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  • ArboBlitz 2022 brings new trees to campus

    October 28, 2022
    The 2022 ArboBlitz was quite the poplar event on Oct. 28, as nearly 60 volunteers teamed up with FOD Landscaping Services and the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens to plant dozens of trees outside of The Ohio Union in just three hours. To prepare for the big day, FOD’s certified arborist team determines locations for planting, prep...
    Volunteers gather around staff as they plant a tree.

  • Volunteers Help Beautify Jennings Hall Rain Garden

    October 13, 2022
    On Saturday, October 8, student volunteers joined Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) staff to clean and maintain the Jennings Hall rain gardens. Volunteers, including the Texnikoi Engineering Honorary and the Ecological Engineering Society, weeded, trimmed perennials and mulched 22 garden boxes during the annual fall event, which has taken place since 2013. The rain gardens were among the firs...
    Students participating in the Jennings Rain Garden Clean-Up.

  • In the News: Residence Hall Compost Program Helps Ohio State Reach 2025 Zero Waste Goal

    October 10, 2022
    The Lantern recently highlighted the unviersity's compost program expansion to students living in residence Halls. Molly Kathleen, zero waste coordinator in Facilities Operations and Development discussed the zero waste goal and ways that composting helps create a more sustainable campus."Composting will definitely make a big difference on campus and making progress toward the waste diversion goa...
    Compost bin and flyer

  • In the News: Composting Programs Expanding at Ohio State

    September 28, 2022
    The expansion of the university composting program was recently spotlighted by Ohio State News. “Ohio State is leading the region on this,” said FOD’s Mary Leciejewski. More than 1,000 Buckeyes have signed up to participate in a new program that has already diverted more than 114 tons of food waste from landfills since July and sparked new ideas from students in the classroom.Read Full Article....
    Students and leaders in class about composting

  • FOD Supports Heart Walk, Raises Funds

    August 22, 2022
    FOD Heart and Sole helped raise more than $8,168 as part of the 2022 American Heart Association Central Ohio Heart Walk. The 38-member team was joined by family and friends to make the walk this past Saturday, August 20 at McFerson Commons in downtown Columbus. Together, the team of FOD and A&P staff members exceeded its fundraising goal of $7,500.During the event, it was announced that The O...
    3 men walk amongst group

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