Phone: 419-578-6783
Fax: 419-568-5367

Contact:

Amy Stone
Extension Educator
stonea@ag.osu.edu
 

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	Maximum vegetable yield from limited space.  Grow on trellises and raised beds.
	Grow many varieties of fruits and vegetables.  Plant in succession so there is always a supply of vegetables and fruits.
	Outdoors-nutritional center, with sinks, countertops, and informational displays.
	Outdoor café with picnic tables and solar food dryer
	Display gardens with different ways to plant the vegetables
	Plan gardens by growing new fruits and vegetables that are dominant in a different culture.
	Have a sign with a food pyramid.  Plant different foods representing the different food groups.
	Donate produce to a soup kitchen or food pantry.  Keep a large scale at the garden workstation to weigh and tally all the food that is donated.
	Have a Harvest party in the fall
	Have a potluck with everyone trading favorite fruit and vegetable recipes.

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	Emphasis on trees, flowers, lawn.  Soothing elements (shade, water sounds), garden courtyard, community bulletin board listing events
	Comfortable seating in shade and sun, sandbox, swings, wide, barrier free paths
	Outdoor potting table, interplanting of vegetables and fruits.  Compost, tool shed, beneficial insects, container gardening
	Playspace, Outdoor performance area, seating, sculpture, flags, banners, murals
	Intergenerational classes, performances, poetry reading, festivals, area with picnic tables.
	Storytelling with elders, play times, classes, performances by youth and adults, community picnics
	Drama - skits, art classes, dry flowers in flower press, identify and draw plant parts, make nature crafts

	Maximum vegetable yield from limited space, vertical growing
	Afternoon picnics with all the workers
	Composting area, tool shed, area with container gardens
	Central table and workstation with sinks and packaging area to wash and pack the food for sale
	Road side market to sell the produce
	Vegetables and fruit trees and bushes.  Plant unusual varieties of vegetables to offer for sale at the market.
	School activities - math, measurement, science, weather, journaling
	Community gathering celebrations.
	Pack the fresh food up and travel to the local Farm Market to sell it on a Saturday morning.

Urban Beautification & Handicapped Accessibility

	Emphasis on trees, flowers and lawn.  Soothing elements (Shade, water sounds) garden courtyards
	Wide paths, ideally paved for wheelchair use
	Comfortable seating in the shade and sun, swings, barrier free paths
	Container gardens and raised bed gardens
	Outdoor performance area, community gathering space
	Intergenerational classes, performances, poetry readings, festivals, celebrations, area with picnic tables
	Storytelling with elders, play times, classes, performances by youth and adults
	School activities – math measurement, science, weather, journaling, creative arts, Master Gardeners hold classes
	Grow flowers and ornamental plants to beautify the area as well as to use for crafts – plant press, dried flowers, nature art projects

	Grow many varieties of fruits and vegetables.  Plant in succession so there is always a supply of vegetables and fruits
	Outdoors-nutritional center, with sinks, countertops, and informational displays
	Outdoor café with picnic tables and solar food dryer
	Display gardens with different ways to plant the vegetables
	Playspace, Outdoor performance area, seating, sculpture, flags, banners, murals
	Have a sign with a food pyramid.  Plant different foods representing the different food groups
	Donate produce to a soup kitchen or food pantry.  Keep a large scale at the garden workstation to weigh and tally all the food that is donated
	Have a Harvest party in the fall to celebrate
	Have a potluck with everyone trading favorite fruit and vegetable recipes
	Storytelling with elders, play times, classes, performances by youth and adults, community picnics

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Patrice Powers-Barker
OSU @ TBG
5403 Elmer Dr
Toledo, OH 43615

Phone: (419) 578-6783
Fax: (419) 578-5367

powers-barker1@ag.osu.edu

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Keith L. Smith, Associate Vice President for Ag. Admin. and Director, OSU Extension.  TDD No. 800-589-8292 (Ohio only) or 614-292-1868