November 4, 2025 | By Claire Sinovic
A holiday meal is the perfect way to celebrate community and give thanks to the local farmers and food businesses who nourish us all year long. From the main dish to sides, sweets, and drinks, you can elevate your table with fresh, flavorful, and locally made goodness.
KC Food Circle farmers and businesses pour time, care, and integrity into everything they produce. They pledge to avoid synthetic chemicals and follow humane, sustainable practices, so you can feel good about every bite you share with family, friends, and neighbors.
Below you’ll find local farms offering holiday proteins, seasonal veggies, and prepared goods for your favorite side dishes, as well as farmers markets hosting special holiday events to help you round out your meal with even more delicious local ingredients. Lastly, we’ve included a community meal section for those looking for another way to give or to share a warm, locally sourced meal with neighbors this holiday season.
Main Dish Options:
David’s Pasture raises their chickens and turkeys outside on green pastures with regular moves to ensure they get all the bugs and fresh forage they can handle. Available products include Whole Turkeys (10-18 lbs), Whole Chickens (4-6 lbs), Chicken Cuts and Smoked Ham Roasts. Order online at davidspasture.com. Feel free to call them at 816-633-2411 with questions! Delivery and on-farm pickup options are available.
Good Oak is committed to farming in a way that works with nature’s natural cycles, not against it. Their regenerative grazing heals soils, supports pollinators, and produces nutrient-dense foods you can feel good about. This holiday season make your main dish one of their Hickory Smoked Hams, Pork Roasts, Rack of Lamb or Leg of Lamb options. Browse all options and find local pick up and delivery options listed on our website.
Farrar Family Farms raises animals on a regenerative, grass-based farm. Their products include turkey cuts (especially breasts), chicken, beef, pork, and lamb. Order online. Delivery and community pickup locations available. View their pickup locations map and home delivery schedule here.
Humble Homestead Catering is a family owned business offering meal prep and catering scratch made with organic ingredients from local farms. They offer a variety of meals for every type of diet including vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, and meat eaters. Their meals are made to order each week with fresh ingredients delivered straight to your door. They never use preservatives, seed oils, GMOs, or any other artificial ingredients. This holiday season, they’re offering family size holiday sides, pies, and desserts made with local produce, dairy, meats, and freshly house milled flour! Holiday orders will be available online November 2nd! Order at www.humblehomesteadcatering.com.
We will be at several holiday markets this season! Come see us at the Be Free Family Farm Holiday Market 11/20, Lee’s Summit Holiday Market 11/15, 11/29, 12/6, 12/20 10am-2pm, and the Monarch Bar Holiday Market 12/7 12pm-6pm.
MyCo Planet is a woman-owned, organic mushroom farm in North Kansas City dedicated to sustainable, indoor cultivation of gourmet and medicinal mushrooms. Mushrooms make a great meat alternative and are the only non-meat source of Vitamin D. Get them this holiday season for your main dish or a side! Their products include mixed oyster, lion’s mane, and shiitake. Order by emailing mycoplanetkc@gmail.com or calling 833-419-6926. Pick up on farm M-F 9-4 at 1534 Burlington St, North Kansas City, MO 64116
Salmon Enterprises offers beef that is raised on grass and given grain daily to promote excellent marbling and flavor. Their products include a wide variety of beef cuts, including prime rib. Order by emailing salmonenterprises5@gmail.com or visiting salmonenterprisesllc.com. Delivery available.
Urbavore produces a diversified selection of heirloom vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers, pastured eggs & pork. This urban farm is powered by urban food waste(!!) meaning 100% of the soil’s fertility comes from residential food scraps turned nutrient-dense compost with their sister biz Compost Collective KC. This holiday season, they’re offering meaty delights and all the side ingredients needed to make your perfect local holiday feast! Meat: Pork Osso Buco, Boston Butt Roasts, Italian Sausage, Nitrate-Free/Sugar-Free Bacon, Thick-Cut Premium Chops, and more. Baking & Eggnog: Silky Lard & Pastured Eggs. Fixins’ for Sides & Fancy Salads: Sweet Potatoes, Regular Potatoes, Heirloom Spinach, and Colorful Beets. Order through their online store on Wednesdays (8am-midnight) at https://shop-urbavore.square.site, for Thursday pick-up (4-7pm) OR contact them at brooke@urbavorefarm.com for large custom orders.
USA Duck Team has pasture-raised ducks and humanely-raised rabbits for your holiday main attractions! Their products include whole ducks, rabbits, and duck and rabbit pairs.
- Ducks 3-4 pounds each, $25 each
- Rabbits 3-4 pounds each, $25 each
- 5 for $100, mix or match.
Order by messaging facebook.com/duckteamusa or texting 816-726-9626. Pick up is offered in KCK or Olathe.
Side Dish Options:
Fair Share Farm offers live-culture vegetable ferments that are produced on their farm using farm-raised and locally sourced ingredients. They also offer raw vinegars, made in their on-farm vinegar production facility. These live-culture fermented krauts, pickles and kimchis are a nutritious and healthy addition to any holiday buffet and all of their products make great gifts for those local food lovers in your life!
Pick up your Fair Share Ferments at the following Holiday Markets:
- Brookside Farmers Market – 11/22 9am-12pm and 12/20 9am-12pm
- Farm School at Gibbs Road Market – 11/24 3-6pm
Farmyard KC has freshly frozen Ginger, Tumeric, and Elderberries along with seasonally fresh greens, heirloom ground cornmeal, and dried elderflower available this holiday season. These unique locally grown flavors are instant crowd pleasers, sure to spruce up your holiday cocktail or help you create a bold new take on your favorite traditional holiday side dish!
Contact Farmer Mickey for pickup at Casa Somerset B&B or ask for a delivery option. Email at Mickey@farmyardkc.com or call/text at 309-212-5937
Pat & Rachel’s Gardens is a USDA certified organic farm and kitchen located in Olathe, KS. This holiday season they’ll have vegan, allergen free soups, jams, freeze dried herbs, salad dressing mixes and pickled products available for purchase. Each of these items make a great addition to any holiday feast and can also be given as thoughtful gifts for the special someone in your life! Additionally, they will have a variety of fresh produce available including sweet potatoes and butternut squash. Stock up on all their delicious products at the Overland Park and Brookside Farmers market, every Saturday!
Holiday Farmers Markets:
For a festive holiday shopping experience, check out these local farmers markets featuring special holiday events and vendors. Stock up on local ingredients, plus unique gifts and crafts from area farmers and makers (including many of our KC Food Circle farmers market members).
The Brookside Farmers Market will be hosting a Holiday Market on Dec. 20th and is also operating throughout the winter at HJ’s Community Center for all your local food needs! Located at 6425 Wornall Rd., KCMO the winter markets are open from 9-12 and held indoors. Parking is great and vendors are always happy to see you!
November dates include – November 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd.
December dates include – December 6th, 12th, and 20th
Beyond the holidays, they also operate every other week in January, February and March from 9-12 and those dates are:
- January 3rd, 17th and 31st
- February 14th and 28th
- March 14th and 28th
City Market’s Merry Market happens from 10am- 4pm every weekend between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Free and open to the public, this is an extraordinary, open-air holiday shopping experience featuring Kansas City’s best all-local artisans and vendors, curated by Art Garden KC.
KC Farm School’s Annual Holiday Market will be held on Nov 24 from 3-6pm.Offering SNAP benefits and matching funds through Double Up Food Bucks as well as a pay what you’re able pricing system, this market features local vendors, music, food, drinks and games all in a cozy greenhouse setting. Several protein vendors will be present including Circle 7 Farms and KC Food Circle member, Good Oak!
The Lawrence Holiday Farmers Market will be Saturday, December 13th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Douglas County Fairgrounds Open Pavilion (1930 Harper St. Lawrence, KS. 66046) featuring a wide variety of crafts, value-added food products, and much more from local vendors! SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks and Double Up Protein Bucks accepted.
Lee’s Summit Farmers Market Holiday Mart will feature four festive shopping dates this season: November 15, November 29, December 6, and December 20, from 10 AM to 2 PM. Discover one-of-a-kind gifts, seasonal treats, and artisan goods from our talented local vendors.
Lenexa’s Annual Holiday Farmers Market is Nov 22 (10am-1pm) and Dec 20 (10am-1pm) inside Lenexa City Hall. Load up on all your holiday goodies! Everything from meat, handmade pies and cheesecake to wine, jams and jellies, body care products and treats for your favorite pet. SNAP benefits accepted.
Mission Market is holding a special pop up Holiday Market featuring local vendors! It’s all happening at their Holiday Lights and Festive Sights event on Dec 5 from 5:30-7:30pm at 5635 Johnson Drive.
Overland Park Farmers Market concludes their season at Matt Ross Community Center with a Holiday Market on Dec 6 from 8am-12pm with local foods and unique specialty products. Unofficially, several vendors will continue into the winter months, Saturdays on a weekly or biweekly basis.
Community Meals:
As the federal government shutdown continues, we’re keeping a close eye on how it’s affecting families, farmers, and food access in our region. Chief among the concerns is the halt and decrease in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding.
SNAP is the nation’s largest anti-hunger program, helping millions of households stretch their grocery budgets and put nutritious food on the table. Its interruption has serious ripple effects, especially for families already facing food insecurity and for local farmers and markets who help feed our communities.
Supporting local farmers, such as those listed above, is one way to keep our community strong and every local purchase helps nourish both people and our local economy. If you’re looking for another way to connect or lend support this holiday season, one of our new KC Food Circle members, KC Food Not Bombs is a great place to start. They share a free community meal every Sunday from 4–5 p.m. near the bus stop in front of 3757 Independence Ave. in KCMO, and everyone is welcome to join, whether for a warm meal, free groceries, bread, hygiene supplies, or clothes. You can come for just the meal, just the groceries, or both! Their weekly meals are created with love using recovered ingredients from local farmers, grocery stores and restaurants, turning community care into nourishment for all.
They’ll be hosting meals throughout the holiday season, including November 23 and 30, and December 21, 28, and January 4.
As you gather around the table with family and friends this season, we here at The Food Circle wish you a holiday that’s overflowing with good food, good cheer, and plenty of locally-sourced ingredients fresh from our area’s dedicated farmers and food purveyors.
Check out all our KC Food Circle members by heading to our Member Directory and find those nearest you on the Eat Local Map!
Peace, Love & Happy Holidays to all!