COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — In central Ohio, many families are struggling with food insecurity and hunger.
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On Tuesday, the Mid-Ohio Food Collective celebrated another urban farm with the grand opening of its seven-acre “smart farm” in the Hilltop neighborhood.
Experts say the best way to fight food insecurity and hunger isn’t just with food banks, but that it’s important to strengthen the local food system. In the Hilltop, that means growing healthy crops in less space and educating the next generation of urban growers.
This new “smart farm” will serve as an educational hub and demonstration space for high-tech growing techniques. It focuses on making every acre count by maximizing the space they have and putting as much of the food they grow into the market as possible.