Land access is a common barrier for beginning and other farmers, and is uniquely challenging within urban settings. Availability, cost, parcel size limitations, specific location (e.g., proximity to markets or residence, neighborhood acceptance), competing uses, and soil quality (in the case of toxic soil contamination) make secure tenure on appropriate urban parcels difficult. In general, most…
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Industry has been an important part of St. Louis’ history since the 1800s. After the civil war, shipping and manufacturing expanded dramatically, due in part to the city’s central location in the country and access to rail and water transportation. Sites that were previously home to factories, gas stations, smelters, and houses built before 1978…
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Lawmakers in Jefferson City have done more harm than good lately when it comes to protecting Missourians and our environment. Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE) wants to know your top priorities as we prepare for the 2020 legislative session, which begins in January. Is your top priority to address rampant flooding, support healthy food…
Read MoreWHEN: Monday, October 7, 2019 at 6:00pm WHERE: Cooper’s Landing (Directions Here: https://cooperslandingmo.com/directions ) WHAT: * Meet and greet with friends involved with Mid-Missouri’s environmental, conservation, and recreation community * Learn and ask questions about MCE’s current programs and priorities * Brainstorm and strategize about how to make a difference in Mid-Missouri Are you concerned about…
Read MoreBangert Island Development Threatens MO River Floodplain September 2019 Did you know that yet another floodplain development on the Missouri River is under consideration? The proposed “Bangert Island Riverfront Transformation Project” now known as “Riverpointe” would join the proposed Maryland Park Lake District development and the existing Chesterfield Valley developments in paving over and raising…
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Submit a Comment on the Upper Mississippi River Watershed Study September 2019 Flood waters are slowly receding in some places, but the impacts of the Great Flood of 2019 continue to be felt across Missouri. Communities throughout the Midwest and the Lower Mississippi River Basin have been living through one of the longest periods…
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