a fruitful year: the 2014 annual report (interior)

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 JANUARY JUL Y FEBRUARY AUGUST MARCH  SEPTEMBER  APRIL OCTOBER - DECEMBER MA Y JUNE  Lucky’s Market celebrates grand opening, and awards CCUA a $10,000 donation. Greenhouse is nished and ready for 2014 planting. Boone County Commu- nity Trust awards $20,460 grant to the Opportunity Gardens program. Y outh Empowerment Zone starts weekly visits and lessons at the Urban Farm. CCUA enters strategi c partner - ship with Slow Food Katy Trail and its Harvest of the Month Program, adding AmeriCorps Members Lori McCurdy and Steve Riesenberg and the CCUA Outdoor Classroom Program. Second Annual Summer Member Dinner at the Urban Farm Lucky’s Farmers Market and Chipotl e host fundraisers for CCUA. Missouri Y oung Farmers Coalit ion (MOYFC) and CCU A collaborate in hosting nal potluck of the season. City Garden School concludes a season of activities at the Urban Farm. CCUA hosts the 5th Annual Harvest H ootenanny with help from new community partners: e Columbia Area Career Center’s Culinary Arts Program, Sustain - able Farms and Communities, e Blue Note, and the Southern Boone Learning Garden. KBIA/91.3 FM launches monthly gardening segment, Farm Your Yard starring Carrie Hargrove, during Tinking Out Loud. e Outdoor Classroom Program receives a $55,320 grant from the State Farm Youth Advi - sory Board. Carrie Hargrove represents Columbia at Slow Food’s Terra Madre and Salone del Gusto conference in Italy. First Winter Member Dinner at Main Squeeze. anks to a grant partnership with the Missouri River Communities Network (MRCN), CCUA welcomes Urban Farm Education AmeriCorps VISTA, Kelsey Grant, to the team. Sta says goodbye to Opportunity Gardens AmeriCorps VISTA Christine Baker, and welcomes Ellen Moore and Liberty Hunter. Moves into new oce at 1007 N. C ollege Ave. Farm Manager, Carrie Hargrove, teaches Garden Greenhorns in urban farming practices. Kilgore’s Community Garden celebrates its 5th year. CCUA leads Crop Mob at Happy Hollow F arm, where sta and volunteers install raised beds for a perennial herb garden. Executive Director Billy Polansky delivers keynote speech at e Horticultur al S ociety of New York’s Urban Agriculture Confer- ence; sta coordinator s attend conference. e C.A.R.E Art Gallery installs a wheelchair accessible walkway in the Teaching Garden, and paints a mural on the stepping stones. 2014 IN NUMBERS OPPORTUNITY GARDENS URBAN FARM EXPERIENCES OUTDOOR CLASSROOM PROGRAM COMMUNITY EDUCATION LOCAL FOOD OPPORTUNITIES NETWORK VOLUNTEER PROGRAM URBAN FARM PRODUCTION Testimonials from Opportunity Gardens participants: EDIBLE LANDSCAPING CCU A introduces Local Food Opportunity Network. Opportunity Gardens program passes 100th family mark; tills up Oak Towers Giving Garden. CCU A raises $ 11,595 through ComoGives and end-of- T otal households served 113 Households served in 2014 94 T otal Square Feet 9038.95 # Active Square Feet 5777.5 Hours Mentoring/Installing 734.36 Children served 866 Children experiences 64 Adults served 188 Adult experiences 15 T otal volunteers 506 V olunteer hours 4050.5 Planting for the Pantry Rows sponsored 24 Funds raised $28,830 Servings donated 18,342 “I like having a garden because I have fresh vegetables close by, I know they’re organic, and I get to share them with the neighbors who might not have fresh vegetables.” “I’m most interested in gardening at home because I enjoy just growing my own fruits and vegetables like my ancestors. And when I got sick last year, my community still kept the garden growing for me and them, because I share what I grow.” Kilgore’s Community Garden Individual volunteer s 66 Individual vol. hours 337 Workdays 31 Wine Cellar Garden Project Classes 13 Hours 45 Children served 1336 Children experiences 18 Slow Food Katy Trail Harvest of the Month Children served 150 Slow Food Katy Trail Harvest of the Month events 6 Adults served 198 Adult experiences 47 Outreach experiences 10 Workshops 5 Events posted 27 Connections made 19 Events hosted 4 Atten dees at events 225 Reached by website 310 Planting for the Pantry surpasses fundraising goal of 20 rows. Vegetable Sales $16,880 Customers 43 Projects 54 Katy Trail Opportunity Gardens program starts working with Refugee Services. Adventure Club brings 80+ kids out to Urban Farm for all day educa- tion event.

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The Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture's 2014 Annual Report.

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  • January July

    February august

    March septeMber

    april october - DeceMber

    May

    June

    LuckysMarketcelebratesgrandopening,andawardsCCUAa$10,000donation.

    Greenhouseisfinishedandreadyfor2014planting.

    BooneCountyCommu-nityTrustawards$20,460granttotheOpportunityGardensprogram.

    YouthEmpowermentZonestartsweeklyvisitsandlessonsattheUrbanFarm.

    CCUAentersstrategicpartner-shipwithSlowFoodKatyTrailanditsHarvestoftheMonthProgram,addingAmeriCorpsMembersLoriMcCurdyandSteveRiesenbergandtheCCUAOutdoorClassroomProgram.

    SecondAnnualSummerMemberDinnerattheUrbanFarm

    LuckysFarmersMarketandChipotlehostfundraisersforCCUA.

    MissouriYoungFarmersCoalition(MOYFC)andCCUAcollaborateinhostingfinalpotluckoftheseason.

    CityGardenSchoolconcludesaseasonofactivitiesattheUrbanFarm.

    CCUAhoststhe5thAnnualHarvestHootenannywithhelpfromnewcommunitypartners:TheColumbiaAreaCareerCentersCulinaryArtsProgram,Sustain-ableFarmsandCommunities,TheBlueNote,andtheSouthernBooneLearningGarden.

    KBIA/91.3FMlaunchesmonthlygardeningsegment,FarmYourYardstarringCarrieHargrove,duringThinking Out Loud.

    TheOutdoorClassroomProgramreceivesa$55,320grantfromtheStateFarmYouthAdvi-soryBoard.

    CarrieHargroverepresentsColumbiaatSlowFoodsTerraMadreandSalonedelGusto

    conferenceinItaly.

    FirstWinterMemberDinneratMainSqueeze.

    ThankstoagrantpartnershipwiththeMissouriRiverCommunitiesNetwork(MRCN),CCUAwelcomesUrbanFarmEducationAmeriCorpsVISTA,KelseyGrant,totheteam.

    StaffsaysgoodbyetoOpportunityGardensAmeriCorpsVISTAChristineBaker,andwelcomesEllenMooreandLibertyHunter.

    Movesintonewofficeat1007N.CollegeAve.

    FarmManager,CarrieHargrove,teaches

    GardenGreenhornsinurbanfarmingpractices.

    KilgoresCommunityGardencelebratesits5thyear.

    CCUAleadsCropMobatHappyHollowFarm,wherestaffandvolunteersinstallraisedbedsforaperennialherbgarden.

    ExecutiveDirectorBillyPolanskydeliverskeynotespeechatTheHorticulturalSocietyofNewYorksUrbanAgricultureConfer-ence;staffcoordinatorsattendconference.

    TheC.A.R.EArtGalleryinstallsawheelchairaccessiblewalkwayintheTeachingGarden,andpaintsamuralonthesteppingstones.

    2014GardenGreenhornCohortgraduate.

    2014 in nuMbersOPPORTUNITY GARDENS

    URBAN FARM EXPERIENCES

    OUTDOOR CLASSROOM PROGRAM

    COMMUNITY EDUCATION

    LOCAL FOOD OPPORTUNITIES NETWORK

    VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

    URBAN FARM PRODUCTION

    HARVEST HOOTENANNY

    Testimonials from Opportunity Gardens participants:

    EDIBLE LANDSCAPING

    CCUAintroducesLocalFoodOpportunityNetwork.

    OpportunityGardensprogrampasses100thfamilymark;tillsupOakTowersGivingGarden.

    CCUAraises$11,595throughComoGivesandend-of-the-yearcampaign.

    PlantingforthePantry2014seasonconcludesyearwith24rowssponsored.

    127membershipspurchasedin2014(includingComo-Gives,MembershipsandDonorCircledonations).

    Totalhouseholdsserved113Householdsservedin201494TotalSquareFeet9038.95#ActiveSquareFeet5777.5HoursMentoring/Installing 734.36

    Childrenserved866Childrenexperiences64Adultsserved188Adultexperiences15

    Totalvolunteers506Volunteerhours4050.5

    Planting for the PantryRowssponsored24Fundsraised$28,830Servingsdonated18,342

    Attendance1,000+

    Ilikehavingagardenbecause Ihavefreshvegetablescloseby,Iknowtheyreorganic,andIgettosharethemwiththeneighborswhomightnothavefreshvegetables.

    ImmostinterestedingardeningathomebecauseIenjoyjustgrowingmyownfruitsandvegetableslikemyancestors.AndwhenIgotsicklastyear,mycommunitystillkeptthegardengrowingformeandthem,becauseIsharewhatIgrow.

    Kilgores Community GardenIndividualvolunteers66Individualvol.hours337Workdays31

    Wine Cellar Garden ProjectClasses13Hours 45

    Childrenserved1336Childrenexperiences18SlowFoodKatyTrailHarvestoftheMonthChildrenserved150SlowFoodKatyTrailHarvestoftheMonthevents6

    Adultsserved198Adultexperiences47Outreachexperiences10Workshops5

    Eventsposted27Connectionsmade19Eventshosted4Attendeesatevents225Reachedbywebsite310

    PlantingforthePantrysurpassesfundraisinggoalof20rows.

    Vegetable Sales $16,880

    Customers 43Projects 54

    Pounds of Produce Harvested 9,600

    Katy Trail

    OpportunityGardensprogramstartsworkingwithRefugeeServices.

    AdventureClubbrings80+kidsouttoUrbanFarmforalldayeduca-tionevent.