“There are a lot of vacant parking lots in places like Cleveland and Youngstown,” said Kovach, who works…

“There are a lot of vacant parking lots in places like Cleveland and Youngstown,” said Kovach, who works at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster and holds a joint appointment with Ohio State University Extension. “We’re hoping to learn if the trenches work, if the pots are worth it and of all three techniques, which is the best?”

WOOSTER, Ohio — An OSU scientist has started a three-year study on the best ways to grow food in empty, abandoned parking lots.