Cuyahoga County Welcome to Dig In! 1
Cuyahoga County Covering the Basics • Introductions • Parking/ Entrance & Bathrooms • Review schedule • Homework • Payment 2
A little about us… …and some guidelines 3
Ice Breaker! 4
OSU Extension Cuyahoga County
What is OSU Extension? • Outreach and engagement arm of The Ohio State University • Non-formal education, community based-programs • Office/programs in all 88 counties of OHIO (and 2,900 counties in the U.S.!) • Program Areas: • family and consumer sciences, • 4-H youth development, • community development, and • agriculture and natural resources (that’s us!) • We celebrated 100 years in 2014!
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) • Series of interactive classes that teach healthier food choices, managing food resources, food safety practices • Serves low income adults caring for children and youth audiences (grades 3-8) – Contact: Kristen Matlack – Matlack.6@osu.edu – 216-429-8200 x229
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Education Program (SNAP-Ed) • Series of classes focus on: diet quality, physical activity, food safety, and food resource management • Serves low income adults and youth (grades K-2) – Contact: Tina Robbins Snap shot of cover of the toolkit, “SNAP -Ed Strategies and Interventions” – Robbins.399@osu.edu https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/snap//SNAP-EdInterventionsToolkit.pdf – 216-429-8200
4-H Youth Development • Clubs: organized group with a planned project or program and a trained, adult volunteer • Groups: youth at a partner agency who participate in a 4-H learning experience • Involved in the County Fair at the Berea Fairgrounds each August – Contact: Robin Stone – Stone.363@osu.edu – 216-429-8200 x234
The 4-H Youth Advocacy and Leadership Coalition is a civic leadership program for youth ages 13-18 in Cuyahoga County. The YALC develops young adult leaders by training and supporting them in advocating for youth issues and links them to their communities through service learning experiences. This non-traditional 4-H club is funded through support of the Family and Children First Council. To learn more visit www.empower-youth.org Contact: Kirsten Pianka, pianka.1@osu.edu, 216-429-8200 x228
OSU Extension Cuyahoga County Since 1978, OSUE’s Urban Agriculture Program in Cuyahoga County has provided education and technical assistance to: • help people grow nutritious food, • develop important life skills, and • build stronger communities and healthier environments.
Our Urban Agriculture Programs develop skills sets, build expertise, and help residents navigate finding and securing land. • Current programs include: • Market Gardens • Kinsman Farm • Market Gardener Training Program • Community Gardens • Summer Sprout (City of Cleveland) • Suburban Community Gardening Program • Dig In! Community Gardener Training Program • Urban Agriculture Workshop Series • Farm to School and Early Childhood • Master Gardener Volunteers
Dig In! Community Gardener Training Program • 8 week program that builds successful, sustainable community gardens • Since 2009: − 194 graduates from City and suburbs − 68 new community gardens “It opened up a large knowledge started, 82 existing gardens base of information improved and a great opportunity to network with like- minded individuals.”
Market Gardener Training Program • 12 week class for local food entrepreneurs • Since 2006, − 250 graduates − Enterprises started include: apiaries, farmers’ markets, urban farms selling to restaurants and through CSAs, and value-added products Contact: Maggie Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick.255@osu.edu, 216-429-8200 x217
Summer Sprout • City of Cleveland’s Community Gardening Program since 1976, managed by OSU Extension • In 2017: − 185 gardens − 3,383 gardeners − 46.6 acres of garden area − 17,391 pounds produce reported donated Contact: Courtney Woelfl, Woelfl.1@osu.edu, 216-429-8200 x246
Suburban Community Gardening Program • Network of community gardens outside the City of Cleveland • In 2015: − 63 gardens in 23 municipalities − 1,620 gardeners − 13 acres of garden area − 6,300 pounds produce reported donated Contact: Maggie Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick.255@osu.edu, 216-429-8200 x217
Urban Agriculture Workshop Series • Yearly educational series, free and open to all • In 2017, topics included: − Pruning fruit trees − Composting − Growing specialty crops − Gardening with youth − Managing garden weeds − Weighing the harvest Contact: 216-429-8200
Master Gardener Volunteers • Providing volunteer leadership and service to through various gardening activities. • In 2015, − Mentored community gardens − Hosted Farm to Table gardening event − Offered program for new volunteers beginning in September
OSUECuyahogaUrbanAgriculture @osuecuyahoga Maggie Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick.255@osu.edu Courtney Woelfl woelfl.1@osu.edu phone 216-429-8200 x217, x246 web cuyahoga.osu.edu u.osu.edu/summersprout
Research shows that successful long-term community gardens overcome obstacles by basing the growth of their gardens on four “seeds:” 1. Secured land tenure 2. Sustained interest 3. Community development 4. Appropriate design “Sowing the Seeds of Success: Cultivating a Future for Community Gardens,” Lee-Anne S. Milburn and Brooke Adams Vail, Landscape Journal, 291-10
Finding Land for your Urban Agricultural Project Courtney Woelfl The Ohio State University Extension, Cuyahoga County 25
This presentation will cover… • How to find a site • In Cleveland • In the Suburbs • Urban Agriculture Site Checklist 26
How many acres of vacant land are in Cleveland? 27
Answer: ~ 1,548 acres (~14,000 vacant lots) 28
How did you pick your garden site? If you don’t currently have land how would you pick your garden site? When can you garden? The importance of permission! 29
Resources to help you find land… • Walk Your Neighborhood • Bike Your Neighborhood • Drive Your Neighborhood • Talk to local stakeholders/Institutions • Web-based resources 30
Web-Based Resources • Google Maps • City of Cleveland • County Planning • County Auditor 31
Lets find and empty lot near this classroom using Google Maps and street view… 32
Step #1: Find a vacant lot and get an address or a nearby intersection. 33
Google Maps and Google Street View • Maps.google.com • Find your location • Earth view (lower left corner) • Click your location • Click ‘Street View’ • Looks for a nearby address/intersection 34
Step #2: Find out who the owner of the lot is 35
In the City of Cleveland… • City of Cleveland Planning Commission Geographic Information Services (GIS) http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/gis/cpc.html • Community Development Corporations http://livecleveland.org/node/10 36
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Click locate intersection/Address A pop-up window will appear 38
A pop up window will appear. Enter in the address (or a nearby address) of the lot you are interested in. If you don’t have a specific address you can also enter in the nearest street intersection Then click Map this address 39
Now that your address is mapped zoom in on your location Click the zoom in bubble (top bar) Click directly on your mapped location (red star) to zoom in 40
Zoom In close enough so that you are able to see individual lots You can now compare this screen to your Google Map screen 41
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To get more information about the lot click the identify bubble (top bar) Then click the lot you are interested in 44
A pop-up box will appear. This pop-up box contains information about the lot. Such as… • Parcel number • Address • Ward number • Lot size To find out who owns the lot the click the County Auditor’s information link 45
Another screen will pop up. This screen will tell you who owns the lot. 46
What if you don’t have a specific lot in mind? Layer control! 47
If you don’t have a specific lot in my you can use the layer control to see Existing Land Use and Land Bank Lots Click on the Layer Control link (top left) 48
To see how lots are being utilized and which lots are in the Land Bank click the Existing Land Use and Land Bank bubbles Then click refresh button (top left) This will highlight all Land Bank lots on your map 49
Now that you have a lot picked out … What now? 50
Step #3:Contact… • City of Cleveland Land Bank Community Development Division of Real Estate Room 325 601 Lakeside (216) 664.4126 • Your City Councilmember • Your Community Development Corporation http://livecleveland.org/node/10 51
What if you want to find a lot outside of the city of Cleveland? 52
How to find a lot in the Suburbs Step #1: Find a vacant lot and get an address (just like before, use Google Maps for this step) 53
How to find a lot in the Suburbs Step #2: Find out who the owner of the lot is 54
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