Susan Jaster: A Trusted Voice Helping Farmers Rethink the Soil Beneath Them
For more than 40 years, Susan Jaster has been deeply connected to agriculture, continually adapting, learning, and finding new ways to make the land she depends on healthier and more productive. She started out in the dairy industry with her family…
Farmer Cheryl Wheeler Believes Doing Research “From The Ground Up” will Inspire Others to Follow
While birds chirp and crickets rattle between the tomato vines of Efinity Harvest Farm in Trotwood, Ohio, Cheryl Wheeler, farmer and co-founder wears a smile as she warmly talks about her experiences leading From The Ground Up (FTGUp) research. The farm produces fresh, organically grown produce…
How Farmer-Led Research Is Strengthening a Community Food Initiative in Southwest Ohio
In the Riverview neighborhood of Hamilton, Ohio, Hamilton Urban Garden Systems (HUGS) has spent a decade improving food and nutrition security for residents in this food desert. HUGS has been working to ensure that every man, woman and child in Hamilton and…
Farmer Donee Boykin says ‘From The Ground Up’ is elevating farmers voices
On a quiet patch of land in Trotwood, Ohio, sunlight filters through rows of vegetables and herbs at Endigo’s Herbals & Organics, LLC. The air carries the scent of fresh soil. It is a sign that the land is alive,…
