ur-ba-vore  [ûr'bə-vôr]  noun

(1) any animal that consumes urban-grown foods.

(2) an organism that feeds from the energy, surplus, and/or waste of a city.

5500 Bennington Ave.
Kansas City, Missouri
64129

Move over “100 mile diet” the new local food is but a bus ride away….

Welcome to URBAVORE in east Kansas City - one of the nations largest, most diversified urban farmsteads - a living, breathing organism that both feeds from and provides food for its urban surroundings.  Born in 2011, URBAVORE is working to create an “edible oasis” that brings organic growth, sustainable life, and creative solutions to a city neighborhood.  The farm uses “Beyond Organic” practices to produce heirloom vegetables, culinary/medicinal herbs, and edible flowers noted for their unique appearance and extraordinary flavor.

The fruitful future of URBAVORE holds much more than annual vegetables:

Farmers, Brooke Salvaggio and Daniel Heryer (aka the “badseeds”), are hard at work creating a wholly sustainable, off-grid farmstead that includes an organic orchard, vineyard, heritage livestock, and alternative infrastructure.

URBAVORE was born out of BADSEED Farm - a 2.5 acre “mini farm” in South Kansas City that thrived for 4 glorious years.  After a long battle with the City to keep BADSEED Farm afloat (due to residential zoning ordinances that prohibit agricultural activity), Brooke and Dan decided to “move up the food chain” with the purchase of  the 13.5 acre property now known as URBAVORE,  just 7 miles from the BADSEED downtown storefront.  URBAVORE has been re-zoned from “residential” to “agricultural” which makes farming in the city a delicious reality!…(and a pioneering effort yet to be seen in most cities across the USA!!).

Come and experience our “city farm” grow and taste it for yourself!  Explore the unimaginable flavors of our extensive selection of “earthly delights” at our weekly Friday Night Farmers Market at the BADSEED storefront or our weekly FARMSTAND at URBAVORE.