A Community that Feeds Itself Frees Itself
our vision
A community where all ages and all backgrounds are united in the shared experience of growing food
Our mission
Oracle Center KC Mission Statement
Working to reduce the effects of food insecurity on families living in the urban core of Kansas City, Missouri, by providing community workshops on urban agriculture, resources and tools that inspire communities to grow gardens, feed families and regenerate neighborhoods.
about oracle center kc
Additional Information
Oracle Center KC is focused on assisting families in the urban core of Kansas City with gaining access to healthy, organic, pesticide-free food by providing community events that educate families on the importance of growing their own food. We offer urban agricultural classes that teach residents how to start and maintain a vegetable garden over weeks, months, and years, and how to improve your garden soil by use of compost, how to sustain a container garden, and the best ways to sow seeds without tilling the Earth. Healthy food nourishes both the body and mind. Without good nutrition, people can’t participate in society in a meaningful way.
community garden work
Our Founder
Our Founder
Our Founder
Trina Mettle-Mills began working as a community activist in both Kansas City, Ks and Kansas City, Mo. in 1989. Along with local pastors Rev. David L Gray (former pastor Pleasant Green Baptist Church Kansas City, Ks), Bishop Marvin Donaldson (Greater Pentecostal Temple Kansas City, Ks.), Rev. Fuzzy Nelson Thompson (Martin Luther King Urban Center Kansas City, Ks and former community activist) and the first African American District Court Judge in Kansas Judge Cordell Meeks Sr., she formed Christian Youth Against Drugs in an effort to educate the urban community about rising drug use and crime.
Trina is the Founding member and Executive Director of Oracle Center for Social and Cultural Activity KC, established in 2013. Trina began raising awareness for the homeless with the annual Oracle coat drive to provide coats, hats and gloves. In 2014 Oracle Center KC sponsored a community healthcare event to educate the urban community about how to eat to prevent diabetes and high blood pressure. Trina is presently working with Dina Newman (Black Urban Growers) and The KC Urban Farm Coop to educate families in Kansas City, Ks.and Kansas City, Mo. about self sufficiency thru urban agriculture.
Our Founder
Our Founder
