Solar Power, urban farming among topics at May 20 Findlay Market “Growing Green” forum

This year’s Findlay Market Spring Forum will focus on the market’s environmental initiatives, including the recent installation of a solar electric system on the roof of the Market House.The Friends of Findlay Market, a market advocacy organization, will host the forum May 20, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm Street, in Over-The-Rhine. Refreshments from Findlay Market will be served that evening. It’s open to the public.Among those scheduled to speak are Cincinnati City Manager Milton Dohoney and Holly Christmann, Hamilton County Solid Waste District Program Manager. John Fanselow, project developer of Third Sun Solar and Wind Power, will talk about his experience as the director of the Market House solar roof project.Mike Morgan, Executive Director of  Over-the-Rhine Foundation, will talk about the recently finished OTR Green Historic Study which examined ways that historic buildings in OTR can be renovated in a environmentally conscious way that respects the structure’s character.Sarah Saheb, a representative of the Service Employees International Union, will outline the upcoming, cultivating a Healthy Environment for Farmers or CHEF, project. This project was spurred by a recently awarded grant to Findlay Market from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help farmers in the city grown food to sale at the market. CHEF will work with up to 5 participants and offer comprehensive training on the benefits, logistics and challenges of urban farming. Writer: Feoshia HendersonSource: Corporation for Findlay Market