Urbavore Urban Farm in Kansas faces code violations, looks for solutions with city manager
Some neighbors complain about composting component of farm
Charlie Keegan
KSHB
Dec 22, 2023
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“We’re seeing things die and be reborn and cycle endlessly. It’s wonderful,” Salvaggio said. “It makes me seem connected to the earth.”
More than 100 families have community supported agriculture subscriptions with Urbavore. Once a week, they come to the facility to collect a box of produce, eggs, and other items.
Some people living alongside Urbavore said the operation is getting too big for its location.
“The problem is it doesn’t stay on the farm, it invades our outdoor spaces as well,” said Debra Nabors.
Her backyard abuts Urbavore. She described the composting facility as a “landfill” which smells and creates a nuisance.
Nabors and her next door neighbor have a host of other complaints about Urbavore, including causing too much traffic on their dead-end, residential road of East 55th Terrace. They also believe the farm attracts pests and snakes which find their way to their homes. Those issues haven’t amounted to a code violation.
