1. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Urban Agriculture Updates and Trends in Northeast Ohio Jacqueline Kowalski & Eric Barrett

2. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Trends Social enterprise model More and more seasonal high tunnels Perennial crops Transplant production Efficiency, niche, and evolving business models Participation in incentive programs

3. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Challenges Commitment to site & land tenure Soil quality Weed, pest, and disease management Access to capital

4. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Projects Cleveland Crops Kinsman Farm Ohio City NRCS Seasonal High Tunnel Pilot Project Hattie Larlham Food Hub Flying High Youngstown Development Corp-Iron Roots

5. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Cleveland Crops Decreased sites from 10 to 4 Decreased employed consumers by half Increased land in production

6. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Kinsman Farm Incubator Farm

7. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Kinsman Farm

8. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Ohio City Cleveland’s most famous urban farm Three social enterprises Site slowing eroding into the Cuyahoga River, guaranteed land tenure Current ODA/Specialty Crop Block Grant with Refugee Response

9. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION NRCS Seasonal High Tunnel Project April 15, 2013April 17, 2013

10. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION NRCS Seasonal High Tunnel Project Goal: 100 Seasonal High Tunnels in the City of Cleveland 60+ currently constructed Effective use varies

11. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Hattie Larlham Food Project

12. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Flying High

13. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Youngstown Development Corp Iron Roots Farm

14. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Urban Ag in NEO Making progress Becoming more profitable Farmers are becoming more knowledgeable