KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nile Valley Aquaponics, a part of the M2M Community Foundation, is now looking to expand.
The community garden, located on the corner of 29th and Wabash, provides fresh vegetables and fish to create healthier choices.
Founder Dre Taylor said it also provides economic stability in the urban core while tackling food insecurity and reducing the carbon footprint.
“I believe it's a way to tackle because I mean, people know the doctor but don't know the farmer and so it's always important to know who's growing your food and the process of eating and what's been taking place when that whole process is going,” Taylor said.
The garden, which started in 2015, is now looking to expand even more to create the first urban agriculture franchising model right here in Kansas City.
“We're looking to build two more additional greenhouses, redo the ones we currently have, doing event space and a shipping container where we have our own market setup and a place for other people to sell their vegetables as well,” Taylor said.
The nonprofit is looking to raise $1 million dollars by the fall, in hopes to begin construction by the end of the year.
For more information on how to donate Nile Valley Aquaponics, click here.
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