It’s been a while since I posted. Lots happening here in Columbus. 4 Seasons City Farm is deep in the midst of planning the Fall Harvest Festival. Sept 26 at Mound and Carpenter (the Olde Town East part of Columbus), Then a few days later will be a canning workshop [...]
I’m a Postin’ Fool today. There was so much to share that concerns local food in my emails. I’ve had good visits with the Madison County Chamber of Commerce, Brian Williams and a number of other movers and shakers. Many of whom will be at this event. Check it out.
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Community garden is seeing it’s renaissance this year. I recently attended the ACGA national conference and was really impressed with their mission and the quality of the lectures that were presented. I joined officially and have decided to host a dinner party at Cafe Bella as a way to show my support. [...]
Here’s the latest news from OEFFA. This event has always been a fun and layed back event when held at Flying J Farm in Johnstown. Lots of good lectures. This is their first year at the new location. Enjoy.
There was also a burst of chat on OEFFAdirect concerning coolers and refrigeration [...]
You can start planting your fall garden now. Learn what you can about cover cropping. Mixes of winter rye and hairy vetch can feed your soil and keep it from getting waterlogged and hard packed over a long cold winter. Mulch heavy. Better yet. plant cole and dark leafy greens crops [...]
Brian Williams sent this in for posting. He’s the new food policy representative at MORPC. His background is in farmland preservation. We still have between 500 and 800 farms each in Franklin County and the surrounding counties that could use all the help they can get to transition to produce and organic techniques. [...]
Me again. So it was a really good convention that kept me occupied the whole time. There are so many points of light to talk about. And I couldn’t find the time to do the twittering. But here’s the lowdown.
It was a great experience. These people are really passionate about [...]
A Day In the Park with Karen
I’m thinking of doing a performance art piece here today. I’m volunteering at the American Community Gardening Association conference at Franklin Park. So here goes. When ever I get a chance. I plan to plug in and write something. Kinda like a diary/instant blog. [...]
This week in Columbus will be eventful. The American Community Gardening Association is holding they’re national conference at Franklin Park on Aug 6, 7 and 8. They are bringing in a lot of high power activists to meet and speak about many of the happening things out there. Spin gardening, rain barrels, [...]
This is my running blog about chickens. Attendance is up here at LFC. Thank you for checking us out. Food. Inc tells a gruesome story about the state of food and meat in America. It shows the gruesomeness of factory chickens vs. the professionalism of a country farmer , who knows what [...]