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Mid-Conference Field Trip 16

Agricultural Sustainability and Food Security

Explore Malabar Farm, home of Pulitzer-prize winning author Louis Bromfield who was a pioneer in sustainable agricultural practices during the 1930s and 1940s. Wagon ride and tour of the manor house will be included. We will then proceed to The Ohio State University’s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center to learn about current research topics including agricultural sustainability, food security, carbon sequestration, and global change. A tour of the Honey Bee Laboratory will also be included. The trip will conclude with a tour of a typical Amish Farm and traditional Amish community dinner.

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Cost: US$25.00 – transportation, lunch and dinner included.
Duration: full day and evening
Tour Leader: Prof. Deb Stinner, The Ohio State University 
Min/Max Participants: 12/54

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