INFOhio launches Harvest of the Month Open Space group

1/21/2025

Harvest of the Month lessons, training sessions for K-12 educators

The Ohio Harvest of the Month campaign promotes the use of seasonally available local products in Ohio schools and communities to increase students’ nutritious food consumption and encourage their interest and curiosity in new foods, supporting a lifetime of healthy eating.

The Ohio Harvest of the Month group, hosted on INFOhio's Open Space platform, provides Ohio K-12 educators with high-quality, standards-aligned lessons featuring the Ohio Harvest of the Month agricultural items and creates opportunities to connect classrooms with the cafeteria.

To help educators navigate the Open Space platform, the Department and INFOhio staff are offering two training sessions.

• Training One – Getting Started with Open Space: Jan. 29, 3-3:45 p.m.
• Training Two – Navigating Open Space and Content Packages: Feb. 5, 3-3:45 p.m.

Visit the Department’s Farm to School webpage for more information or contact Farm to School Education Specialist Rebecca Naab.

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws. To request a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Katie Barnes, ADA coordinator, at ADAaccommodation@education.ohio.gov or 614-387-7716 (voice) no later than three business days (72 hours) before each training session. Requests submitted less than 72 hours before the event may not be able to be accommodated, though DEW will make every effort to provide accommodations if possible.