Local Vendors
Farmers Market — We love them!
You can find a Farmers Market in Wichita, KS almost any day of the week. Of course, we at GreenAcres are partial to our own market every Tuesday from 3 – 6 p.m. May 1 – Sept. 25, in the parking lot in front of our store. GreenAcres Kansas City in the Village at Briarcliff and…
Read MoreGreenAcres is going Wagyu!
By now most of the GreenAcres Market chain of stores in three Midwestern states should have sought-after wagyu beef for sale. If it hasn’t quite arrived in the frozen meat coffins in a GreenAcres near you, not to worry it will be there shortly. GreenAcres has made an exclusive arrangement with a couple that produces…
Read MoreKeeping our vendors close
GreenAcres Market is located in three Midwestern states and now we can take advantage of local products in five cities and surrounding towns. We tend to like it that way. We get to know the farmers and growers, the manufacturers and the producers. We can barrel down the highways in between Kansas City and Wichita…
Read MoreMicrogreens: Delivering a terrific punch for such a tiny seedling
It seems that every year there’s something totally new to be discovered about nutrition. This year it looks like it’s going to be all about baby veggies. When we’re talking baby, we’re not talking diminutive versions of whole vegetables. We’re talking seedlings—sprouts no older than 14 days old! Microgreens have been slowly making their…
Read MoreGrillin’and chillin’…it’s what’s on the Labor Day menu!
Never too hot to grill you say? Well then don’t put away the smoker or the cooker for at least another month. It’s going to stay hot right up to the end of summer, and since grilling is considered an art by many, it’s really never too early or too late in any season to…
Read MoreSave the bees!
We’ll be hearing from Steve Weber, founder of High Plains Honey (shown here with his wife holding bottles of honey), this coming Saturday at Breakfast with Matt (GA-Bradley Fair) about the state of our vanishing bee population and what’s being done to “bring them back home.” Beekeepers have thought for a long time that chemicals…
Read MoreHow our produce rolls
Beginning in June, the first harvests of the summer start coming to market from the Southern states—Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas. That’s when the stone fruits, like peaches, plums, avocados and apricots are at their best, and ripe for the picking. At the end of June, GreenAcres begins to usher in California peaches—always well received. But…
Read MoreA visit with Lucky Star Farm’s Tonia Rupe
Tonia and Randy Rupe of Lucky Star Farms have spent years developing and caring for family-owned ranch land in Greenwood County, KS. Lucky Star sets the benchmark for humanely-treated animals and perfectly marbled meat. GreenAcres Market offers Lucky Star’s fine beef and pork to its customers in all four of its stores in Kansas. After…
Read MoreWhen plant protein satisfies your “veggie quotient”
Having trouble getting your daily-recommended amounts of veggies in? Bonnie, our supplement expert, suggests trying her morning regimen instead of fretting about amounts and vegetable varieties. Bonnie puts a scoop of Vibrant Health Maximum Vibrance and a tablespoon of Amazing Grass Raw Reserve into a glass of water, and downs it first thing in the…
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