Urban agriculture program helps residents of Ohio cities grow
“In regard to agriculture and horticulture, the focus in the city is helping residents learn to grow,” Barrett said. “This would be anything from pollinator areas to vegetable gardens.”
By J.T. Whitehouse
The Vindicator
Jan 17, 2021
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The urban educator at Mahoning County’s Ohio State University Extension Office brings agriculture and horticulture to urban residents and children.
“Kristen Eisenhauer is our new urban educator that focuses on agriculture and 4-H in the city,” said leader-educator Eric Barrett. “Kristen has been here just over a year and has built a lot of partnerships in the city to increase our ability for more impacts in the Youngstown, Struthers and Campbell areas.”
He added: “We already have a good urban program that is operational in Youngstown. The addition of Kristen will help us expand programs to youth and to add some new programming to the urban centers in Mahoning County.”
Eisenhauer agreed that urban agriculture and urban 4-H programs are not new concepts. The local OSU office has long been working with programs in these areas, but resources were being stretched thin for the 230,000 Mahoning County residents.
