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Local Foods Week Starts Sept. 30th
Want to eat healthier, support the local economy, meet some new friends? Check out the festivities for Local Foods Week.
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Food Safety Listening Session for Produce Growers
Ohio producers of fresh fruits and vegetables have an opportunity to attend a Listening Session to hear about the various groups who are working to address the proposed changes to how local food is produced in Ohio. This listening session … Continue reading
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September thoughts on Harvest
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), … Continue reading
Defining Local Food
What does “local food” mean to you? As Bear wrote in SlowFood Columbus recently. As big food industry scrambles to redefine their products as “local”, we must keep in mind the values we embrace as we support local food. The … Continue reading
Farmland Preservation Conference
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 … Continue reading
Community Gardens are spreading. It’s a Gardenmonium
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 … Continue reading
OEFFA announcement
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 … Continue reading
Garden space available and a couple tips.
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. … Continue reading
Bringing food to the Table! Your local politician’s table too!
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 … Continue reading
Sunday in the Park with Karen Part 2
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. … Continue reading
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