Ross Olson, LWV Oxford Natural Resources Portfolio Director, and Ann Fuehrer, Talawanda Oxford Pantry & Social Services (TOPSS) Executive Director, will discuss the relationship between food insecurity, community gardens, and homelessness in the Oxford area.

Olson will provide information on a pilot project to create a pollinator and food production garden and food forestry plot near Miami Mobile Home Community and TOPSS on US 27. Fuehrer will discuss how TOPSS, providing food to area residents since 2007, is implementing innovative solutions in the face of increased demand and challenges over the last year.