We connect people with the land to enhance our community's health - and deepen agricultural knowledge. You can join our live-streamed and pre-recorded workshops. Families living with low incomes can also sign up for the Opportunity Gardens Program. You can even hire CCUA's Garden Pros to help in your backyard or workplace garden, and if you volunteer with us you'll learn by doing.
Yes, join us at the Mark and Carol Stevenson Veterans Urban Farm for volunteering and special events among a community of Veterans. If you are a patient at the Truman VA Hospital we offer job training and theraputic programs in partnership with the Truman VA. Everything we grow is either donated to hunger relief organizations like the Central Pantry, or programs at the Truman VA Hospital.
Yes, join us at the Mark and Carol Stevenson Veterans Urban Farm for volunteering and special events among a community of Veterans. If you are a patient at the Truman VA Hospital we offer job training and theraputic programs in partnership with the Truman VA. Everything we grow is either donated to hunger relief organizations like the Central Pantry, or programs at the Truman VA Hospital.
Services
CCUA envisions a community transformed by good food for all - and people who have the skills to grow it. CCUA works to enhance our community's health by connecting people to agriculture and the land through hands-on learning opportunities, from seed to plate. Jeff Chinn has been a Board Member for the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture since 2016 and is the current chair of the fundraising committee.
The Opportunity Gardens Program empowers people to grow food for themselves by providing mentoring services and garden supplies. The program is free of charge to all low-income residents of Columbia, Missouri. You must be committed to taking care of your vegetable garden for several years. CCUA will support you as you become an independent gardener, but you are responsible for maintaining and caring for your vegetable garden.
The Veterans Urban Farm is a place for veterans to build community and heal in a healthy, therapeutic environment. The farm served as CCUA's headquarters up until 2020, when it began serving veterans. Patients at the Truman VA Hospital have the opportunity to serve as paid apprentices through the VA's transitional work program.
CCUA brings a fresh approach to hunger relief and investing in our community by growing and donating nutrient-dense and fresh food for people in need. CCUA donates everything grown at Columbia's Agriculture Park to hunger relief outlets through our Planting for the Pantry Program.
We believe that all people deserve access to good, healthy, nutrient-dense foods, as well as hands-on educational opportunities to become empowered to grow their own food.In 2020, CCUA donated over 20,000 pounds of food. As we continue to develop Columbia's Agriculture Park, we will eventually be able to donate 50,000 pounds of produce to families in need every year.
We believe that all people deserve access to good, healthy, nutrient-dense foods, as well as hands-on educational opportunities to become empowered to grow their own food.In 2020, CCUA donated over 20,000 pounds of food. As we continue to develop Columbia's Agriculture Park, we will eventually be able to donate 50,000 pounds of produce to families in need every year.
CCUA's PLANTS (Placing Learners, Agriculture, and Nature Together Sustainably) Program engages learners of all ages in hands-on experiences that emphasize the connection between food, health, and the environment. CCUA partnered with the Columbia Public Schools to provide hands-on lessons to 3rd and 5th grade students in the district's eight Title I elementary schools.
Reviews (6)
Select User
Sep 28, 2021
Report
Sara Esse
Oct 05, 2019
Report
Gregory Kirchhofer
Nov 02, 2018
Report
Rondy Phelps
Sep 17, 2018
Report
Caroline
Jul 26, 2018
Report
A great resource for the community. The staff and volunteers are incredibly helpful to people trying to learn more about gardening, urban chickens and sustainability. They have fantastic programs aimed at teaching refugees and low-income families how to raise produce so that they can have better access to fresh, healthful food. Much of the produce they grow on the farm is donated to the local food bank.
Rhett H.
Aug 22, 2010
Report
This is the spot of the farm for the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture, whose office is actually at 214 Saint Joseph St. So it's where the dirt is. Literally and figuratively.
On Mon/Wed/Fri they have a vegetable sale, 4-8ish, or until they run out. They have herbs, squash, greens, etc. And it's cheap. They even take EBT.
The farm also has chickens on site, and they occasionally give classes, recently (summer 2010) they had a demonstration for culling chickens. Not for the urban squeamish. There is also a lot of composting going on, and they have that worm-composting, too
On Mon/Wed/Fri they have a vegetable sale, 4-8ish, or until they run out. They have herbs, squash, greens, etc. And it's cheap. They even take EBT.
The farm also has chickens on site, and they occasionally give classes, recently (summer 2010) they had a demonstration for culling chickens. Not for the urban squeamish. There is also a lot of composting going on, and they have that worm-composting, too
