(All picture taken by me. Click on picture to see larger image.)
The Stratford Ecological Center is located in Delaware, Ohio. The gazebo (left) is a place for visitors to sit and relax and enjoy the scenery.
Pictured to the right is the children's garden. Here kids have the opportunity to walk through the garden and learn where some of there food comes from.
The greenhouse (left) runs all year round and hosts a variety of plants and vegetables. Whatever vegetables are not picked or sold are donated to the local food banks.
Stratford manages 236 acres of land and is a mostly grass based farm. This picture (right) shows the vast pastures as well as a small pond in the distance.
Stratford is home to a variety of livestock such as dairy and beef cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, and hogs.
Two kids (baby goats, right) snuggle up and take a nap.
Stratford raises cattle for milk and meat. These two calves (left) are a Jersey breed.
Michael Mercil, an artist and professor at The Ohio State University, houses his sheep for his Virtual Pasture project at Stratford. Pictured right is one of his Shetland sheep.
Tunis is the main breed of sheep at Stratford. This Tunis lamb (left) is stretching out and enjoying a nice long nap.
Not only do the chickens (right) provide eggs, but they are also a source of parasite management. Since Stratford is all organic they do not spray chemicals or pesticides, so the chickens eat harmful bugs and parasites.
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