Established July 13, 2007 with funds from the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center; used to support the certified organic research and education activities of the interdisciplinary Organic Food and Farming Education and Research (OFFER) Program at various locations in Ohio, including OARDC Wooster and the John Hirzel Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Site in Bowling Green as approved by the administrative coordinator of the OFFER program.