Since mid-February, Dorothy Pelanda, the Ohio Department of Agriculture director, has been hosting a series of informal meet and greet events across Ohio. They will continue through April. Pelanda will share information regarding her background, and listen to thoughts and ideas from members of Ohio’s food and agriculture industry.

The meet and greets are open to the public and will be hosted in conjunction with local soil and water conservation districts.

Here is a list of the April meetings scheduled:

April 1
9 a.m., Rolling Plains United Methodist Church, 3350 Moxahala Park Road, Zanesville
11:30 a.m., Ohio National Guard Armory, 241 S. Front St., Marietta
3:30 p.m., Fairfield Ag Center, 831 College Ave., Lancaster

April 5
10 a.m., Ohio Valley Mall, Community Room, 67800 Mall Ring Road, St. Clairsville
1 p.m., Cassell Station Volunteer Fire Department, 4500 Peters Creek Road, Cambridge

April 8
10 a.m., Brown County Fairgrounds Administration Building, 325 W. State St., Georgetown
2 p.m., Butler Soil and Water Conservation District, 1802 Princeton Road, Hamilton

April 12
12:30 p.m., Defiance Soil and Water Conservation District Office, Suite C, 06879 Evansport Road, Defiance
3 p.m., Perry Township Administrative Building, 2408 E. Breese Road, Lima

April 29
10 a.m., Claridon Woodlands, 11383 Claridon Troy Road, Chardon
Noon, Portage Soil and Water Conservation District Garden Meeting Room, 6970 State Route 88, Ravenna

For more information or questions, contact the ODA Office of Communications at 614-752-9817.

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