THE STINNER SUMMIT AND THE BEN STINNER ENDOWMENT
 Like our meeting, life is then short, so let us give only to each the best right now. I ask only to be made a gift For this land from which I grew. Keep this promise and let me come now into sweet rest so I can grow again through you and the land on where we stand.
Ben Stinner
In this prophetic poem, Ben speaks to us of his own desire to give back to the land and his challenge to us to do the same. Those who knew Ben know what a huge impact his work had, bringing together researchers, farmers, and policy makers to effect real change in Ohio agriculture. Unfortunately, Ben's vision of sustainability was not fully realized before his untimely death, and now it must coontinue through us.
The Ben Stinner Endowment for Healthy Agroecosystems and Sustainable Communities seeks to extend Ben's efforts for agricultural communities through research with a holistic approach to the complex ecological and social challenges facing farming today.
THE 3rd ANNUAL STINNER SUMMIT - A DAY OF COLLABORATION
WORKING TOGETHER FOR HEALTHY AGROECOSYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
This year, the 3rd Annual Stinner Summit was held at the Malabar Farm State Park on October 16, 2009. The attendees of the Stinner Summit participated in selecting a project in keeping with Ben's vision and supported by the Stinner Endowment. The project for the upcoming year is a proposal to Facilitate Year Round Local Food Systems by bringing together
experts and existing groups currently involved in successful year round growing by organizing a daylong conference in collaboration with Ohio Department of Agriculture.
The group will identify researchers, educators, organizations and practitioners already actively engaged in developing year round systems and will develop ways to strengthen networking and collaboration across the entire value chain.
A Complete Summary of the day is available here: 3rd Annual Stinner Summit
Write-ups from the past Stinner Summits are also available.
1st Annual Stinner Summit
2nd Annual Stinner Summit
The growth of the Stinner Endowment depends on contibutions. Please take this opportunity to consider a donation to:
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