WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio State University’s new Organic Whole Farm Planning Workbook may be purchased online now at OSU Extension’s eStore. Go to http://estore.osu-extension.org/ and enter the title under “Search Products.”  The book (8.5 by 11 in., 108 pp., coil-bound, $20) is designed for new or current organic farmers. It gives step-by-step guidance for developing a holistic transition plan and for producing a completed organic farm plan as required by certifying agencies.

Ohio State’s Organic Food and Farming Education and Research (OFFER) Program, part of the university’s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), is the publisher.  The new book serves as a companion volume to OFFER’s A Transition Guide to Certified Organic Crop Management (2008, 8.5 by 11 in., 74 pp., paperback, $15). The eStore sells it, too.  Both are also available by writing to OFFER, 201 Thorne Hall, OSU/OARDC, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH 44691. Make checks payable to OSU/OFFER.  For more information, call (330) 202-3528.

Established in 1998 on OARDC’s Wooster campus, OFFER provides educational and scientific support for organic agriculture in Ohio.  OARDC and OSU Extension are the research and outreach arms, respectively, of Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

Writer:                                                            Source:
Kurt Knebusch                                       Kathy Bielek, OFFER
knebusch.1@osu.edu                              bielek.4@osu.edu
330-263-3776                                        330-202-3528