Land & Environmental Section :: Page 11
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New ponds at Bath Township biodigester — Ohio EPA seeks comments
A biodigester four miles west of Yellow Springs is hoping to add two large biosolid storage ponds to its facility. The Ohio EPA is currently seeking comments on the permit application.
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Heartbeat Learning Gardens — Eat local, heal local
While harvest day at Heartbeat Learning Gardens always has an air of celebration, last week’s was “bittersweet,” in the words of longtime volunteer MJ Gentile.
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Heaving a ball at Agraria
Two weeks ago, 36 educators from public schools in Yellow Springs, Xenia, Fairborn, Springfield, and Dayton attended a two-day workshop at Agraria.
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Good green, bad green
Not all green is “green.” That’s the message from local land managers who are combating a host of non-native invasive plant species that menace locally preserved and reclaimed lands.
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A new farm is hit with tragedy
Last month, a whiteboard in the heated greenhouse at Oasis Aqua Farms in Beavercreek Township boasted a variety of fresh, organically grown greens and herbs available that day. Then came the tornado.
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Growing local—Coming home to their cows
Although agriculture is Ohio’s No. 1 industry, most of what is grown in the state is not consumed here.
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Walk, talk pollinators with master gardeners
Master Gardeners Terese DeSimio and Macy Reynolds will lead a series of walks focusing on native pollinators this summer. The first walk will be held Sunday, June 16, beginning at the Women’s Park on Corry Street at 1:30 p.m.
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A tornadic near-miss Monday
Around 11 p.m. on Monday, May 27, Yellow Springs residents were roused from their beds by the whine of tornado sirens as the National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency for Yellow Springs.
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20th anniversary of Whitehall Farm auction— ‘Saving Whitehall’ legacy
Whitehall Farm was permanently preserved. A local land trust was put on the map. And a community victory still inspires.
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Group organizing against area industrial solar farm
A group of neighbors and farmers organizing against a proposed industrial-scale solar farm just outside of Yellow Springs and Clifton are hosting an informational meeting. It will be held Friday, May 10, at 6 p.m. at the Grace Baptist Church in Cedarville.
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