Programs at KCCUA

PROGRAMS AT KCCUA

Funded in part by individual donations and grants from the USDA's Community Food Projects and Risk Management Education Center, the Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture is currently running four programs to reach its goal of a diversified urban food system supplied by an increasing number of community-based neighborhood farms.

Urban Farm Development Project Through a 3-year matching grant of $115,000 from the USDA, KCCUA provides individualized technical assistance for existing and future urban farmers that covers all aspects of farm development and management. If you are an urban farmer or would like to be one, please click for a list of services we offer.

Community Partnerships for Market Gardening KCCUA is developing a model for working with other non-profits and community organizations that view market gardening as a tool for skill and income development, community and economic development and health promotion.

Cross Cultural Learning Networks Under this program, KCCUA is reaching out to immigrant growers to foster mutual learning and to build relationships among individuals of various nationalities. [click for details]

KC Community Farm We operate a 2-acre, certified organic, demonstration farm that stands as a resource to community members, volunteers and urban farmers; we conduct educational events as well as research into urban food production.

Incubator Farm We are working to start a small incubator farm project funded in part by the Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program (RAPP) under the Department of Health and Human Services. The purpose of this farm is to provide new market-gardeners with the infrastructure, support and technical assistance needed to get through the difficult start-up phase as farmers.