Farm School at Gibbs Road Farmer's Market
Aug
14
3:00 PM15:00

KC Farm School at Gibbs Road Farmer's Market

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Visit the Missouri Organic Recycling booth to find out how to use compost to create healthy soils in your yard & garden for beautiful plants, veggies, flowers and lawns.. Discover the Ready-to-Use soils & mulches MIssouri Organic Recycling offers. Get some tips & tricks for a successful Fall Garden!

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Brookside Farmer's Market
Jul
27
8:00 AM08:00

Brookside Farmer's Market

Visit the MO Organic Recycling Booth at Brookside Farmers Market. We will be there sharing about our products that support healthy soils and plants as well as home composting. Be sure to stop by between 9-11 am to see Stan Slaughter perform his original songs about earth stewardship.

Not just another produce market, the Brookside Farmers’ Market is a community. Every Saturday morning the parking lot springs to life with farmers and makers, neighbors and musicians, bursting with a bounty of locally grown and produced food. All of the vendors are the actual farmers and makers. You will find no middle man here. Those who grow, raise or make every product are the ones who sell it to you directly. Everything sources from within 125 miles of Kansas City. Most importantly, our vendors are committed to practices that steward our soil, water, and natural resources.

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City Market Farmer's Market
Jul
21
9:00 AM09:00

City Market Farmer's Market

One of Kansas City’s major attractions is the City Market – and is the namesake for the “market” part of the River Market. The City Market’s Farmers’ Market is the largest farmers’ market in the region bringing “Farm to Table” right to the heart of the city with fresh produce and goods on Saturday and Sunday.  There are also many businesses inside the City Market, who are also members of the larger River Market Community Association. 

Visit the Missouri Organic Recycling Booth to learn about home composting and how to improve your soil health for vibrant gardens, flowers and lawns. Take the Compost Challenge!

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City Market Farmer's Market
Jun
30
9:00 AM09:00

City Market Farmer's Market

One of Kansas City’s major attractions is the City Market – and is the namesake for the “market” part of the River Market. The City Market’s Farmers’ Market is the largest farmers’ market in the region bringing “Farm to Table” right to the heart of the city with fresh produce and goods on Saturday and Sunday.  There are also many businesses inside the City Market, who are also members of the larger River Market Community Association. 

Visit the Missouri Organic Recycling Booth to learn about home composting and how to improve your soil health for vibrant gardens, flowers and lawns. Take the Compost Challenge!

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Pollinator Festival
Jun
15
10:00 AM10:00

Pollinator Festival

Be sure to visit the Missouri Organic Recycling Booth at the City of Lee’s Summit, Cultural Arts Division is excited to host a Pollinator Festival, in honor of National Pollinator Week!

Join us Saturday, June 15th from 10 am to 3 pm at Lowenstein Park to celebrate bees, bats, and other pollinators!

Learn how healthy soils help pollinators by reducing the need for fertilizers and pesticides while nourishing beneficial and native plants. Check out which of Missouri Organic Recycling’s products can help you build healthy soils in your yard, garden, and raised beds.

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Kansas City, MO 64155

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Kansas City, MO 64120

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10301 Raytown Road
Kansas City, MO 64134

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2827 S 12th Street
Kansas City, KS 66103

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