Columbia Agriculture Park Explained

The Columbia Agriculture Park is a public park in Columbia, Missouri, focusing on food production and distribution.[1] It is home to the Columbia Farmers Market, and contains a pavilion with space for 98 vendors.[2] [3] The park opened in 2019 and by 2021 will include an interactive urban farm, demonstration gardens and orchards, a commercial kitchen, event space, a recreational trail, amphitheater, outdoor classroom, and playground.[4] [5] [6] It will also house the offices of the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture and a resource center.[7] [8] The park was created by a public-private partnership between Columbia Parks and Recreation, the Columbia Farmers Market, the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture, and Sustainable Farms and Communities.[9] [10] It is the first of its kind in Missouri.[11]

History

The site has a long agricultural history, for most of the 20th century it was the location of the Boone County Fair.[12] Ground was broken in 2017 and the park opened in July 2019.[13] [14] [15] [16]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Columbia, Missouri Agriculture Parks Opens Sunday. Brownfield Ag News for America. Steever. Tom. July 5, 2019. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728001136/https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/columbia-missouri-agriculture-park-opens-saturday/. July 28, 2019. live.
  2. News: Columbia Farmers Market set for Agriculture Park opening. Columbia Daily Tribune. Polansky. Billy. June 25, 2019. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728001127/https://www.columbiatribune.com/news/20190625/columbia-farmers-market-set-for-agriculture-park-opening. July 28, 2019. live.
  3. Web site: Columbia Farmers Market Hosts Grand Opening at the New MU Health Agriculture Park on July 6. Feast Magazine. Vaughn. Jessica. July 2, 2019. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728001129/https://www.feastmagazine.com/columbia/article_dd7dd488-9cec-11e9-858d-df1938cb6e31.html. July 28, 2019. live.
  4. News: Columbia Agriculture Park to open Saturday. Columbia Daily Tribune. McKinney. Roger. July 5, 2019. July 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728001128/https://www.columbiatribune.com/news/20190705/columbia-agriculture-park-to-open-saturday. July 28, 2019. live.
  5. News: Columbia agriculture park opening delayed until April by winter weather. Columbia Missourian. Haselhorst. Sarah. February 13, 2019. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728001128/https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/columbia-agriculture-park-opening-delayed/article_c0dbab02-2fcd-11e9-aa7c-872a8268c002.html. July 28, 2019. live.
  6. News: Farmers market moves into renovated space. Columbia Missourian. Finnerty. Katharine. July 6, 2019. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728001130/https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/farmers-market-moves-into-renovated-space/article_d35e2c46-9ffd-11e9-8ae9-4f29cfc12b16.html. July 28, 2019. live.
  7. Web site: Columbia Farmers Market Introduces Cooking Series Featuring Local Chefs. Feast Magazine. Miers. Lauren. March 20, 2019. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728001130/https://www.feastmagazine.com/columbia/article_3c922342-4b45-11e9-bd78-a396432815c3.html. July 28, 2019. live.
  8. Web site: With Its New Facility, the Columbia Farmers Market Features Expanded Hours, Chef Demos and More. Feast Magazine. Miers. Lauren. June 28, 2019. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728001127/https://www.feastmagazine.com/columbia/article_c2979dc6-9791-11e9-bf6c-3f12831b5723.html. July 28, 2019. live.
  9. News: 'A long time coming': Agriculture Park sets date for grand opening. Columbia Missourian. Garlich. Julia. June 24, 2019. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190628093332/https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/a-long-time-coming-agriculture-park-sets-date-for-grand/article_445635bc-96ce-11e9-bec0-63a93924105a.html. June 28, 2019. live.
  10. Web site: Winter Weather Causes Columbia's Agriculture Park to Delay Grand Opening. KBIA. Serrin. Greta. February 14, 2019. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190215054934/http://www.kbia.org/post/winter-weather-causes-columbia-s-agriculture-park-delay-grand-opening#stream/0. February 15, 2019. live.
  11. Web site: Build This Town. Hoot Design Company. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728001130/https://www.hootdesignco.com/build-this-town. July 28, 2019. live.
  12. Web site: Clary-Shy Agriculture Park: Accessible Ag for All. Columbia Business Times. Patston. Matthew. August 29, 2017. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728001138/https://columbiabusinesstimes.com/2017/08/29/clary-shy-agriculture-park-accessible-ag/. July 28, 2019. dead.
  13. Web site: Columbia to host grand opening of agriculture park. KMIZ. Gerling. Oliva. July 6, 2019. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728001129/https://www.abc17news.com/news/columbia-to-host-grand-opening-of-agriculture-park/1092575731. July 28, 2019. live.
  14. Web site: Columbia set to break ground on first phase of agriculture park. Missouri Business Alert. Higgins-Dunn. Noah. November 17, 2017. July 27, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180718201730/http://www.missouribusinessalert.com/industries/89112/2017/11/17/columbia-set-to-break-ground-on-first-phase-of-agriculture-park/. July 18, 2018. live.
  15. Web site: Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture celebrates groundbreaking of Agriculture Park. KRCG. Nuñez. Gabriella. November 18, 2017. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728001129/https://krcgtv.com/news/local/columbia-center-for-urban-agriculture-celebrates-groundbreaking-of-agriculture-park. July 28, 2019. live.
  16. Web site: Build This Town transforms Clary-Shy Park into new agriculture park. Vox Magazine. Cho. Allison. April 5, 2018. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728001127/https://www.voxmagazine.com/magazine/build-this-town-transforms-clary-shy-park-into-new-agriculture/article_876a0a32-3607-11e8-9e1f-a3f1c86a926f.html. July 28, 2019. live.

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