The Columbia Farmers Market in 2017
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]
References
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^ Polansky, Billy (June 25, 2019). "Columbia Farmers Market set for Agriculture Park opening" . Columbia Daily Tribune . Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
^ Vaughn, Jessica (July 2, 2019). "Columbia Farmers Market Hosts Grand Opening at the New MU Health Agriculture Park on July 6" . Feast Magazine . Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
^ McKinney, Roger (July 5, 2019). "Columbia Agriculture Park to open Saturday" . Columbia Daily Tribune . Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019 .
^ Haselhorst, Sarah (February 13, 2019). "Columbia agriculture park opening delayed until April by winter weather" . Columbia Missourian . Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
^ Finnerty, Katharine (July 6, 2019). "Farmers market moves into renovated space" . Columbia Missourian . Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
^ Miers, Lauren (March 20, 2019). "Columbia Farmers Market Introduces Cooking Series Featuring Local Chefs" . Feast Magazine . Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
^ Miers, Lauren (June 28, 2019). "With Its New Facility, the Columbia Farmers Market Features Expanded Hours, Chef Demos and More" . Feast Magazine . Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
^ Garlich, Julia (June 24, 2019). " 'A long time coming': Agriculture Park sets date for grand opening" . Columbia Missourian . Archived from the original on June 28, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
^ Serrin, Greta (February 14, 2019). "Winter Weather Causes Columbia's Agriculture Park to Delay Grand Opening" . KBIA . Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
^ "Build This Town" . Hoot Design Company . Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
^ Patston, Matthew (August 29, 2017). "Clary-Shy Agriculture Park: Accessible Ag for All" . Columbia Business Times . Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
^ Gerling, Oliva (July 6, 2019). "Columbia to host grand opening of agriculture park" . KMIZ . Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
^ Higgins-Dunn, Noah (November 17, 2017). "Columbia set to break ground on first phase of agriculture park" . Missouri Business Alert . Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2017 .
^ Nuñez, Gabriella (November 18, 2017). "Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture celebrates groundbreaking of Agriculture Park" . KRCG . Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
^ Cho, Allison (April 5, 2018). "Build This Town transforms Clary-Shy Park into new agriculture park" . Vox Magazine . Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
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