Northwest Ohio is a vital agricultural region, providing food to local, regional, and international markets. Farming is deeply woven into family and community history here. However, farmers are struggling to make ends meet, agriculture has been linked to water quality issues, and one in seven people in the region are food insecure. Internal tensions have set different sectors of the community against each other, creating frustrations and misconceptions about the role that each should play to address these challenges.

Almost 20 years ago, The Ohio State University’s Agroecosystem Management Program (AMP) established the Stinner Summit to gather people together to discuss regional challenges around food production. This year’s event will be Friday, December 12 at Bluffton University to disc

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