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The George Jones Farm was started in 1998 as a community sustainable agriculture project. The farm was farmed with conventional farm methods for decades and then was acquired by Oberlin College in the early 1990's. It was leased to EDIC, (The Ecological Design Innovation Center) in 2003 and farmed by OSAP, The Oberlin Sustainable Agriculture Project. Initially, the gardens contained severely depleted soil with a very low organic content. The soil has been systematically amended and organic content has dramatically increased, from 1/2% to over 7% .
OSAP managed the farm from 2002-2004. In 2005 the organization underwent a restructuring and now exists as The New Agrarian Center.
Currently the farm serves as a model for organic food production, habitat restoration, soil restoration, The New Agrarian Center manages the farm around several enterprises including: market production for Oberlin Farmer's Market, the college and several restaurants in Oberlin. It manages George Jones Farm, a large urban market gardening project in the inner city in Cleveland. The farm produces free range eggs and meat broilers, bee products and worm castings.
In 2005 the farm developed a K-5 outdoor education curriculum and began educational programs for local schools. The aim of the educational program is to provide quality programming to increase environmental awareness in our youth. It provides interactive outdoor education experiences for schools and local youth organizations.
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