This community cooperative donate around 50 lbs per day of organic fruits and vegetables to the food pantry to help underserved families gain healthy additions to their diet. They are fundraising for a new building the will have a commercial scale kitchen so meals can be prepared as well. It’s a really positive and successful public private community cooperative. It is located next to the farmers market, which is also quite...
Read moreA 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...
Read moreCome Volunteer!!! CCUA grows and provides fresh local produce and eggs to the central Missouri food pantry (18,000 lbs in 2017). CCUA also assists Columbians plan and implement vegetables gardens at their own homes as well as conducting educational programs for...
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