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Support Local Small Businesses at your Farmers’ Market

Posted on April 26, 2012 by lfcadmin

Many small businesses get their start at Farmers’ Markets. The markets provide the opportunity for local customers to learn about their products. Start-ups can build a customer base and do market research that they can use to jump start their marketing efforts. Central Ohio is a rich environment for small businesses with many local markets to choose from. This past winter we visited some local vendors at the Columbus Winter Farmers’ Market. Below is a list of the vendors in the video. Contact them directly and support your local economy.

Swisher Creek Farm
Blacklick, Ohio – Pete & Judy Klein
www.alpacanation.com/swishercreekfarm.asp

The Batch Bakery
Columbus, Ohio
www.thebatchbakery.com

Eban Bakery – Gluten Free
Columbus, Ohio
www.ebanbakery.com

Timbre Wolves – Old-time String Band
(614) 268-6353
www.timbrewolves.carl-yaffey.com

Rausch Beef
Marysville, Ohio

Sugar B Bakery
Galena, Ohio
(614) 448-7115

Oh Lather Soap Works
Columbus, Ohio
(614) 263-6625

Taylor’s Made Original Hott Pepper Sauce
Blacklick, Ohio
www.taylorspeppersauce.com (614) 271-0473

Carousel Watergardens Farm &
Cathy’s Tasty Treats – Marion, Ohio
www.cwffarm.com (740) 387-3580

YouTubeVideo by Unlimited Media www.unlimitedmedia.com

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BioDemocracy: food for thought

Posted on April 12, 2012 by lfcadmin

BioDemocracy: Using Local Sovereignty to Protect Ourselves From Corporations and Corporate-Controlled State and Federal Governments

This is the subject of a workshop OCA Political Director Alexis Baden-Mayer is giving at the National Occupation of Washington, D.C. Social Forum tomorrow.

The workshop is inspired and informed by the excellent work the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) has done to help localities defend their right to self-determination, participatory democracy, community-control over shared resources, and protection from corporations that want to raid resources or pollute.BioDemocracy is designed to break down the walls between the isolated issue silos of Justice, Peace, Democracy, Health and Sustainability. We want to help build an interconnected movement to boldly address the root causes of our accelerating crisis with fundamental, radical solutions.

National Occupation of Washington, DC Social Forum – BioDemocracy Workshop.

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Urban Farming For Profit

Posted on March 20, 2012 by lfcadmin

I have long believed that urban farming cannot be truly sustainable unless there are people who can earn a living or partial living at it. It needs to turn into small business to remain with us for a long time. We need to consider our local ordinances and our attitudes about urban farming so that it is viewed like any other small business and is welcomed in our neighborhoods. Read the full article: Urban Farming For Profit.

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Urban farms a tricky row to hoe for Minneapolis City Council | Minnesota Public Radio News

Posted on March 20, 2012 by lfcadmin

Urban farms a tricky row to hoe for Minneapolis City Council | Minnesota Public Radio News.

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City Folks Farm Shop Opens in Columbus

Posted on March 20, 2012 by lfcadmin

City Folk’s Farm Shop, the store that assists Columbus home gardeners, backyard livestock raisers, and homesteaders. We offer tools and services to promote Happy Growing! Today is the store’s soft opening. Stop by and check it out!

4760 North High Street • Columbus, Ohio 43214 • 614-946-5553

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Farmers’ Markets, Cottage Food & Food Processing Establishments

Posted on March 20, 2012 by lfcadmin

Are you a farmers’ market vendor with temperature sensitive or cottage food products? Are you a Sanitarian assigned to inspect farmers’ markets?

Join Dan Milo and staff from Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Office of Food Safety to discuss farmers’ markets and the food safety laws that apply. Sessions are free.

Columbus Area: March 21, 2012, 9 am -12 noon
The Ohio Department of Agriculture
8995 E. Main Street Reynoldsburg, OH

Reserve your seat today! See all dates and locations.

Re-posted from:

Farmers’ Markets, Cottage Food & Food Processing Establishments « Farmers’ Market Management Network.

Posted in Farmer's Markets, Local Food Processing, Meetings & Events, Policy and Regulation | Tagged Columbus Area March, Farmers Markets, Join Dan Milo, Main Street Reynoldsburg | Comments Off

Franklinton Gardens Hosting volunteer work days

Posted on February 18, 2012 by lfcadmin

Dear Friends of Franklinton Gardens,

During the next two weekends in February, Franklinton Gardens will be hosting volunteer work days from 9am-4pm at the Farmhouse, the Franklinton Gardens intern house at 909 W Rich Street. We are in need of many hands to help with remodeling work that we hope to finish by March 1st. Work detail will involve removing wall paneling, removing drop tile ceilings, patching holes in the walls and ceilings, cleaning windows, painting walls, ect. The more volunteers the better, we have loads of work and can accommodate both indoor remodeling and outdoor garden preparation projects, depending on volunteer turnout and weather. If you plan to help out either this weekend (February 18th and 19th), or the next weekend (February 25th and 26th), please notify us at info@franklintongardens, or by phone at (614) 205-3591 so that we can plan accordingly.

Thanks for your support!

Franklinton Gardens is dedicated to promoting urban agriculture and healthy food access in the Franklinton neighborhood. Creation of beauty in abandoned places, the sharing of food among neighbors, educating about nutrition and active lifestyles, and building a just and peaceable community are central themes of the Franklinton Gardens mission. — Nicholas Stanich Americorps VISTA, Franklinton Gardens Franklinton Gardens 909 W Rich Street Columbus, Ohio 43222 Cell: 614-562-4804 Office: 614.224.4770 Email: info@franklintongardens.org www.franklintongardens.org

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Fiery Foods Weekend at North Market

Posted on February 11, 2012 by lfcadmin

Saturday, February 18–Sunday, February 19, 2012

If you love the hot stuff next weekend you’ll have to go to North Market Fiery Foods Weekend on February 18th and 19th. From special vendors to fiery foods cooking and eating contests plus kids activities and live music.

Special fiery foods vendors for the weekend include: A Bit of A Bite Salsa, Aimee’s Blue Ribbon Spices, Bigfat’s Hot Sauce, Black Swamp Gourmet, Blaze Gourmet, CaJohns Flavor & Fire, Chuck Evans’ Montezuma Brand, Dragonfire Foods, El Gringo Loco, Heartbreaking Dawns, Mild to Wild Herb and Pepper Co., Mudflats Chef Inspired Sauces, Patter Fam Sauces, Race City Sauce Works, Red Lion Spicy Foods Company, Surface of the Sun, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Uncle Jester’s Fine Foods, Urban Chefs and Volcanic Peppers.

More info at the Fiery Foods Weekend website.

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Diversified Urban Farm Opens Farm Store in 2012

Posted on January 31, 2012 by lfcadmin

Frijolito Farm, one of Columbus’s few diversified urban farms, continues to evolve to overcome the challenges of small scale urban farming. 2012 includes opening a farm market store and offering gift cards.

Read the story on the Farm Blog:

http://frijolitofarm.com/blog/2012/01/improvise-adapt-overcome/

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Franklinton Gardens Organization Heads Healthy Corner Store Initiative

Posted on January 19, 2012 by lfcadmin

The challenge to getting fresh food into the urban center is building enough demand among the residents. This article shows that shopkeepers at corner stores want to carry more fresh vegetable and fruit, but the demand for such is not there yet. Economically disadvantaged people usually have less time to prepare fresh whole foods. Many folks lack the cooking skills and often the equipment. It is much easier and usually cheaper to eat processed foods that are much less nutritious. Franklinton Gardens is working on the many elements of this complex issue.