“The new additions will also include a playground and a second outdoor classroom….The Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership grant will also be used to support the construction of an urban garden, an outdoor classroom and a 40-car parking lot.”
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The Agriculture Park has been humming the last few weeks, and major progress has been made. Almost all of the base layer for the market pavilion pad is down and much of the grading has been complete!
Read More“The second reading of our plan will happen during the May 21 City Council meeting,” Saunders said. “After this meeting hopefully our contractor can start construction at the end of May or early June.”
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We need your help to raise $300,000 in the next four weeks! Contractors have submitted their bids for the project and we have the opportunity to include some phase 2 components in this year's construction. Your donation or pledge in the coming weeks is crucial to helping us speed up the timeline.
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A few weeks ago, Adam, Carrie, and I traveled to the St Louis Science Center to visit their new(ish) GROW exhibit, a one-acre agriculture demonstration outside of the museum. We met up with some friends from Gateway Greening, MU Center for Agroforestry and got an exclusive tour of the exhibit with the exhibit’s manager Maddie Earnest.
Read More"In dreaming about the future agriculture park, we have identified 3 issues that we want our production system to address: perennial weed pressure, compacted soil, and clay soils with low organic matter.
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If you haven’t yet heard, focus groups are currently being conducted and our community health survey is open through March 15th . Anyone who buys and/or eats food in Columbia is welcome and encouraged to participate in both!
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Corrina Smith, executive director of the Columbia Farmers' Market, said the new location should not affect the vendors."We still expect to have our 80 vendors in attendance selling their wide range of fresh and local products," she said.
Read More"Funding sources continue to come in for a new agriculture park in west central Columbia. The Convention and Visitor's Bureau advisory board approved $75,000 in funds for construction of the new park, which will have facilities for a year-round farmer's market and space for potential events."
Read MoreOn this episode of Show-Me Ag… Columbia’s Famer’s Market is one of the top 100 in the nation but it aspires to be in the top ten. See how multiple groups are pooling their resources and growing public support to make that happen.
Read More"Despite a 44-degree temperature, wind and rain, a crowd of more than 50 people gathered at the market to celebrate the start of construction on the new Clary-Shy Agriculture Park. Multiple speakers endured the inclement weather to pay homage to the site’s history and express their excitement for its future.
Read MoreThe Columbia City Council received a rare round of applause Monday after members unanimously approved plans for the Clary-Shy Agriculture Park.
Read MoreMultiple council members were effusive in their support for the project.Third Ward Councilman Karl Skala said, “What’s not to like?,” and called the project a “win-win-win-win situation.”
Read MoreEvery council member supported the plan for Columbia Parks and Recreation to redevelop Clary-Shy Park into a new park and facility for several farming groups. The crowd at Monday's city council meeting applauded when the council approved it.
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