Month: August 2017

Vegetable Equipment Systems Tour is Aug. 13

Organic farmer Ben Jackle hosts the Vegetable Equipment Systems Farm Tour from 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 13 at his Mile Creek Farm, 10786 Mile Road, in New Lebanon near Dayton. Learn more.

Free. Part of the 2017 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series. CFAES’s Sustainable Agriculture Team is one of four co-presenters of the series. Download the series brochure.

‘Stronger evidence’ for human-caused climate change: Draft report

A draft of a federal report on climate change, which includes new data and observations compiled since the third U.S. National Climate Assessment was published in 2014, says “stronger evidence has emerged for continuing, rapid, human-caused warming of the global atmosphere and ocean.”

The report, which is awaiting final approval, says “it is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century.”

Scientists from 13 federal agencies prepared the draft, which the New York Times published on Aug. 7.

CFAES scientists Rattan Lal and Brent Sohngen contributed to the 2014 assessment.

Diversify your farm, see how your food is grown

The Diversified Organic Farm Tour goes from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 12 at Granny B Farms, 7201 Tucker Road, in Centerburg, about 35 miles northeast of Columbus. Learn more.

The certified organic farm grows vegetables, asparagus and small fruit. It raises bees and pastured goats and sheep, too.

The tour is for gardeners interested in expanding what they grow and for customers interested in seeing how their food is grown. The farm sells at the Clintonville Farmers’ Market, among other places.

Free. Part of the 2017 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series. CFAES’s Sustainable Agriculture Team is one of four co-presenters of the series. Download the series brochure.

Organic Seed Breeding Farm Tour is Aug. 11

New Order Amish farmers Steven and Judith Coblentz host the Organic Grain Seed Breeding Farm Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 11 at their Valley View Farm, 7443 County Road 49, in Belle Center, about 70 miles northwest of Columbus. Learn more.

The tour is part of the ongoing Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series. CFAES’s Sustainable Agriculture Team is one of four co-presenters of the series.

Download the series brochure.

Fantastic way to get your feet wet

The STEM-promoting, multi-university Ohio LSAMP Alliance is housed in Ohio State’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

Mazeika Sullivan’s STRIVE Lab is in CFAES’s School of Environment and Natural Resources.

Boosting families’ food security: Residential Permaculture Food Garden Tour is Saturday in Columbus

“See how a low-cost, low-input food garden in the backyard of a residence can easily be adapted to provide food for food-insecure families.”

So says the description for this Saturday’s (Aug. 5) Residential Permaculture Food Garden Tour from 2 to 4 p.m. at Sunny Glen Wellness in Columbus. Continue reading Boosting families’ food security: Residential Permaculture Food Garden Tour is Saturday in Columbus →