Online
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 through Sunday, January 23, 2022
10 a.m.-7:15 p.m.
With more than 80 workshops, discussion groups, and networking opportunities, attendees can join online from anywhere and access materials until March 1. The virtual conference also broadens access by offering workshop recordings, translation services, closed captioning, and more.
Location:
Online
Contact:
Jessica Aubrey / (315) 988-4000 / 
Piketon, Ohio
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
This producer training will cover a wide variety of topics to help navigate the ins and outs of selling direct, including evaluating and navigating various market channels, creating an effective business strategy, and more.
The cost of the program is $25. Call (740) 289-2071 x116 to pay by card. Payment is accepted at the door. Cash or check can be sent to:
OSU South Centers
Attn: Anna Adams
1864 Shyville Rd.
Piketon, OH 45661
Lunch will be provided. Register via the link below before January 21, 2022.
Location:
OSU South Centers
1864 Shyville Rd.
Piketon, Ohio 45661
Contact:
Anna Adams / (740) 289-2071 x116 /
How Can You Pay Your People Better When You Don't Know Your Numbers?
Thursday, January 27, 2022
12 p.m.
This pre-project teaser session with Ellen Polishuk will let you dip your toe into the pond of Full Cost of Production. What is it? What power does it give you in negotiating price? How can Full Cost of Production give you the platform to play around with increasing labor compensation?
To register, visit the link below.
Location:
Online
Contact:
Jacob Taylor / (614) 725-3162 /
Online
Sunday, January 30, 2022 through Sunday, February 6, 2022
3-5 p.m.
One ticket gets access to two important symposium sessions:
January 30, 2022, 3-5 p.m.: Milk & Money explores the impact of the massive influx of industrial-scale dairy into the organic sector. What happens when a few "organic" dairies in the arid West outproduce the thousands of family-scale dairies across the country? What are the differences in production practices? How can the farmer affect the quality of the milk you drink?
February 6, 2022, 3-5 p.m.: Protecting Organic brings together the farmers and eaters who are building a saner agriculture for a better future. What successful models have brought about real change? How can we multiply their impact? How do we protect what we have worked so hard to build over the last century? What is the impact of personal choices compared to political change to move beyond the fringe into mainstream markets and what will protect us from corporate greenwashing, money, and power?
Location:
Online
Contact:
Real Organic Project / (000) 000-0000 /
What Does the Research Tell Us About Cover Crops & Soil Health?
Thursday, February 3, 2022
8-9 a.m.
Thursday, February 3, 2022, 8-9 a.m.
What Does the Research Tell Us About Cover Crops & Soil Health?
Location:
Online
Contact:
Cassandra Brown / (330) 263-3634 /
Online February 12/ Dayton February 17-19
Saturday, February 12, 2022 through Saturday, February 19, 2022
2/12 9:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; 2/17 10 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; 2/18 8 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; 2/19 8 a.m.-2:45 p.m.
Ohio's largest sustainable food and farm conference offers up to four days of live learning, sharing, and connecting with sustainable farmers, gardeners, and local food supporters. This can't-miss hybrid event will feature:
- More than 50 educational workshops, 4 in-depth Food and Farm School classes, 2 powerful keynote speakers, and other special events;
- In-person experiences, including an exhibit hall, meals, networking, and community conversations; and
- An interactive conference app to connect with other participants and access recordings through March 31!
Registration is now open at www.oeffa.org/conference2022.
Location:
Dayton Convention Center
22 E. 5th St.
Dayton, OH 45402
The conference will be held online only February 12 and in Dayton February 17-19. Attend online, in-person, or both!
Contact:
Milo Petruziello / 614-421-2022 /
Buy Local Foods Seminar
Sunday, February 20, 2022
1-4 p.m.
After an introductory talk, the program will showcase eight local producers and how they market their agricultural products. There will also be a presentation about farmers markets and an up-date on our local food councils.
The seminar will be held virtually on Zoom. To register, please follow the link below. There is no charge for admission.
Location:
Online
Contact:
Julie Kline / (937) 515-1807 /
Ohio University
Monday, February 28, 2022 through Wednesday, March 2, 2022
9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Key themes:
- Local Food Procurement: Best practices for institutional purchasing. What are the most effective strategies for procuring food to meet both institutional and producer goals and to sustain our local economies?
- Strengthening Community Food Systems: Examples of campus and community partnerships. What innovative partnerships are you implementing in your universities, colleges, and communities supporting collaboration and mutual benefit?
- Educating the Next Generation of Food Consumers: Reaching all. How can we broaden our reach to educate all on the value of local, healthy foods?
- UN Sustainable Development Goals: Local food procurement and sustainability. How does local food procurement affect our climate, our water systems, and our communities? How does local food procurement assist in meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
The summit is a project of the Farm to OHIO Working Group (FOWG), which has been working to strengthen our regional food system through institutional procurement of locally grown food, engaging community partners, and developing our regional food network since launching the Initiative for Appalachian Food and Culture in 2016. Through close collaboration between Ohio University, Rural Action, and Community Food Initiatives, the FOWG has reduced many infrastructural barriers to institutional buying of locally grown produce and has increased equitable access to local food on campus.
Location:
Online and Athens, Ohio
Contact:
Ohio University / (740) 593-0460 /
https://www.ohio.edu/sustainability/farm-institution-summit-ohio-university
Hot Topics – What's the Future of Soil Health?
Thursday, March 3, 2022
8-9 a.m.
Thursday, March 3, 2022, 8-9 a.m.
Hot Topics – What's the Future of Soil Health?
Location:
Online
Contact:
Cassandra Brown / (330) 263-3634 /
You Can't Manage What You Don't Measure
Monday, March 7, 2022
12 p.m.
To register, visit the link below.
Location:
Online
Contact:
Jacob Taylor / (614) 725-3162 /
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
41 Croswell Rd.
Columbus OH 43214
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