Community Support Day

Community Support Day for Missouri Prairie Foundation  

Thursday, April 18th 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Whole Foods Market - Town & Country, Free

Activities: 11am - 7pm, Free, Reservations not required.

Whole Foods Market is dedicated to supporting our community. On Thursday, April 18, we will donate five percent of the entire day’s sales to Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF). MPF is a 47-year-old prairie conservation organization and home of the Grow Native! native plant education and marketing program. Please join the MPF volunteers in our store from 11am - 7pm to learn about this very special organization and to continue supporting our local community with your purchases. Make sure to stock up on April 18th! For more information, go to www.moprairie.org.

Community Support Day Activities:

• 11am to 7pm - Displays and volunteers on hand to provide information about prairie, native pollinators, native plant landscaping and upcoming Missouri Prairie Foundation events.


• 11am to 7pm - Native Plant Sale. Purchase quality native plants for your landscaping needs from Hartke Nursery with 25% of proceeds benefitting MPF.


• 11am to noon - Presentation and walking tour of oak savanna restoration and invasive honeysuckle control at Town & Country Crossing with Jon Wingo, president of MPF and DJM Ecological Services. Meet in the Whole Lifestyle Center for a 30-minute presentation of this restoration project in a commercial setting, followed by a 30-minute walking tour of the restoration site. Those wishing to learn more from Jon can join him for lunch in the café following the tour.


• 11am to 1pm - Artist Julie Weigand will paint nature-inspired art in the café. While you shop, stop by to see her painting in progress, and learn about the June 22-23 Prairie Paint Out near Hermann, MO.


• 7pm - What’s It Take To Get Pollinated Around Here? Join Mike Arduser, insect heritage biologist with the Missouri Department of Conservation, in our café to learn about the fascinating and essential work of native bees and other pollinators—and how they are critical to our food crops and natural world.