2015 ANNUAL REPORT:

WHAT IS CCUA MADE OF?

MANY THANKS TO OUR 2015 DONOR CIRCLE!

STEWARDS
J.R. A lb e rt Fo u n d a t io n
Mark & Ca rol S te ven s o n
Lea & De n n is Langd o n

Chance Encounters
Photography

Ma rtha D r agi ch & Jim Ro n a ld

Do n & S h a ro n G in s b u rg
L i s a G uillor y & Tim OCo n n o r
Lara L a n d ru m
L e s lie &
J o e Meyer
Ian & E lle n Th o mas
J o y A mu e d o (I n h o n o r o f
H e l e n Am uedo)
Th o mas & K a thy E de s
Ca lv a ry E p is c o p a l
Ch u rc h
Rotar y Clu b of Co lumb ia NW F o u n d a t io n
A n d re w
Cobb
Jan Weave r & Jim Ca rre l
An n B re id e n b a c h o f To m
S. Detwiler Foundation
S teve Bo rg e lt
J e ff Ch in n
Robbie P rice

Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture

PO Box 1742
Columbia, MO 65205

FARMERS

FINANCIALS

2015 Revenue
$313,410

HARVESTERS
J i l l Lucht & Bi ll McK elvey
Je rry & J ill P ric e
Logboat
B re w ing C o.
Do g wood S o lar
B a n k o f Mis s o u ri
Dia n a
Mo x on & Tom OCo n n o r
Re g ional E c o n o mic De v e lo p me n t
I n c.
Chr i s Da rwa ll (In h o n o r o f Da v id , Cry s t a l & No v a
K a p l a n)
Eliza b e th A llema n n , M.D.
Un it a ria n Un iv e rs a lis t
C h ur ch
Les lie & A lbert S h a w
C e n t ra l B a n k o f B o o n e
C o u n ty
PW Architects
Llo yd & M a ris s a G u illo ry
Da v id
& C rystal Kapl an
B roadwa y B rewe ry
S t . J a me s Win e ry
F l at Br anch Brewe ry
Do g master Dis t ille ry
We s t la k e
A ce Ha rdwa re

2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

E l l e n Thom as - P resident
J i m Car r el - Tre a sure r
J i l l Lucht - Secreta ry
J a n Weaver John E mery
S a ra h Bantz R ob b ie P rice
La y l i Ter r ill Lisa Gu illory
Rob Long

2015 STAFF

B illy P ola n s k y He a t h e r G illic h

Ca rrie Ha rg ro v e A d a m
S aunde rs Tris h Wo o lb rig h t
E rin K in g L o ri Mc Cu rd y
K yle H o lla n d Ra le ig h Ta y lo r
To n y De Ma rc o J o s e p h Z a rr
S t e v e Wo o d s

Donati ons

29%

Gr ants

49%
22%
E arned Incom e

2015 Expenditures
$310,120

Program
Expens es

A dm inis tration
& Fundraising

25%

7 5%

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Food is Good!

Opportunity Gardens

The Opportunity Gardens Program empowers families living with reduced resources to independently grow, cook and preserve food by providing mentoring services
and garden supplies. In 2015, Program Manager, Trish Woolbright, and AmeriCorps
Member, Tony DeMarco, enrolled 38 new families to reach a total of 92 families for
the year. The program has helped families grow in 19,809.5 square feet of gardens in
Columbia to date. A 2015 survey demonstrates the impact of Opportunity Gardens
as 87% of participants surveyed reported that they eat more vegetables than they did
before having a garden.

Urban Farming & Planting for the Pantry

Outdoor Classroom Program & Slow Food Partnership

In 2015, the Urban Farm grew 8,500 pounds of produce! Because of 2015s unusual weather, we had bumper crops of scallions, collards, and kale that we sent
to local food pantries. We donated 3,714 pounds of food, which equates to 25,428
servings of healthy, locally grown vegetables! In 2015, 44 volunteers had regular
shifts at the farm. These volunteers gained valuable hands-on experience while
helping CCUA feed the commmunity.

Hootenanny

The 2015 Harvest Hootenanny was a fantastic event that brought over 1,000 attendants
and 135 volunteers to the Urban Farm.

Delicious real food was prepared

and served by the Columbia Area
Career Center. Delightful entertainment was provided by 5 local
groups, including the Ukulele Fight
Club, For His Glory dancers, and
Mercer & Johnson. The Sunset
Camper Photobus and our wonderful photographers provided
mementos and captured snapshots
of the days activities.

The Outdoor Classroom program connects school communities

to natural systems, with an emphasis on food origins. Currently
serving 7 local elementary schools, the Program Manager, Lori McCurdy, and AmeriCorps Member, Raleigh Taylor, support outdoor
classroom committees, provide resources to teachers, and engage
students in after school and in-class lessons. Through a partnership
with Slow Food Katy Trail, 6 in-class lessons were provided, engaging learners in cooking lessons and Urban Farm field trips.

Community Education

We held 27 events in 2015 geared toward

families and adults, like our KBIA radio show,
Urban Farm Potlucks, workshops and other community events. In 2015, CCUA also
provided monthly workshops at the Columbia Farmers Market, hosted a workshop with
MUs Agroforestry Department on Mushroom Cultivation, and held a community film
screening at Ragtag Cinema.

Garden Pros

2015 was a great year for growth for our

edible landscaping service. We helped 32
families start gardens in their backyards.
We took on two new business contracts:
one at the Gates subdivision, where we
maintain a diverse planting of fruit trees,
and another at Luckys Market, where we
manage the Crates to Plates garden.

Urban Farm Experiences

Urban Farm Experiences engage learners of all ages in hands-on experiential

learning about the connection between food, health and the environment through
interacting with our diverse garden spaces. The Urban Farm hosted 108 Urban
Farm Experiences for over 1,200 individual participants in 2015. AmeriCorps
Member, Kyle Holland, provided excellent experiences on topics ranging from
vegetable growing basics to the environmental impacts of urban farming. We were
also excited to host 5 on-site experiences for long-time partner Nora Stewart Early
Learning Center and 15 lessons for long-time partner Douglass High School to
help connect Urban Farm Experiences to their own classrooms.

We enjoyed another bountiful year with

the Kilgores Community Garden, where
we brought delicious fruits and veggies to
the kids at Nora Stewart Early Learning
Center and ramped up our educational
presence, doing several fun activities with
the kids to teach them about good food.
In 2016, we are rebranding the Edible
Landscaping service as the Garden Pro
service. New name, same great garden expertise! Call us if you want help with your
garden or backyard orchard.

Volunteer Program

CCUAs volunteers are the lifeblood of

our organization. In 2015, 194 volunteers worked in long-term positions
(working 2-10 months with the organization), and 151 volunteers worked in
short-term group volunteering experiences. In all, volunteers logged 4,563
hours. We hosted our first college-level
alternative break from the University of
Kansas! This dedicated group worked
on the Urban Farm for 4 whole days.