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

  • September 11th, 5-8 PM at Magnolia Hotel

• Milkweed & Cookies

  • Free native plant giveaway, educational seminars, a raffle & more

  • Hosted by Pollinator Alliance of the Heartland at Bellevue University

• MaMO Art Exhibit

  • Created by Holly Lukasiewicz of District2Floral Studio and Michelle of Benson Bounty

  • Gallery openings: October & November Benson First Friday

  • Gallery open hours: Thursdays 5-7pm or available by request by contacting viy@bffomaha.org

• 2025-2026 SARE grant project: assessing the effectiveness of gall mite releases as part of a proactive Field Bindweed management system at our diverse and small-scale farm. A full scope of the project and information about free upcoming field days and informational brochures can be found at this Google form link.

  
  
  

• Benson Bounty throughout the years:

  • Omaha World Herald Inspired Living Omaha Magazine article from 2018

  • Omaha World Herald newspaper article from 2020

  • NCR SARE funded pollinator project —you can read more about this project in our blog. 2019

  • https://fb.watch/fh82_wbU-D/ A video created by Desoto Media Company for Ted and Wally’s 2022

  • https://fb.watch/fh8duNFHTI/ An interview with Mark on a podcast episode created by CeeJays Podcast! 2022

  • Spring 2023 The Reader issue entitled 'Healing the Earth' at https://issuu.com/thereader_elperico/docs/the_reader_april_2023

  • 2023 Drought in Nebraska: https://www.wowt.com/2023/05/24/concerns-over-severe-drought-grow-nebraska-farmers/

  • 2023 Blog article: https://eggcellentwork.com/gifts-to-give-when-you-are-leaving/

  • 2025 Drought in Nebraska: https://www.wowt.com/2023/05/24/concerns-over-severe-drought-grow-nebraska-farmers/

  • 2025 B2B Omaha Magazine, Best of 2025 Awards issue: https://issuu.com/omahapublications/docs/b2b_omaha_april_may_2025

  • 2025 Pollinator Alliance of the Heartland’s Milkweed and Cookies event; Michelle presenting on ‘Edible and Medicinal Native Plants’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f_NzBr_QhM&t=770s

  • 2026 Midlands Business Journal article

  • 2026 Conservation Nebraska Webinar in partnership with SARE & Americorps
    
    
    
    
    

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