Community Outreach

Ohio State Marion's annual wine tasting and fundraising event, A Taste of the Harvest benefits WOSU Public Media and WOSB-FM by helping finance the operation of a repeater tower that brings the WOSU signal to Marion, Delaware, Crawford, and Wyandot Counties. The evening features heavy hors d’oeuvres and the opportunity to sample wines from around the world.

The Microfarm Project makes the business of sustainable urban farming accessible, equitable, and profitable by leveraging the knowledge and science of the land grant university to grow cooperative businesses, make microfarming profitable, train new microfarmers, address racial and social justice by creating access to microfarming opportunities.

During the summer of 2023, a team of six students from Ohio State Marion researched Marion’s history of literacy advocacy and support, explored present community needs, and then publicized and promoted Marion’s distinct culture of literacy to the public.