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.
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[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.
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[6] It will also house the offices of the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture and a resource center.
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[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.
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[10] It is the first of its kind in Missouri.
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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.
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References
^ Steever, Tom (July 5, 2019).
"Columbia, Missouri Agriculture Parks Opens Sunday" . Brownfield Ag News for America .
Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
^ 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 .
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"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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