Registration is open for the next Environmental Professionals Network breakfast program, “Growing the Future of Agriculture: Conversations with Black Farmers and Educators.” It’s set for Oct. 12, 7:15–9:30 a.m., on Ohio State’s Columbus campus.
Check out the program and lineup of speakers. Register at this link.
Columbus Monthly, Sept. 7; featuring Yolanda Owens, president of CFAES Alumni Society Board, and Jera Oliver, formerly of CFAES Advancement)
National Geographic, July 22; featuring Mazeika Sullivan, School of Environment and Natural Resources
Marion Star, July 18; Whitney Gherman, OSU Extension
Cleveland.com, July 16; featuring Chris Winslow, Ohio Sea Grant, Stone Laboratory
“As future leaders in the food and agriculture industry, we believe it is our social responsibility to consume and produce food in a conscientious manner.”
So says CFAES PhD student Aishwarya Badiger in our latest CFAES Story, which looks at her work with Know Food Waste, an award-winning CFAES student group.
Food waste rotting in landfills emits methane, a greenhouse gas that makes climate change worse.
But an award-winning group of CFAES students is doing its part to fight the problem, starting at home on the Ohio State campus.
Ohio State News, March 31
WKBN-TV, Youngstown, March 31; featuring Mažeika Sullivan, School of Environment and Natural Resources and director, Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park
Columbus Dispatch, March 28, subscription required; featuring Mike Hogan, OSU Extension, Franklin County
Pike County News Watchman, March 25
The Ohio Department of Agriculture and OSU Extension, CFAES’ outreach arm, have kicked off the second year of their Victory Gardens Program, with the program having been expanding this year from 10 to 25 counties because of high demand. Some 8,300 seed packets are available free of charge to the public.
Read the full story, and see which counties are now included.
Patch, March 19; research by Danyi Qi and Brian Roe, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, cited
Wooster Daily Record, March 18; featuring Laura Akgerman and Pam Bennett, OSU Extension
WCMH-TV, Columbus, March 8; featuring Yolanda Owens ’07, CFAES alumna and president of CFAES Alumni Society
Baltimore Sun (via AP), March 4; featuring Brian Roe, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics