News & Events


2026 Events:

All in-person events are held at our farm (unless noted otherwise), 6915 EVANS ST. OMAHA, NE 68104. Our driveway is the gravel ‘no outlet’ lane at 69th and Evans Street. We can’t wait to see you!

    • Meet the Producer Day at TakeRoot Farm Stop

      • February 28th, 2-4 PM

    • Nebraska Monarchs Plant Giveaway & Environmental Expo

      • May 16th, 1-4pm

      • Omaha South High School, 4519 S 24th St., Omaha, NE

    • Pollinator Party, June 28th, 10 AM-1 PM

      • FREE event during National Pollinator Week!

      • Featuring discussion and activities about the importance of pollinators and native plants

      • Art activity, garden walk, wildflower tea samples, and more

    • Soap Making Workshop, June 5th from 6-8 PM

    • Youth Summer Camp: 6/8-6/12 w/ Kassie from Wild Child Learning LLC

    • Youth Summer Camp: 6/15-6/19 w/ Kassie from Wild Child Learning LLC

    • Youth Summer Camp: 6/22-6/26 w/ Kassie from Wild Child Learning LLC

    • FREE Farm Tour

      • June 27th, 10 AM at our farm

      • Hosted in partnership with Conservation Nebraska

    • Milkweed and Cookies: Native Plant Giveaway & Vendor Fair

      • September 19th, 12-4 PM at Bellevue University

      • Hosted by Pollinator Alliance of the Heartland

        • Free plant giveaway registration and event details are on their website

    • You-Pick Flowers at Benson Bounty

      • Wednesday evenings in September

      • All supplies included, advance registration required

    • You Pick Flowers & Flower Bars, August 26th through September 16th

      • Select your bouquet stems straight from the garden OR choose to have us pre-cut the stems so they are ready for creating an arrangement on-site

      • Wednesday evenings, details on the workshop/you pick page

    • You Dig Perennials, August 26th & September 2nd

      • No plant limit, $40/person

      • Please contact us directly for other arrangements if you cannot make these dates

      • See workshop page for details

    • Meet Me at the Magnola

    • MaMO Art Exhibit, 2725 N 62nd Street in Omaha

      • CONVERSION, created by Holly Lukasiewicz of District2Floral Studio and Michelle of Benson Bounty

      • Gallery open hours:

        • October 2nd & November 6th, 6- 10 PM during Benson First Friday

        • Thursday evenings 5-7 PM or available by request by contacting viy@bffomaha.org

      • Special gallery events (all events at MaMO gallery except farm tour)

        • October 4th Farm Tour at Benson Bounty (6915 Evans Street), 12:30-1:30 PM

        • October 15th C.A.R.P. (Climate Action and Resilience Plan) letter-writing at MaMO gallery, 5-7 PM

        • October 22nd Dried Bouquet Making at MaMO, 5-7 PM

        • November 6th Poetry Reading at MaMo, 6:30-7 PM

    • Omaha Winter Market

      • 11 AM - 3 PM at Fowling Warehouse, 5585 N 90th Street in Omaha

      • Benson Bounty will be set up with fresh produce & a variety of products on November 15th, November 22nd, and December 6th

      • Want to be sure we have something on-site? Order specific products ahead of time in our online shop for market pick-up.


SARE grant video from 2019

Feature with local ice cream shop Ted and Wallys in 2020

Students from local high school Duchesne Academy learned to use a done camera and create a video with their footage. Great work Lilly and MaryRose!

 
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