Veggie School
Granville, OH
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
7 - 9pm
More than just a class, Veggie School includes field trips, ongoing support, a community of like-minded gardeners, and a celebration at the end of the year.
Classes are held the third Wednesday of each month.
Sign up for 6, 9, or all 12 classes in the series: 6 classes: $175, 9 classes: $250, 12 classes: $320, add an extra class later: $30
The Going Green Store, 909 River Rd., Granville OH
Contact:
Erin Harvey / 740-808-9908 / 
Farm Table Cooking
Cincinnati, OH
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
6:30 - 9pm
Meshewa Farm Kitchen, 7550 Given Rd., Cincinnati, OH
Contact:
www.turnerfarm.com /
Farm Table Cooking
Cincinnati, OH
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
6:30 - 9pm
Meshewa Farm Kitchen, 7550 Given Rd., Cincinnati, OH
Contact:
www.turnerfarm.com /
Blackberry and Blueberry Field Night
Piketon, OH
Thursday, June 20, 2013
6-9 p.m.
OSU South Centers, 1864 Shyville Road, Piketon, OH
Contact:
/ 740-289-2071 /
http://oardc.osu.edu/e6454/Blackberry-and-Blueberry-Field-Night.htm
Dairy Ferments: Kefir, Buttermilk and Sour Cream
Athens, OH
Thursday, June 20, 2013
5:30 - 7pm
Free to CFI members and $5 for non-members.
ACEnet Kitchen, 94 Columbus Rd. Athens, OH
Contact:
Community Food Initiatives / 740-593-5971 /
IPM for Organic and Sustainable Farms Webinar
Online Webinar
Friday, June 21, 2013
2 - 3:30pm
If these questions have you thinking then perhaps you should join us for a webinar on understanding and setting up an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program for your farm!! All smart farmers scout their fields to be ready for pest occurrences, but especially organic farmers who use multiple tools to manage pests. Having a good idea if and when insects will attack is the first step to smart pest management.
Contact:
Vicki Morrone /
Fulton County Sustainable Agriculture Tour
Fulton County
Friday, June 21, 2013
10am - 5pm
The tour will begin at Kinsman Farm, a traditional family-run row crop farm that has modified its production in recent years to include organic produce, community supported agriculture (CSA) subscriptions, and high tunnel greenhouse production. A lunch including produce from the farm will be provided.
At 1 p.m., the tour will continue to Turkeyfoot Creek Creamery where participants will witness how fresh, ripened, and aged cheeses are made by hand using milk from the farm’s goats. See the entire process from the goat to the curd at this farm started in 2012.
At 3 p.m., the tour will make a final stop at Knotty Vines Farm and Winery where a “retirement project” has turned into a viable enterprise on just three acres. The winery opened for retail business early in 2013.
Cost: The full day event, including lunch and tastings, costs $20.
Registration: Pre-register by June 19.
Locations:
Kinsman Farm
Valerie and Doug Kinsman,
5328 County Rd. 22, Archbold, OH 43502
Turkeyfoot Creek Creamery
Del Burkholder,
11313 County Rd. D, Wauseon, OH 43567
Knotty Vines Farm and Winery
Steve and Julie Nofziger,
2920 County Rd. 19, Wauseon, OH 43567
Directions to Kinsman Farm: From the west, take I-80/I-90 E to Exit 25. Take Rte. 66 S for 3 miles. Turn left on Rte. 2 and continue for 1 mile. Turn left on County Rd. 22. Kinsman Farm is the second farm on the right. From the east, take I-80/I-90 W to Exit 34. Take Rte. 108 S for 1.2 miles. Turn right on Rte. 20 and continue for 7 miles. Turn left on County Rd. 22 and continue for 1.7 miles. Kinsman Farm is on the left. Maps will be provided at Kinsman Farm for the other tours. Those wishing to carpool should meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Fulton County Extension office, 8770 Rte. 108, Wauseon, OH 43567.
Kinsman Farm, Turkeyfoot Creek Creamery, and Knotty Vines Farm and Winery
Contact:
Eric Richer / 419-337-9210 /
Farm to Table Dinner
Hudson, OH
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Thaxton’s Organic Garlic Farm
2710 Ravenna St., Hudson, OH
Contact:
/ (330) 283-6137
How to Build a Rain Barrel
Cincinnati, OH
Saturday, June 22, 2013
1-2:30 p.m.
Civic Garden Center
Contact:
Farm Dinner
Marysville, OH
Sunday, June 23, 2013
5pm
Mockingbird Meadows Herbal Health Farm, 16671 Burns Rd., Marysville, OH
Contact:
www.mockingbirdmeadows.com / 614-354-5162
Common Vegetable Pests and Diseases
Cleveland, OH
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
6 - 8pm
Part of Cuyahoga County OSU Extension’s 2013 Urban Agriculture Workshop series. All workshops are free and open to the public.
Garfield School Community Garden, 3800 W. 140th St., Cleveland, OH
Contact:
/ 216-429-8200 /
OPGMA Summer Tour and Field Day
South-central OH
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Hirsch Fruit Farm, 12846 State Route 772, Chillicothe, OH
Rhoads Farm Market, 1051 State Route 56 East, Circleville, OH
Registration: OPGMA members, $20 and $10 for each additional attendee from the same company; nonmembers, $25 and $10 for each additional attendee from same company. Lunch is not included, but will be available on site for purchase.
Contact:
/ 614-487-1117
The Good, the Bad, and the Hungry
Burton, OH
Friday, June 28, 2013
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Registration: $35, including lunch. Registration deadline is June 21.
Geauga County Extension Office, 14269 Claridon-Troy Rd., Burton, OH
Contact:
/ 614-688-3421 /
Perennial Permaculture Farm and Organic Valley Field Trip
Wisconsin
Friday, July 5, 2013 through Saturday, July 6, 2013
“In other places of the world this is and has been the traditional way of doing semi-nomadic agriculture. What we have now in modern agriculture is the ability to plant in a linear design and the luxury of mechanical harvesting. But that will not sustain us and the model that we use should always be modeled around nature,” Mark told Cooking Up a Story.
"Perennial plants are infinitely more sustainable than annual plants since you only have to plant them once in your life," Mark told Organic Valley in an interview. But he needed a way to pay the bills while perennial plants became established, which led him to Organic Valley, where he's been a member-grower for 18 years. "At New Forest Farm we've concentrated on cucumbers, zucchini, green peppers, and a wide variety of winter squash as well as some small grains and hay. Most perennial crops that a farmer can plant, won't produce an income for several years. While the perennials are maturing, cash-flow can be maintained by the annual produce."
Mark is founder and president of the Restoration Agriculture Institute and the founder and chief cydermaker for Shepard’s Hard Cyder Winery. He is the author of Restoration Agriculture: Real-World Permaculture for Farmers and teaches agroforestry and Permaculture worldwide.
Join Mark for a special two day tour of sustainable agriculture in southwest Wisconsin, including a tour of New Forest Farm.
On Friday, July 5, join Mark for a morning tour of Organic Valley’s headquarters in LaFarge (although Organic Valley suffered a fire in mid-May, portions of the headquarters are still in use and will be open for the tour). The Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer Pools (CROPP), more commonly known by its brands Organic Valley and Organic Prairie, is the largest organic farming cooperative in North America. Participants will have the option of purchasing lunch on-site before continuing with Mark for a tour of area farms and an afternoon tour of New Forest Farm's farming operation. On Saturday, July 6, participants will tour New Forest Farm's homestead and enjoy a locally sourced lunch.
Cost: $75 for OEFFA members, $85 for non-members, $10 for children 17 and under. Saturday lunch and primitive camping (includes a designated campsite and shared fire ring and access to primitive toilet and wash facilities) at New Forest Farm on Thursday, Friday, and/or Saturday nights is included in the cost of registration. Children may attend for free if they will not require a Saturday lunch. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times. Pets are not permitted.
Registration: Pre-registration is required. The deadline to register is Monday, July 1. To register by mail, send a check along with the names of all attendees, addresses, phone numbers, and emails to OEFFA New Forest Farm Tour, 41 Croswell Rd., Columbus, OH 43214. For more information or to register by phone, call Milo Petruziello at (614) 421-2022 Ext. 206 or email milo@oeffa.org.
This event is part of the 2013 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series. Seventeen tours and workshops are being sponsored by OEFFA, with additional tours sponsored by the Ohio State University Sustainable Agriculture Team and the Coalition of Ohio Land Trusts. For a complete list of all farm tours, including dates, times, farm descriptions, and driving directions, http://www.oeffa.org/pdfs/farmtour2013.pdf.
New Forest Farm
15662 County Hwy 1, Viola, WI 54664
Contact:
Milo Petruziello / (614) 421-2022 /
Mark Shepard / (608) 627-TREE /
Herbs 101
Marysville, OH
Sunday, July 7, 2013
2pm
Mockingbird Meadows Herbal Health Farm, 16671 Burns Rd., Marysville, OH
Contact:
www.mockingbirdmeadows.com / 614-354-5162
Preserving Basics
Columbus, OH
Thursday, July 11, 2013
6:30pm
City Folk’s Farm Shop, 4760 N. High St., Columbus, OH
Contact:
shawn@cityfolksfarmshop.com / 614-946-5553
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
41 Croswell Rd.
Columbus OH 43214
Phone: 614.421.2022 Fax: 614.421.2011
