The newly formed Columbus Weston A. Price Chapter is organizing. Meet others in the Columbus area and surrounding counties who want to become more educated on the nutritional benefits of eating whole foods and how to prepare and preserve them. This includes locally and naturally grown, organic meat, vegetables and dairy and where to find [...]
Ohio Department of Agriculture Eat Local Challenge Sept. 13-19The Ohio Department of Agriculture challenges you to eat local! This week, plan and prepare one meal every day using foods that are made, grown or raised in Ohio.
Click on your county to accept the Eat Local Challenge!
http://www.agri.ohio.gov/apps/eat_local/eatlocal.aspx
EBT and Farmers Markets: Practical Advice from Successful Programs
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM (ET)
This is a free webinar hosted by The Farmers Market Coallition.
Details and Registration
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 [...]
Giving Garden Gala Fundraiser to Build a Greenhouse & Provide Healthy Food to Low-Income Families/Sat. Feb. 28 from 2-10 p.m.
Do you like helping local causes? Want to be involved in bringing healthy, nutritious food to local families in need? Here is a worthy fundraiser! The greenhouse is intended to provide produce and plant starts to [...]
Leslie Schaller, Consultant and Director of AceNet’s Food Venture Center will be presenting at a state level meeting next Wednesday, February 18th from 10-12:00 at the Ohio Department of Agriculture
If you are in any stage of the process of developing a Food Business Incubator – or “shared use commercial kitchen”. please join us.
The goals of [...]
Initially, we had set out to come up with a plan that would feed the poor, train and employ aspiring farmers, contribute to the rise of urban agriculture, increase the availability of local food, persuade conventional farmers to switch to more sustainable methods, and generally address environmental and social justice issues. Trying (and failing) to envision how [...]
Hi everyone. Hoping to see you Thursday the 18th at the next meeting. Many exciting developements to discuss. 6:00-8:00 at Sporeprint office on 5th Ave (between 4th and Summit)
We may have a website/blog to use.
Hope to show support for 4 Seasons Harvest festival on Mound St in Oct. We will also be discussing a Greenhouse [...]