Ohio State’s Mansfield campus now has a microfarm. It’s thanks to assistant professor Kip Curtis, recent graduate Tyler Arter, student interns, and help from 30 students in CFAES’s Environment, Economy, Development and Sustainability major. Read the story in Farm and Dairy.
The third-of-an-acre farm includes two high tunnels and about 50 raised beds. “We hope to begin to model the cutting edge of urban agriculture and demonstrate its promise for an evolving food system,” Curtis said in an Ohio State Mansfield press release.
Funding came from a $100,00 grant from Ohio State’s President and Provost’s Council on Sustainability, which, according to its website, “provides strategic advisement on the integration of sustainable practices, programs and projects” throughout the university. (Photo: Ohio State Mansfield.)