2013

ANNUAL
REPORT
Springfeld Urban Agriculture Coalition
promotes healthy lifestyles and
environments through hands on education
about production and consumption of
locally-produced, natural, healthy foods.
SPRINGFIELD URBAN AGRICULTURE COALITION
2013 ANNUAL REPORT
THE DIRT PROJECT
The DIRT Project, established in 2010, introduced schoolyard
gardens in Springfeld Public Schools. Today there are ten
gardens which were built and are currently sustained by stu-
dents, teachers, parents, community volunteers, DIRT Garden
Teachers, and SUAC staf.
DIRT is teaching the next
generation how to produce
the foods that are going to
keep our community healthy
and sustained.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
Boyd Elementary Delaware
Elementary Eugene-Field
Elementary Glendale High
School Harrison Elementary
Jarrett Middle School Pleas-
ant View Elementary Roun-
tree Elementary Williams
Elementary York Elementary
2013 DIRT PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Partnered with YMCA of the Ozarks Local Sprouts Summer
Garden Program to teach 350 kiddos about gardening.
Taught two 8-week-long after-school garden sessions at Title
I school, York Elementary.
More than doubled our volunteer, Garden Teacher staf, from
6 to 14!
Partnered with YMCAs Healthy Living Alliance to adopt
Williams Elementary into our programming.
Helped build a greenhouse at Jarrett Middle School. This
greenhouse will ofer a winter growing season.
Expanded garden at Glendale High School.
While weve accomplished much over the years, many of our successes and goals
obtained cannot be measured only on paperproviding children with the opportunity
to pull a carrot from the soil; watching students harvest a salad grown by their peers;
teaching students the concepts of ecosystems, plants, life cycles, and the needs of living
organisms; hearing news of a CRAFT apprentice starting their own farm.
Were happy to share our highlights with you. Join us in celebrating our accomplishments
and achievements as we look forward to a bright future and continued success.
SPRINGFIELD URBAN AGRICULTURE COALITION
I like watching the plants
grow over time. I also loved
harvesting lettuce for salads for
our teachers.
My favorite thing about the
garden is remembering the
days I planted a seed and then
seeing its growth and thinking
that I was the creator of that
plant, I can then eat the plant
and have a good feeling inside.
This is more fun than video
games!
1,582 students in
schoolyard gardens.
500 volunteers
donated 2,000 hours
to DIRT.
CRAFT
Ozarks CRAFT (Collaborative Regional Alli-
ance for Farmer Training) is a cooperative
efort of area farms organized to enhance
educational opportunities for farm
apprentices. CRAFT was created in 2010
and has trained 22 farmers. Currently
CRAFT supports 12 farms. Since its
inception, all participating farms have
remained with our programming.
PARTICIPATING FARMS:
Bear Creek Farms Bechard Family
Farm Circle B Ranch Echigo
Farm Farm of Hard Rocks
Foundation Farm Gateway Farm
Long Creek Herb Farm Millsap
Farm Ozark Natural Foods
Terrell Creek Urban Roots Farm
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Weve partnered with Pat Byers, Horticulture Specialist at
University of Missouri Extension, Green Circle Projects, and
Farmers Market of the Ozarks to plant an apple orchard and
to build a community garden a Farmers Park. Check it out
next time youre shopping at the market!
PARTNERS
Springfeld Public Schools Community Partnership of the
Ozarks Community Foundation of the Ozarks Missouri
Foundation for Health
To meet our partners, visit: www.springfelduac.org/partners
12 farms involved
in CRAFT.
13 interns
trained in
the past
year.
MEET THE CREW
KAT MINX, Development Coordinator
Kat Minx joined SUAC in August 2013 as an AmeriCorps VISTA.
After graduating from MSU with an English Education certif-
cation in 2012, she decided shed trade in book worms for real
ones. Her favorite part is of course, the kiddos and their funny
anecdotes.
BEN UTNE, DIRT Coordinator
Ben joined the crew in August 2013 as an AmeriCorps VISTA.
Ben is the DIRT Garden Coordinator and overall genius. If not
in a garden, he can often be found troubleshooting computer
problems or creating better fling systems.
NEW LEADERSHIP
Sheila Nichols joined SUAC in mid-April. She owns a small
farm in Nixa and is a long-time advocate for local food and
healthy communities. Sheila is a founding member of the
Ozarks Regional Food Policy Council, and is former Coordinator
of Springfeld Food Day Celebration.
MEET THE BOARD
Lucy Howell Account Manager, Departika
Katrina Murr Secretary; Author; MFA student at Warren
Wilson University
Rob Corliss Chef, Owner of All Things Epicurean (ATE), A Culinary
Consulting Company
Curtis Millsap Owner of Millsap Farms
Janell Bagwell Principal of Eugene Field Elementary School
Jason Greer, M.D. Cox Medical Center
Melissa Millsap Owner, Urban Roots Farm; Executive Commit-
tee member for the Food Policy Council
Adam Millsap Owner, Urban Roots Farm
Patricia Zachary Retired CPA; General Federation of
Womens Clubs
Ashley Fears Market Development Specialist, City of Springfeld
Environmental Services
Joshua Jones Mercy Sustainability Program Manager
SPRINGFIELD URBAN AGRICULTURE COALITION
Kat Minx and Ben Utne at
Delaware Elementary.
Sheila Nichols, SUACs new
Executive Director
2013 FINANCIAL REPORT
2013 ANNUAL REPORT
YOU CAN HELP
Thank you to everyone who
supports our programming! SUAC
simply does not exist without our
partners, sponsors, donors
and volunteers!
If you would like to support our mission,
we welcome your fnancial contributions.
Please visit our website to donate:
www.springfelduac.org
Cocktails and Wellies, one of
SUACs annual fundraisers.
SUAC seeds and T-shirts are
available to purchase from
springfelduac.org.
EXPENSES
Program Expenses 22,184.17
Staf 61,948.89
Administrative 2,843.28
Fundraising 3,295.67
Cost of Goods Sold 867.67
Total Expenses $91,139.68
INCOME
Grants 79,722.21
Education Programming 1,767
Donations 2,541.65
Fundraisers 20,401.87
Seed and T-Shirt Sales 2,062.98
Total Income $106,495.71
Total Assets 40,928.60
Total Liabilities -
Total Equity 40,928.60
Net Income $15,356.03
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