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14 Carol reviewed the status of the compromise reached between HSUS and the Livestock Care Standards Board, which resulted in taking the initiative off the November ballot, while accepting several policies vital to OEFFA members. OEFFA members and staff have worked tirelessly to educate the Livestock Care Standards Board (and the public) about issues surrounding small scale organic agriculture, and have actively participated on subcommittees for animal groups. She went on to describe the void in the state of Ohio in the area of groups actively promoting policies supporting sustainable agriculture. This seems a place where OEFFA should be a leader. The Board discussed time and resource limits to this while maintaining our 501 (c)3 status. Carol was given authority to explore and act on any requirements needed by our regulators. The Employee Handbook is being rewritten and updated. Board members volunteered to work with staff on the Personnel Policies and Financial Policies sections. The Board moved into Executive Session. Old Business centered on Amy Bodiker’s review of the progress on the Grass-Grazed label. Warren Taylor of Snowville Creamery will gather an advisory group and work with Amy to develop the criteria. The hope is that OEFFA would be a certifier for this label. New Business began with a discussion of a fall member meeting, suggested for November, which would have as a focus for discussion OEFFA’s institutional objectives. Carol reviewed staff participation in a webinar by the Institute for Conservation Leadership, where they learned about membership involvement over the internet, both for education and fundraising. The Board agreed to initiate a “matching grant”, with a Board match of up to $6,950 from the members present. The meeting was adjourned at 3:15. Respectfully submitted by Mary Ida Compton, Secretary.
15 Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association 10 October 2010 Director’s Report for the Education Program COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS On the newsletter front, it has been a relatively quiet summer, as we’ve enjoyed the first longer gap as we’ve moved to a quarterly newsletter. The first of these should be arriving in your mailboxes sometime around the end of the month. Please see Lauren’s report on subscribers to our social media networks (Facebook and Twitter) and listserves (OEFFAdirect). STATUS OF GRANTS Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program (BFRDP) Received word that we were not successful with this one. We expect to continue trying . . . Ohio Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Funding. All of the “i’s” have now been dotted and the “t’s” crossed, so we will begin the work represented by this grant in earnest. To recap: In partnership with the Countryside Conservancy, we received funding for our specialty crop proposal ($67,588 over two years for the two organizations). The grant will provide support for: that portion of an organic educator’s position which focuses on specialty crop production, and an OEFFA conference track for beginning/transitioning specialty crop producers. This year we will also be hosting several webinars on advanced specialty crop production topics and season extension. Farm Aid Grant We have submitted a new request to Farm Aid for continued funding of our Farm Policy Matters program. We should hear towards the end of the year. North Central SARE Research & Education Pre-proposal The pre-proposal I submitted to the North Central SARE Program, focused on educational programming related to organic livestock production was not invited to submit a full proposal. I am still waiting to receive reviewers comments to understand the issues. Easton Community Foundation Center Change for Charity Each year, the Foundation selects 6 charities; each receives 2 months worth of parking meter change from Easton Town Center. This is a long-shot for us, but worth a try. If selected, the organization also benefits with signage at Easton that brings attention to it. . MEMBERSHIP We currently have 2,602 members. See attached report for fuller statistics.
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