Join my colleague Jenny Lobb, Registered Dietitian and OSU Extension Educator, to learn how you can build a “better” (healthier) recipe for your summer gatherings and celebrations. You will learn about the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and how to make simple shifts to better meet the recommendations in your year-round cooking, eating, and celebrating. Recipes and tips will be shared for safely preparing healthy, easy, and tasty seasonal recipes. A cooking demonstration and tasting will be included. The class is free and open to the public but they require registration to know how many will come so they can prepare food.
My colleagues at OSU Extension are hosting a series of virtual Q and A Sessions on the topic: Making Food at Home to sell. This is a topic of interest to many urban farmers and is sure to provide a wealth of knowledge. The series is free but does require registration. The registration link is below.
Each virtual Q&A session will begin with a 5–10-minute presentation.
You do not need to come prepared with questions. Feel free to drop in to listen!
*Please note that these virtual Q&As solely pertain to foods approved to be made at home (in Ohio) with the intention to sell them (e.g., cottage foods and home bakery products).
Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) is where we grow faster and more efficiently, using less water and nutrients by controlling the inputs such as light, temperature, pH, water, and nutrient delivery. A lot of people know about CEA as hydroponics. Ohio’s #1 industry is agriculture and our fastest growing segment is controlled environment agriculture. Ohio is now the number TWO state in the nation in the indoor production of fruit, vegetables, and herbs! There is a lot of opportunity in agriculture. My largest program is engaging youth in agriculture in workforce development in their classrooms so they can see if agriculture is something they enjoy as a possible career. I have a ton of information to share about CEA for you to learn more.
Growing Teachers Throughout the Seasons is a USDA NIFA grant project that created a guidebook with supplemental online modules to engage teachers and students in schools in agriculture. It was pilot tested by 46 teachers from Columbus City Schools so it is data-driven and teacher informed. Reach out to me at mcdermott.15@osu.edu if you would like to get GTS into your schools to engage your kiddos in agriculture.
GTS Online Modules – free online series of 20 modules with kid-friendly videos to teach how to grow.
Hydroponics at Home! Did you know you can grow all year long using hydroponics in your home? It is fun and easy. Check out this video to learn more about Home Hydroponics.
Extension Today at Howlett – OSU’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences has classes on controlled environment agriculture in our Horticulture and Crop Sciences Department. Learn more about what the students are doing in this video.
Extension Today at the CEARC – come take a tour of OSU’s brand new research greenhouse, the CEARC!
