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    Cleveland Metroparks Ranger Department And Cleveland Crops Form Partnership

    News & Press | June 2012

    Cleveland Metroparks Ranger Department And Cleveland Crops Form Partnership

    Posted: June 12, 2012
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    DIANNA KALL -
    440-331-5768                                         



    Last fall, Cleveland Metroparks Ranger Department's Mounted Unit
    connected with CleveLand Crops, a division of the Cuyahoga County
    Board of Developmental Disability, that cultivates unused urban
    land in Cleveland for crop production.  They work with
    individuals to develop farming skills so they can become
    successfully employed. The produce they farm is then sold locally
    to markets and restaurants. The profits aid in offsetting the cost
    of the program.



    Dave Wygonski, CleveLand Crops Operations Supervisor met with
    Sergeant Richard Svoboda, Cleveland Metroparks ranger mounted unit
    supervisor about the need for fertilizer; a costly, though
    essential, part of farming. Horse manure, a natural fertilizer,
    would not only help the crops, but also help with some of CleveLand
    Crops cost-cutting measures, since the product is free.  With
    10 horses, the Mounted Unit has plenty of manure to spare.



    This spring, CleveLand Crops' crews picked up eight loads of
    waste material from the ranger stable and distributed it to three
    of their farms: Stanard Farm, Heritage Farm and Ohio City Farm.
    �This is a way to add organic nutrients to our property at very
    little cost and this helps us incredibly.�



    Daniel Nolen, employment manager for Cuyahoga County Board of
    Developmental Disabilities, commented on the partnership, �We love
    being part of this very organic system for fertilization. Right now
    we can use natural parts of waste products for all of our
    properties.  What we really like is the total process of
    leftover products going back into the system.�  Besides
    creating a learning opportunity, CleveLand Crops can pick-up and
    deliver its own material at a minimal cost.



    Overall, this situation is a win-win arrangement for Cleveland
    Metroparks and CleveLand Crops. Cleveland Metroparks does not have
    to pay for manure removal, and CleveLand Crops does not have to
    purchase manure or pay for delivery. �This is a great cooperative
    arrangement that enables both organizations to realize cost
    benefits in an ecologically-responsible manner,� stated Gregory M.
    Loftus, Cleveland Metroparks ranger chief.



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