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Thanks for all you have done with the great folks from Cleveland Crops/Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities/Saw, Inc. to make this year's Earth Day and EarthFest celebration the best ever! You guys are great.
Scott Sanders"
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Cleveland Crops is growing in 2012 and is looking to hire 3-5 experienced farm job coaches
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Started this conversation. Last reply by Erich Hooper Feb 29.
Great Career Opportunity in Urban Farming: Full-time, Year-Round Farm Manager
Started Apr 21, 2010
Cleveland City Council passes legislation on 11/9/09 paving way for creation of Stanard Farm
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Started this conversation. Last reply by dan morgan Nov 21, 2009.
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Bunny Breslin left a comment for Rich Hoban of Stanard Farm"Hi Rich! Thanks for friending me! Looking forward to getting involved somehow.
Bunny"
Rich Hoban of Stanard Farm is attending Scott Sanders's event
EarthFest to Celebrate Local and Sustainable Food on Sunday, April 22 at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
April 22, 2012 from 10am to 5pm
Earth Day Coalition presents EarthFest 2012 and the Walk for the Earth on Sunday, April 22nd at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (10am-5pm). Celebrate “Local and Sustainable Food” at Ohio’s largest environmental education event and the longest running Earth Day celebration in the nation. Hundreds of exhibits including clean transportation, health and fitness, environmental science, green home improvement, community works, family fun, chef demos and all day music on 14 stages. Regular Zoo admission…See More
Rich Hoban of Stanard Farm might attend CCC Food Policy Coalition's event
Access for All: Are farmers' markets part of the solution to closing the food gap? at Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods/BIOEnterprise Building 11000 Cedar Avenue Lower Level Conference Room Cleveland
April 11, 2012 from 9am to 10:30am
Please join the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition as we kick off this year's farmers' market season with a discussion on food access. The focus of this first quarterly forum will be considering the roles farmers' markets play in providing access to and promoting the consumption of fresh, healthy and local foods.A panel of representatives from WIC, Jobs and Family Services, research institutions and local farmers' markets will weigh in from their perspectives. This event will…See More
Erich Hooper replied to Rich Hoban of Stanard Farm's discussion Cleveland Crops is growing in 2012 and is looking to hire 3-5 experienced farm job coaches"Dan hows it going? dont really have a Resume of what Ive been doing. But I have a list of Refs that will bolw your sox off ! Please consider me for this job. It you would like to talk ? just call! hooper"
Rich Hoban of Stanard Farm replied to Nathalie Ruhlmann's discussion Looking for urban farmers who would be happy to answer a few questions for a research project"Heh Nathalie. I would be happy to talk with you about urban agriculture from a social enterprise perspective, trying to employ adults with developmental disabilities. Cleveland Crops strives to develop ten urban farms in Greater Cleveland and to…"
Rich Hoban of Stanard Farm replied to Nathalie Ruhlmann's discussion Looking for urban farmers who would be happy to answer a few questions for a research project
Corey Maizel replied to Rich Hoban of Stanard Farm's discussion Cleveland Crops is growing in 2012 and is looking to hire 3-5 experienced farm job coachesErich Hooper replied to Rich Hoban of Stanard Farm's discussion Cleveland Crops is growing in 2012 and is looking to hire 3-5 experienced farm job coaches"Im looking for full time work! where do I sign up ?"
Nartey replied to Rich Hoban of Stanard Farm's discussion Cleveland Crops is growing in 2012 and is looking to hire 3-5 experienced farm job coaches"Hello,I am from Ghana west Africa and have a four year degree in Agricultural technology.I want to know if it is possible to work with you guys to learn more about the system of farming here in America to enable me get some more experience.I am…"
Rich Hoban of Stanard Farm posted a discussionCleveland Crops is growing in 2012 and is looking to hire 3-5 experienced farm job coaches
Cleveland Crops will be substantially expanding our agriculture training and employment venture in 2012. We anticipate adding 3-4 new farm sites and 40 new farm trainees. We are looking to hire 3-5 job coaches with farming experience as part of our team to provide training and supervision to our farm crews. This will be full-time year round employment If you have any interest please contact Dan Nolen at 216 383-4809. Please be prepared to send a work history and resume.Consider joining our…See More
Rich Hoban of Stanard Farm commented on Jenita McGowan's event Let's Grow Cleveland! Year of Local Food Kick-Off event"Jenita, the Local Food Fair today at City Hall was a terrific event!"
Rich Hoban of Stanard Farm is attending Jenita McGowan's event
Let's Grow Cleveland! Year of Local Food Kick-Off event at Cleveland City Hall Rotunda
January 20, 2012 from 11am to 2pm
As part of the Sustainable Cleveland 2019 initiative, the City of Cleveland’s Office of Sustainability is kicking off the “Year of Local Foods” by hosting a Local Food Fair on January 20, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Cleveland City Hall.The event is FREE and open to the public and will give people the opportunity to engage with local vendors, businesses, and farmers. There will be informational tables set up for people to learn how to access local food from the farmers in their local…See More
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- Your business, organization or project:
- Cuyahoga County Board of DD/CleveLand Crops' Stanard Farm
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- http://www.cuyahogabdd.org/
- Tell us about yourself:
- We help adults with developmental disabilities to become successfully employed. CleveLand Crops is an agriculture training and employment program of CCBDD and its non-profit affiliate SAW, Inc.. As a new employment and training venture, in 2010 we developed our first urban farm on the 1.1 acre site of the old Stanard School at E.53rd and Stanard in the St.Clair Superior neighborhood. In 2011 Cleveland Crops became one of five growers at the Ohio City Farm, and we installed the Free Stamp Garden in Willard Park next to Cleveland's City Hall. We also established the 1 acre Heritage Farm at E105th and Ashbury in 2011. In 2012 we are developing the Agriculture Education Center at Stanard Farm, and will expand from our 1.1. acre farm to a 2.5 acre campus that will include greeenhouses, hoop houses, a processing facility and will partner with OSU Extension Cuyahoga County as they re-locate their county offices, with classroom space to Stanard. In 2012 we will also develop Spring Hill Farm on 1.5 acres in Seven Hills, Olmsted Township Farm on 6 acres in Olmsted Township, our .5 acre South Euclid Farm, with other development plans in the works. Over the next 3 years, we plan to develop up to ten one+ acres sites throughtout the county to employ up to 100 adults with developmental disabilities. We strive to grow crops and employ our workers year round through the use of greenhouses, hoop houses and other season extension techniques. Stop by for a vist when you see us at work, or visit us on Faceboook at Cleveland Crops.
- What gifts can you give to Cleveland's local food community?
- We are very open to collaborating and cooperating with other businesses and local food organizations.
- What knowledge and practices do you want to learn?
- We want to develop a sustainable social enterprise that can employ 100 adults with developmental disabilities year round, and strive to grow and sell fresh produce and develop value-added products to achieve that goal.
- What about local food makes you most excited?
- The local food movement can help transform the city of Cleveland one farm at a time. We plan to develop up to 10 farm sites throughout the county over the next five years, and hope to employ about 100 adults with developmental disabilities in this business.
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Career Opportunities: CCBDD's CleveLand Crops/Stanard Farm is looking for two experienced Farm Operations Supervisors
CCBDD's CleveLand Crops/Stanard Farm is looking for two full-time, year-round Farm Operations Supervisors to support our growing agriculture training and employment program for adults with developmental disabilities. We opened Stanard Farm in 2010, and we are planning to establish one or more new urban farms in 2011; employing up to 25 newly trained farmers with developmental disabilities by year's end. Our goal is to develop ten urban farms along with one or more food…
ContinuePosted on November 23, 2010 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments
Cleveland School Gardens publication by Arcadia Publishing
Arcadia Publishing just put out a new "Images of America" title called Cleveland School Gardens by Joel Mader that is a real "back to the future" photo history of the Cleveland Public Schools. It is amazing that the Cleveland School District was a national leader integrating horticulture into the school curriculum. Very inspiring to know that this was/is possible..
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 10:11pm
CCBDD's Stanard Farm adopts a new business name ... though Stanard Farm will always be Stanard Farm
Say goodbye forever to the chubby profile of me (Rich Hoban) standing in a farm field out in Bucyrus, Ohio. As CCBDD's Stanard Farm is beginning to participate in some farmer's markets and as we are actively working to acquire and develop additional farm sites in different parts of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County to employ adults with developmental disabilities, we realized that we needed to come up with a name for our farm business that is not identified with only one location. Stanard Farm…
ContinuePosted on August 18, 2010 at 6:30pm
CCBDD's Stanard Farm welcomes Gerry Gross as farm manager
CLEVELAND (May 17, 2010)—The Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities Employment Services Department has tapped Gerry Gross to manage its urban farming initiative at Stanard Farm, in the St. Clair-Superior neighborhood of Cleveland. Gerry has more than two decades of experience as a greenhouse and farm market manager.…
ContinuePosted on May 17, 2010 at 6:27pm
Urban farmer Will Allen of Milwaukee's Growing Power, Inc. named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world
Check out the latest issue of Time Magazine. Will Allen of Milwaukee's Growing Power, Inc. was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Nice to see urban agriculture in the spotlight!
Posted on May 2, 2010 at 10:38pm
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- At 6:43am on April 22, 2012,
Scott Sanders said… Rich-
Thanks for all you have done with the great folks from Cleveland Crops/Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities/Saw, Inc. to make this year's Earth Day and EarthFest celebration the best ever! You guys are great.
Scott Sanders
- At 5:44pm on April 21, 2012, Bunny Breslin said…
Hi Rich! Thanks for friending me! Looking forward to getting involved somehow.
Bunny
- At 2:35am on February 14, 2012, Nartey said…
- Thank you very much.I will contact hm.
- At 2:31pm on November 8, 2011,
Nathan Edge said… - Hi Rich,
Things are going very well here! Were starting to expand alongside CrownPoint and getting ready to plan for next year. Still exploring new outlet opportunities but hope to be nearly self sustaining w/ the Hattie's Cafes over the next summer/fall. As we grow here we will need to set up a good distribution system as well as packaging/storage. Id be interested to hear your thoughts on these issues. Thanks for your support,
Nate
- At 8:08am on September 27, 2011,
Tunnel Vision Hoops said… - Hi Rich,
The 10 x 12 Backyard Greenhouse is sold both as a DIY kit and with installation. The DIY kit includes storm door entrance, zipper door rear entrance, two steel purlins, four steel cross braces, full length baseboards and hip rails, roll up sides, all wood and fittings necessary for end-wall construction, 6 mil greenhouse poly, and slip on - slip off rain water harvesting system. The price for the DIY kit is $1,469, and for $299 a two person team will come out and install your system in one day. A portion of each sale for these systems is donated to The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Feel free to call or email for more information.
Thanks!
- At 8:09am on May 28, 2011,
Steve Bosserman said… - Thanks for the welcome, Rich. Looking forward to those opportunities where I can be of assistance to the LocalFoodCleveland community!
- At 1:12pm on April 20, 2011,
Todd Alexander said… - Thanks Rich, I couldn't sleep that night - thought I'd visit the garlic
- At 8:01am on March 11, 2011,
Daniel J. Stanard said… Good Morning Rich,
Yes, one of my sisters (Margaret), did relay the contact to me, in as much as I have most all of the family history. Captain Ben and his brother's had the first schooner lines on the Great Lakes and did a lot of the hauling for the fur traders (principally John Jacob Astor. They had a warehouse on Mackinac Island. They also charted a great deal of the Lakes and had Stanard Lighthouse upon Stanard Rock in Lake Superior. Captain Benjamin was one of the original founders of the Cleveland Public Library and a member of the Arkites. A brother was instrumental in creating the Holden Arboreteum. Yes I was in the MBA program('88) at Carroll and also did my undergraduate work)'72) there. I retired in 1999 and have been living in Florida ever since, first in Key West and for the past eight years in Marco Island. All I do now is golf and play softball. I'm at recess for the rest of my life. My daughters did send me a cutting board made from wood from the old school and I used to park there when I used to eat at either the Hofbrau House or Sterle's. I hope for the success of the program and expansion of other farms in the Cleveland area. Thanks, Danny Stanard
- At 10:58am on March 9, 2011,
Morgan said… - Not as much as I should but just posted a job opening for DFM this morning!
- At 12:16pm on January 9, 2011, Tunnel Vision Hoops said…
- Thanks for the kind words Rich; we can't wait for the weather to break.
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