We are turning 6! Come celebrate the Market's Birthday Bash with us! Join us for a day of fun, frivolity, and festivities, including the following: *enter our giveaway for the hoop style greenhouse built by YVC and our own Garden Squad! *sign our birthday card! *come help us sing and cut the gorgeous cake! *more […]
Joplin Empire Market is excited to announce that May 4, 2024, will be a MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU special event at the market. The first fifty attendees who come dressed in Star Wars-themed costumes will receive a free pothos plant, grown by the Empire’s own master gardeners (no dark side powers used). Younglings […]
Come help us kick off the growing season and celebrate all things spring! Some highlights: *We will be giving away free native tree & bush seedlings from the Missouri Dept of Conservation, including Redbud, Blackberry, Serviceberry, Persimmon, Aromatic Sumac, and many more. First come, first serve! *There's some buzz that we might beeeee getting some […]
This month, learn all about creating your own Butterfly Garden and other ways to attract pollinators. It's really cool--plant beautiful things AND help our civilization continue to eat. Learn about attracting and sustaining a pollinator-friendly space with food and host plants. It doesn't matter if you are a new or experienced gardener, we would love […]
This month, it's all about Native Plants--how to grow them and how to support natural diversity and native populations. It's our only planet, right? Let's treat it well. It doesn't matter if you are a new or experienced gardener, we would love to welcome you to the teaching garden at Empire Market this season. These […]
Let's talk Herb Gardens this month! Learn all about growing fresh herbs and pollinators, and how to make teas with them, too! It doesn't matter if you are a new or experienced gardener, we would love to welcome you to the teaching garden at Empire Market this season. These classes are come and go--whether you […]
It's time to put away the plows! This month, learn about No-Till Gardening. We are going to create healthy soil with increasing levels of magical organic material. It doesn't matter if you are a new or experienced gardener, we would love to welcome you to the teaching garden at Empire Market this season. These classes […]
The growing season is coming to an end and entropy abounds. But YOU know that all the energy put into your spring and summer gardens should not go quietly into the night. That means learning about SEED SAVING. Join us to discover how to collect and store seeds at this, the season's end. A big […]
It's time for more tutelage on HYDROPONICS! This month, we will build and demonstrate a Kratky hydroponic system (there's one in our Community Gardens for you to analyze beforehand, fyi). It doesn't matter if you are a new or experienced gardener, we would love to welcome you to the teaching garden at Empire Market this […]