Northeast Farmers' Market

Northeast Farmers' Market stands out for a practical reason: it participates in Double Up Food Bucks, a program that lets SNAP shoppers stretch food dollars further at the market. That access sits alongside a Thursday market at 3001 Independence Ave in Kansas City, where vendors sell produce, eggs, honey, breads, coffee, tamales, and beef. The market grew from vendors who wanted to keep selling in Northeast Kansas City after La Chalupa Farmers’ Market closed, giving this market a clear throughline from an earlier neighborhood market into its current season on Independence Avenue.

Why it matters locally

La Chalupa Farmers’ Market closed in 2014, and the remaining vendors agreed they wanted to continue selling in Northeast Kansas City in the future. Northeast Farmers' Market came out of that decision, with support from Mattie Rhodes, Historic Northeast Events, Cultivate KC, and Lincoln University Cooperative Extension to design the road map for a new market. Its stated goal is to create and maintain a successful, long-lasting farmers’ market in Northeast Kansas City.

That local grounding also shows up in the organizations around it. Lincoln University Cooperative Extension appears both in the market’s creation story and among its community organizations. Northeastminster Presbyterian Church hosts activities for the Kid’s Tent, tying children’s programming directly to a neighborhood partner rather than treating it as an add-on.

What you'll find there

The mix here leans strongly toward produce and farm staples, with multiple vendors bringing vegetables, eggs, fruit, herbs, and transplants across the season. Prepared foods and pantry items round that out, so a Thursday stop can cover dinner ingredients, snacks, and a few specialty items in one pass.

• -Adams ORAC Farm brings vegetables, transplants, eggs, and goat milk.
• -Adams Osage Ridge Aronia Community Farm offers herbs, veggies, transplants, and eggs.
• -Bee Haven Farm sells honey and other bee products.
• -Blue Mills Farm focuses on vegetables.
• -Bryan Stalder offers Northeast-related T-shirts.
• -Eleos Coffee pours iced coffee and sells whole-bean coffee.
• -El Paso del Norte bakes breads and sweets.
• -Fresh from the Field Farm lists vegetables, eggs, and orange watermelon.
• -Fresh from the Fields Farm brings herbs, veggies, eggs, and fruit.
• -Greenwood Garden Organics sells USDA certified organic vegetables and honey.
• -M&M Gardens offers vegetables, eggs, and transplants.
• -Pink Pony Farm makes native berry jellies and jam.
• -Pink Pony Farms sells veggies, fruit, and herbs.
• -The Tamale Kitchen serves beef and chicken tamales.
• -The Urban Farming Guys bring veggies, fruit, and eggs.
• -Valentine Beef sells beef.

A few market-day extras show up in the event calendar. The market has hosted a kids activity tent. It has also run Tomato Celebration events, including the 3rd Annual Tomato Contest with prizes for biggest, ugliest, and prettiest tomatoes, with the biggest tomato weighed at 6:15pm.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the clearest visit detail to plan around before heading over. The market sets up in the large parking lot at the southeast corner of Independence Avenue and Gladstone Boulevard, a detail that matters because it helps you look for an open-air lot rather than a building entrance at 3001 Independence Ave. Restrooms are not available on site. If you need a direct point of contact, Jenna Wilkins is the market developer, and the market lists both an email address and phone number for visitor questions.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at Northeast Farmers' Market. The market is also a member of Double Up Food Bucks, which allows customers to double SNAP food benefits while shopping there. That combination makes this market especially useful for shoppers planning a produce-focused trip with benefit dollars.