July, 2010

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Reimaging Cleveland

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

 

June 30, 2010 - an image in Cleveland that speaks volumes about the future of food.  Horses and a plow break ground for the Ohio City Farm on CMHA land off W. 25th.  This may not be the idea of economic development that most people have in mind, but the opportunity to grow and sell fresh produce can provide income and improve health.  The farm is the brainchild of The Refugee Response, a non-profit organization that works with refugees in greater Cleveland to help them become self-sufficient.  Given that many of these recent immigrants have agricultural backgrounds, the farm is a natural and a win-win for all of us.