Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture

You know how it keeps coming up in conversation that it would be so great if we had a center for urban agriculture?  Well, Kansas City may have set the example with its non-profit urban farming center.

The Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture was founded in 2004 with the mission of  promoting the production and consumption of food in city neighborhoods. By developing training programs for new and experienced farmers and anyone interested in promoting urban food production, the center is hoping to create a Kansas City  where:

• small, community-based farms are scattered throughout the metro, providing an abundance of fresh and healthy food to city residents,
• there are new opportunities for people who would like to farm and generate an income doing so,
• unused, vacant and unsightly spaces are turned to productive use, and
• small-scale agriculture is understood as an integral part of a beautiful, lively and healthy neighborhood.

If Kansas City can do it, can’t Seattle?

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