Farm to OHIO Working Group
The Farm to OHIO Working Group is a group of campus and community stakeholders meeting monthly to work together to use Ohio University local purchasing as an economic driver to improve the community.
Partners:
- Rural Action.
- Community Food Initiatives.
- Ohio University office of Sustainability.
- Ohio University Culinary Services.
- Office of Campus and Community Engagement.
To support greater regional food procurement for OHIO, we:
- Expand and participate in the Farm to OHIO Working Group.
- Coordinate and increase Good Agricultural Practices training and GAP certification, and farm business assistance for a network of regional producers, including the OHIO Student Farm.
- Enhance awareness and demand among stakeholders by providing targeted culinary workshops and educational tastings both virtually and on the OHIO campus for students and community members.
- Establish a statewide network of institutions that are using local procurement to strengthen regional agriculture.
Work with healthcare providers:
- Pop-up markets.
- Produce prescriptions.