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Summit County Stakeholder Session Business Case Portfolio

Steve Bosserman's picture

The first round stakeholder session for Summit County generated numerous ideas and approaches for business start-up and expansion in the Ag-Bio cluster.  These are documented in the Google Doc spreadsheet at this link: http://tinyurl.com/summit-first-round (see abbreviated snapshot below).  Please take a look and make any additional entries or revisions to those we noted.

 

Urban Farming in a Parking Lot Tour

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Monthly tours of the gardens in the former ATI Dorm parking lot, Wooster, Ohio

WOOSTER, Ohio -- Joe Kovach, an Ohio State University scientist who is studying the best ways to grow food in old asphalt parking lots, will hold free public tours at his test plots in Wooster at 4 p.m. on the last Thursday of each month through August. The first tour is May 31.

Press Release: Author and Rancher Nicolette Hahn Niman to Keynote Ohio’s Largest Sustainable Food and Farming Conference

Lauren Ketcham's picture

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 10, 2013

Contact:
Renee Hunt, OEFFA Program Director—(614) 421-2022 Ext. 205, renee@oeffa.org
Lauren Ketcham, OEFFA Communications Coordinator—(614) 421-2022 Ext. 203, lauren@oeffa.org

 

Press Release: Food Safety and Grazing Pre-Conference Workshops Offer Information for Experienced Farmers

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 15, 2013

Contact:
Renee Hunt, OEFFA Program Director—(614) 421-2022 Ext. 205, renee@oeffa.org
Lauren Ketcham, OEFFA Communications Coordinator—(614) 421-2022 Ext. 203, lauren@oeffa.org

Press Release: American Meat Documentary to Screen at OEFFA Conference

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Granville, OH—American Meat, a documentary film about the U.S. meat and poultry industry, will be shown at the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association’s (OEFFA) 34th annual conference, Growing Opportunities, Cultivating Change, on Saturday, February 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Presented by Chipotle Mexican Grill, American Meat takes a pro-farmer look at chicken, hog, and cattle production in America.

Free Public Tour Series Features Ohio’s Organic and Sustainable Farms and Businesses

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The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) has announced its farm tours and workshops that will be included in the 2013 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series, featuring free public tours of some of Ohio’s finest sustainable and organic farms.

Press Release: Good Earth Guide Connects Consumers with Local Farmers

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Directory lists more than 400 farms and businesses in Ohio and surrounding states

Columbus, OH – Ohio summers are a time to enjoy the bounty of fresh garden vegetables, ripe off the vine berries, farm fresh eggs, and orchard harvests bursting with juicy flavor. The Good Earth Guide to Organic and Ecological Farms, Gardens, and Related Businesses produced by the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) can help bring these delicious tastes of summer to any kitchen.