Comments on: Moving from Philosophy to Function

By: kareng

kareng — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:06:26 +0000

More clarification on the Wooster experiment. Joe’s comment was actually that he could make enough food in his greenhouse/rotational rows expeiment to support the 600 hundred people who attend his local farmmarket to the detriment of the other vendors. I interpreted this as a CSA portion which is not quite the same thing. But greenhouses still can produce a lot of food(more then just row crops) in an unheated space for 11-12 month a year. His colleague Matt is working with a chef in Columbus to do one on a rooftop. He would also size up other locations in the area and has a financial overview available for anyone interested. This is the true future of Ag in Ohio. Notwithstanding underpaid immigrant workers, the grrenhouse is the only way that Ohio can compete commercially with FL, TX and CA etc.

By: kareng

kareng — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:23:56 +0000

Hi everyone. My muse left me this last month. But good news. I had a great time networking at Organics 101. The beginning farmers workshop hosted at ODA on Dec 2nd. I met Joe Kovach who manages a 1 acre trial of rotational gardening that would support a 600 member CSA. His information is free through the OSU program sponsoring it. He would like to take it to multiple locations (thru university ties.) Main campus needs this program available to all Ag students. Society needs this format to support a network of food bank farms. I think this is the green jobs program that should be hearlded from the balconies of all government servants and social activists. What do you think. Meetings at the infoshop on E. 5th Ave commence every 1st and 3rd Thurdsday. Join the revelry. KarenG

By: Joshua Eckroth

Joshua Eckroth — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:37:57 +0000

Hello,

I read this in OSU’s “onCampus” publication, about a website that assists in finding locally-produced food.

http://oncampus.osu.edu/article.php?id=2453

website:

http://oh.marketmaker.uiuc.edu/

By: kareng

kareng — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:47:40 +0000

Hi jared. I can be reached at karenpresents@yahoo. What’s your ph #.

By: jared boyd

jared boyd — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:26:19 +0000

I think we should connect. We’re doing some similar brainstorming and work regarding food and justice issues in Columbus, OH. I had a meeting last week with Michael Mercil from Ohio State University and he pointed me in this direction.

I’d love to have lunch and share some thoughts.

By: Richard Raygor

Richard Raygor — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:31:37 +0000

Hi Roxanne,
My name is Richard Raygor and I am very interested in the 39 page report you mentioned.
My email is rrraygorkc@yahoo.com.
Thank you.

By: Roxanne Christensen

Roxanne Christensen — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:51:27 +0000

We in Philadelphia, PA are also groping our way towards establishing a local food system based on commercial farming. You may know that our city was the first U.S. testbed for the SPIN-Farming system which is a franchise- ready vegetable farming system desgined for sub-acre land bases. The outcome of that test was a feasibilitystudy that may be of some use to you, if you have not obtained it already. It puts an economic value on entrepreneurial farming activity and, among other things, makes projections of urban farming tax revenues and offers plans for how to stimulate an agricultural economy. This report was done to help fill the information void confronting Philadelphia’s public policy officials who are taking a look at relationships between economic development, land planning, environment, greening, community and food. While it was mainly intended to be used as a springboard for action here, it can be useful for cities elsewhere that are considering urban agriculture as part of their planning and economic development goals. If you would like a pdf copy of the 39 page report, please let me know. And good luck with getting your project off the ground and in the ground!