Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association (OEFFA) EVENTS CALENDAR

Loveland, OH

Saturday, May 25, 2013
12 - 5pm

Join Grailville for Local Fest, an outdoor event celebrating local food, local art, and local music. Come and enjoy a day of food and fun, featuring the artwork of local artisans and their wares; bites and light fare from local food truck vendor, Ohio Farm Direct; and wonderful local music from Jeremy Pinnells and the 55s.

Located in the rolling hills of southwest Ohio, Grailville is steward to over 315 acres of rural land including woods, pastures, ponds, creeks, an outdoor labyrinth, hiking, trails and organic vegetable gardens.

This event is free and open to the public. Parking is available for a nominal fee.

Grailville Retreat and Program Center, 932 O’Bannonville Rd., Loveland, OH

Contact:
www.grailville.org / 513-683-2340

Athens, OH

Saturday, May 25, 2013
3-5 p.m.

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Join Matt Cooke, front yard gardening extraordinaire as he tours us through his wonderful garden and discusses the conversion process of his grassy lawn to an aesthetically pleasing and highly productive garden patch.

Workshops are free to CFI members and $5 for non-members. CFI Workshops are supported in part by the Athens Foundation.

85 S. May Ave., Athens, OH

Contact:
Community Food Initiatives / 740-593-5971 /

Bath Township, OH

Tuesday, May 28, 2013
6 - 9pm

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Learn how to kill, clean and cut chickens. This class is for people who already raise chickens. Pre-registration required. Cost: $150.

Brunty Farms, Bath Township, OH

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Athens, OH

Tuesday, May 28, 2013
6:30-8 p.m.

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Join Food & Water Watch's Executive Director Wenonah Hauter as she discusses her new book, Foodopoly.

Foodopoly exposes the real culprits threatening our food system — consolidation and corporate control — which are preventing farmers from raising healthy crops and limiting the choices people can make in the grocery store.

After the discussion, Wenonah will be available to sign copies of the book for anyone in attendance. Books will be on hand and available for sale by the Athens Book Center.

Snacks donated by Crumbs Bakery, Integration Acres, Laurel Valley Creamery, and Shagbark Seed and Mill.

Athens Community Center
701 E. State St., Athens, OH

Contact:

http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/Calendar?id=104521&view=Detail

Columbus, OH

Sunday, June 2, 2013
2pm

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Our classes are taught by a variety of experts including a veterinarian, environmental scientists, urban homesteaders, an herbalist, and farmers, all of whom receive 100% of the registration fees to fuel their projects.

City Folk’s Farm Shop, 4760 N. High St., Columbus, OH

Contact:
shawn@cityfolksfarmshop.com / 614-946-5553

http://www.cityfolksfarmshop.com

Cleveland Heights, OH

Tuesday, June 4, 2013
6 - 8pm

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This workshop will focus on unique strategies to create garden structures that will support plant growth. Trellising, staking, caging, are just the beginning!

Part of Cuyahoga County OSU Extension’s 2013 Urban Agriculture Workshop series. All workshops are free and open to the public.

Forest Hill Church, 3031 Monticello Blvd., Cleveland Heights, OH

Contact:
/ 216-429-8200 /

Columbus, OH

Thursday, June 6, 2013
7pm

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Our classes are taught by a variety of experts including a veterinarian, environmental scientists, urban homesteaders, an herbalist, and farmers, all of whom receive 100% of the registration fees to fuel their projects.

City Folk’s Farm Shop, 4760 N. High St., Columbus, OH

Contact:
shawn@cityfolksfarmshop.com / 614-946-5553

http://www.cityfolksfarmshop.com

Pomeroy, OH

Saturday, June 8, 2013
1-4 p.m.

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Snowville Creamery is a small-scale dairy processing plant located on Bill Dix and Stacy Hall’s 300 acre pasture based dairy farm. Fresh, grass-fed milk from the 250 cross-bred dairy cows is minimally processed and packaged on-site. Join creamery owners Warren and Victoria Taylor to see the pasture’s sustainable management. Tour the low cost, fast throughput milking parlor and the creamery to learn how the milk is processed, and find out more about the benefits and challenges of bringing it to market.

Directions: From Rte. 50/32, take the Rte. 681/State St. exit in Albany. Travel southeast on Rte. 681. Take the first road to the right, which is Carpenter Rd./County Rd. 13. County Rd. 13 becomes State Farm Rd. Turn left on Rte. 143 and continue for about 2 miles. At the sharp curve at the top of the hill, Snowville Creamery is on the right.

Sponsored by OEFFA as part of the 2013 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series, this tour is free and open to the public.

Snowville Creamery
32623 State Rte. 143, Pomeroy, OH 45769

Contact:
Milo Petruziello / (614) 421-2022 /

Bill Dix, Stacy Hall, Warren and Victoria Taylor / (740) 698-2340 /

http://www.oeffa.org/pdfs/farmtour2013.pdf

Piketon, OH

Saturday, June 8, 2013
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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Growers wanting to learn how to improve soil health and increase crop yields while reducing operating and input costs may want to consider using multi-functional cover crops, which can also improve water quality, reduce soil erosion, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

The hands-on workshop is suited for both beginning and veteran farmers and will offer strategies and tips for growers on everything they'll need to know about cover crops and the benefits to soil, water and air quality.

Rafiq Islam, who holds joint appointments with Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, will discuss soil health, no-till and cover crops. Nationally recognized speakers and experts on soil health, carbon sequestration, conservation tillage and cover crops, including Don Reicosky, a U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service soil scientist emeritus, and David Brandt, president of the Ohio No-Till Council, will speak at the workshop.

Participants are asked to bring samples of what they consider to be good soil and bad soil from their fields to the workshop for testing. The 15-minute soil health test will also determine soil matter accumulation levels and how much nitrogen is needed for field fertilizer.

The daylong workshop will cover the following issues:
• Soil health
• Cover crops
• Soil testing techniques
• Presentations in the field
• No-till's impact on soil health and water quality
• Climate challenges
• 4R Tomorrow, an Ohio conservation program aimed at wise nutrient management
• Soil lab tour

Registration is $10 and includes lunch. The deadline to register is June 1. Attendees will receive a soil health field test kit, with the first 50 registered participants receiving two soil test vouchers from the Scioto and Lawrence county soil and water conservation districts.

Ohio State University South Centers
1864 Shyville Rd., Piketon, OH

Contact:
Debby Basham / 740-259-9231 /

Athens, OH

Sunday, June 9, 2013
1 p.m.

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Find out all about composting during this tour of southeast Ohio’s only Class II compost facility. The Compost Exchange accepts yard and food waste and manure from the community and provides compost products and services for residential and business customers in the region. Learn about their Zero Waste Initiative, how to build a compost bin, how compost is created, and how to get involved as a member or partner.

Directions: From Athens, take Rte. 33 W toward Columbus to Exit 682 for The Plains. Turn left at the light. Travel 0.25 miles to the next traffic light. Turn right on Poston Station Rd. and continue for 2 miles. Go through the woods and to the bottom of the curve. Turn right on Industrial Park Rd. at the LE-AX water sign. Travel 0.25 miles and cross the bridge over the stream. The Compost Exchange is on the left.

Sponsored by OEFFA as part of the 2013 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series, this tour is free and open to the public.

The Compost Exchange
5991 Industrial Park Rd., Athens, OH 45701

Contact:
Milo Petruziello / (614) 421-2022 /

Ray Leard / (740) 592-3800 /

http://www.oeffa.org/pdfs/farmtour2013.pdf

Hillsboro, OH

Sunday, June 9, 2013
1-4 p.m.

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Learn how to set up a seed starting heater which costs very little and works great. Combining a portable rocket mass stove with speedling trays provides a great environment for seed starting. Fuel for the stove can be just the small limbs that Mother nature blows off your trees. Free for the willingness to pick them up. Rocket mass stoves can be used for many other heating needs. Come to the workshop and see how to build one. Get ready for next winter and spring. Cost - $25.

Community Garden Barn
925 West Main Street, Hillsboro, OH

Contact:
Highland Quality Living / 937-205-7046

http://www.servicescene.org

Wooster, OH

Monday, June 10, 2013
8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

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This hands-on workshop teaches summer pruning techniques for your landscape.

Registration: $50.

Secrest Arboretum, Seaman Orientation Plaza, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH

Contact:
/ 330-464-2148

http://secrest.osu.edu/eventview.asp?id=5770

Columbus, OH

Tuesday, June 11, 2013
6:30pm

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Our classes are taught by a variety of experts including a veterinarian, environmental scientists, urban homesteaders, an herbalist, and farmers, all of whom receive 100% of the registration fees to fuel their projects.

City Folk’s Farm Shop, 4760 N. High St., Columbus, OH

Contact:
shawn@cityfolksfarmshop.com / 946-5553

http://www.cityfolksfarmshop.com

Cleveland, OH

Thursday, June 13, 2013
6:00 - 8pm

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Learn all about tomatoes! This workshop will focus on types, staking methods, production rates, pests and diseases, grafting, and more!

Part of Cuyahoga County OSU Extension’s 2013 Urban Agriculture Workshop series. All workshops are free and open to the public.

Kinsman Farm, E. 82nd St. and Higbee Ave., Cleveland, OH

Contact:
/ 216-429-8200 /

Marysville, OH

Friday, June 14, 2013
6pm

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Learn about edible weeds and how to prepare them. Cost: $30.

Mockingbird Meadows Herbal Health Farm, 16671 Burns Rd., Marysville, OH

Contact:
www.mockingbirdmeadows.com / 614-354-5162

Grand Rapids, OH

Saturday, June 15, 2013
2 p.m.

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Graham Farms in northwest Ohio specializes in pasture raised meat, which they sell under the label Omega Meats. Farmer Lindsay Graham raises grass-fed beef, pastured chickens and turkeys, and pastured heritage breed hogs on 16 acres using rotational grazing practices. Omega Meats products are available at area restaurants, natural food stores, and through a buyers’ club and on-farm sales. Join this tour to learn more about sustainable, pasture-based livestock management.

Directions: From 1-475 in Toledo, take Rte. 24 W toward Napolean. Take the exit for Rte. 295 S/S. Berkey Southern Rd. Turn left on Rte. 295. Take the third left onto Pollock Rd. From I-75, take Exit 179 to Rte. 6 W. Turn right on Rte. 235 N/Ostego Pike. Turn left on County Rd. 184/Kellogg Rd. Continue on Rte. 65 S/W. River Rd. Turn right on Rte. 295 N/Bridge St./Grand Rapids Rd. Turn right on Rte. 295 N/ Lucas County Rd. 53/Rte. 24/Anthony Wayne Tr. Turn left on Rte. 295 N/S. Berkey Southern Rd. Take the first right onto Pollock Rd.

Sponsored by OEFFA as part of the 2013 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series, this tour is free and open to the public.

Omega Meats
11415 Pollock Rd., Grand Rapids, OH 43522

Contact:
Milo Petruziello / (614) 421-2022 /

Lindsay Graham / (419) 392-6868 /

http://www.oeffa.org/pdfs/farmtour2013.pdf