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Small Independent Grocers and Local Food
As demand for locally produced food grows, grocery stores are struggling to find sources of that food. The food is out there, but the buying models of the larger grocery is often incompatible with the small farmer. Currently, most producers of local food are small farms, which may not be able to fill the volume, [...]
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Our mission is to inform and educate on local food issues in central Ohio. We encourage the dissemination of ideas for sustainable local food systems and making good locally grown food available to all.
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Local small scale co-packer in central Ohio
If you always wanted to sell your salsa at the farmer's market or to the grocery store? There is ...
Sara Lee Greenwashes new bread product: “Eco-grain” – buyer beware
This is hot off the newswire: "EcoGrain" Marketing Blitz — Greenwashing New Bread Produced with Toxic Agrochemicals as Something /Better/ ...
Co-op canneries…where’s the meat?
I was really excited about this message (below) until I read further into it. "...for the production of a premium ...
How do we move farming to the cities?
This was originally posted as a reply to Sam Rose's question on Ohio State University's Local Food Systems network. "So, the ...
Local Food & Recipes
Ohio Grass-fed Milk on NPR Ohio’s own Warren Taylor, often called a milk evangelist, passionately promotes milk like it used to be 40 years ago. Warren, and his dairy are featured in this NPR story on Dec. 10, 2009.
Read the full story on NPR
Urban Farming
Urban Farms of Central Ohio Where are the urban farms in Central Ohio. Take a look at our map. Please support local agriculture.
Gardening
New Community Garden Seeking Participants Are you an apartment dweller looking for a place to garden? A gardener looking for more space than you currently have? Art Yoho has generously volunteered his front yard for the site of our new community garden. The space is about one acre on Maize Road, just a bit north of Cooke Road. We’re looking [...]
Local Food Processing
Local small scale co-packer in central Ohio If you always wanted to sell your salsa at the farmer’s market or to the grocery store? There is now a facility in Franklin County that will commercially bottle small batches of high-acid foods for local farmers and entrepreneurs. They are committed to local…ly grown food and the local economy. For details contact Anthony [...]
Restaurants
Food Chain Meeting in July A Food Chain Meeting that will take place early the morning of July 16th in Bellville. It will be at the Dutch Heritage Restaurant just off of Interstate 71 (four exits north of Polaris). This bi-monthly meeting has proved to be a great networking opportunity for growers, processors, buyers, and others to meet. The topic [...]
Grants
FARRMS Grant for organic and transitioning farms FARRMS Grant
This grant can be used for a variety of projects or expenses, but should be directly related to the farming operation, including but not limited to: fencing, computers, seed, irrigation, equipment, etc. The program is available to farms that are certified organic or actively transitioning into organic production; Non-certified projects on the organic [...]
