Summer Workday Schedule

We have finally come up with a summer work schedule. If these days do not work for you but you still want to help out, let us know and we can make other arrangements. There will be three workdays per week at our Smith & Fay site, and two workdays per week at our St. Joseph and Ash site. These workdays are going into effect immediately.

Smith and Fay
Map to Locate Smith and Fay
Monday 9am - Noon (or later)
Wednesday 9am - Noon (or later)
Saturday 5pm - 9 pm


St. Joseph and Ash
Map to Locate St. Joseph and Ash
Thursday 5pm-9pm
Sunday 5pm-9pm


We will soon be selling produce at our Smith and Fay site, once our produce stand opens, we will let everyone know our dates and times of operation.

Stephens Multiage School Visits

This past Friday, about 35 students from Stephen's Multiage School (grades K-5) came for a tour at the Demonstration Garden. They learned about composting, how different vegetables grow, raising chickens, and how to save water from your roof to water a garden. One of the Stephen's teachers made a slideshow of the day, here is the link: http://sccs-multiage.blogspot.com/2010/05/visiting-garden.html

Anyone interested in scheduling a tour should contact us at: education@columbiaurbanag.org

Did you know the city sells compost?

Just an FYI for anyone out there looking for some nutritious organic matter to add to their garden. The City of Columbia sells compost to the public at the landfill every Thursday from 1pm to 5pm and one Saturday each month from 8am to Noon. Bring your truck to their compost site at 5700 Peabody Road (Rte B, North past 63, Right on Brown Station Road, Right on Peabody, and take it to the end). The price is $12/cubic yard, which is about what a pickup truck will hold. They load it, you can be in and out in about 15 minutes. Here is a link to the City's Calendar http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/webcal/ choose "Solid Waste Events" where you can find their dates and times.

happy gardening

billy

We are now a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization.

Good news in the mailbox today! The Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture is officially exempt from Federal income tax under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. All contributions made to CCUA since May 21, 2009 and all contributions in the future are now tax-deductible!