By Mark Badertscher, Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educator
HARDIN COUNTY __ A few years ago, the Hardin County OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers were looking for a way to provide outreach to the county and provide not only educational direction, but also meet the needs of a community that had residents who were needing assistance with their own food production and availability for their families. Enter a statewide program, Grow Ohio. Grow Ohio’s goals included producing fruits and vegetables, providing education, and making produce available to needy families in the counties throughout the state.
This produce could be produced locally by OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in their own gardens, educational demonstration gardens or through community gardening efforts where gleaning was practiced. This produce would then be made available to local charities to distribute to families throughout the county to meet the food needs of those less fortunate.
Crop yields from the 2023 growing season have been released from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service. Although these crop production numbers are based on estimates, they are used for crop insurance and government reporting purposes.
Ada’s only dance studio, Studio 419, has a new location and is having a Grand Reopening and Ribbon Cutting event on April 27 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Light refreshments will be provided.
KENTON__The United Way of Hardin County is looking for volunteers to help with its annual Day of Caring. The event will be held May 10th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Volunteers will be working with area non-profits on project requests submitted by the organizations.
