a fruitful year: the 2014 annual report (interior)

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.