Ann Arbor, MI
Thursday, September 19, 2019
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Tilian Farm for a day of learning, seeing, and sharing about the use of cover crops in your vegetable production system!
See over 30 types of cover crops growing. Participants will take a look at how they grow, their benefits, and their roots with Dr. Dean Baas, MSU Extension Cover Crop Team Leader.
Visit the soil pit to see how cover crop roots grow, deep down, holding soil and feeding microbes with Vicki Morrone, Organic Farming Specialist, MSU Center for Regional Food Systems.
Why be so concerned about keeping the soil covered with living plants? See how rain impacts the soil and nutrients. A demonstration by Paul Gross, MSU Extension Cover Crop Team Educator.
Join a field walk of Sorghum Sudangrass cover crop, planted to "fight against" invasive thistle weeds with Dr. Kim Cassida, Forage and Cover Crop Specialist & Matt Keating, Farm Manager at Tilian.
See how cover crops improve soil conditions and water management. A demonstration with Dr. Kim Cassida, Forage and Cover Crop Specialist.
Lunch will be provided as well as educational materials so please register.
Location:
Tilian Farm Development Center
4400 Pontiac Trail
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Contact:
Vicki Morrone / 517-282-3557 / 
https://www.canr.msu.edu/events/soil-health-through-smart-farm-management
Oxford, OH
Saturday, September 21, 2019
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Come to hear about the challenges to the honeybee population. What are the ecological implications of the threat to the bee population? What are the ways we can help?
Enjoy tasting different kinds of honey and snacks.
Co-sponsored by the Miami Oxford Organic Network (MOON) a chapter of the Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association (OEFFA), Butler County Beekeeper's Association and MOON Co-op Market.
Location:
Oxford Lane Library
441 S. Locust St.
Oxford, OH 45056
Havighurst Room
Contact:
Harv Roehling (by phone) or Nani Ball (by email) / (513) 478-1761 /
https://www.oeffa.org/documents/MIAMIOXFORDORGANICNETWORK.pdf
Foodprenueur School: crafting a blueprint to grow your food and farm business
Monday, September 23, 2019 through Monday, September 30, 2019
2:00 pm - 6 pm
Foodpreneurs will engage with experts in branding, sales, marketing, and more to learn strategies to meet their growth goals.
Date: Two-part workshop on September 23rd and 30th, 2019
Time: 2 pm - 6:30 pm
Location: Keller Market House, 134 S. Columbus Street, Lancaster, Ohio 43130
Participation is limited to 30 foodpreneurs. Interested foodpreneurs must apply by 5 p.m. on August 15, 2019. Foodpreneurs will be notified of their selection and scholarship availability by August 22, 2019.
The cost to participate in Foodpreneur School is $125 per person due by September 9, 2019. Ohio Farm Bureau member price is $75. A limited number of scholarships are also available.
Location:
Keller Market House
134 S Columbus St
Lancaster, OH 43130
Contact:
CFAES Center for Cooperatives / (740) 289-2071 ext. /
Chicago IL (webinar)
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
7:00pm - 8:00pm
The presenter is Charlotte Smith of 3 Cow Marketing. Charlotte has created a sustainable farm-to-consumer business selling premium meats, poultry, eggs and milk. After witnessing one too many small business owners close up shop after being run ragged and still not being able to pay the bills with their sales, she founded 3 Cow Marketing to help others transform their marketing skills and begin to live the life they always dreamed of.
Location:
Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT)
3525 W. Peterson Ave., Ste 213
Chicago, IL 60659
Contact:
Larissa McKenna / (773) 525-4952 /
https://www.anymeeting.com/AccountManager/RegEv.aspx?PIID=EE50DF85894A39
Join online or by phone
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
12 p.m.
No registration is necessary. Just log on or call at noon.
Join online: https://osu.zoom.us/j/794206089
Join by phone: (646) 876-9923
Phone meeting ID: 794 206 089
The Ohio State University Extension appreciates the opportunity to offer this program in partnership with Michigan State Extension. This program is co-sponsored by the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association.
CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis. For more information, visit cfaesdiversity.osu.edu. For an accessible format of this publication, visit cfaes.osu.edu/accessibility.
Location:
A virtual workshop about mental health on the farm
Contact:
Sarah Noggle / 419-399-8225 /
Athens, OH
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Full-day conference
4:00 PM - Bed and Breakfast may arrive
Saturday September 28th
You may choose which session you would like to attend at which time.
9:00 AM
Session 1) Self Sustainable Energy - Ben Griffith
Session 2) Pasture Pork Production - Paul Harper
Session 3) Ginseng Production - Tanner Filya
10:15 AM -
Session 1) Self Sustainable Energy - Ben Griffith
Session 2) Pasture Pork Production - Paul Harper
Session 3) Ginseng Production - Tanner Filya
11:30 - 12:30 - Lunch
12:45 AM
Session 1) Self Sustainable Energy - Ben Griffith
Session 2) Pasture Pork Production - Paul Harper
Session 3) Ginseng Production - Tanner Filya
2:15 PM - Debrief with a small talk from Paul harper about his experience working with AirBNB
3:00 PM - Dismissal
Sunday 4:00 PM Bed and Breakfast attendees are free to explore Athens or take some time to relax!
Location:
Woodland Ridge
4884 Cooper Road
Athens, OH 45701
Contact:
Levi Brown / 740-541-1906 /
EVENT CANCELLED
Saturday, September 28, 2019
1 p.m.
The mission of Lady Buggs Farm is to restore, revamp, and revitalize the neighborhood community by providing fresh foods, gardening, cooking education, and wellness products that are affordable and accessible, while creating a loving urban homestead. Farmer Sophia Buggs believes that reclaiming the sacred roots of farming through sustainable living is vital to the sustainability of urban America. She believes that strengthening families and beautifying communities is not an option; it's what's required as a full participant in creating vibrant communities. Since July 2014, Sophia has engaged on the biggest journey of her life, as a urban agriculturalist, specialty crop grower, wildcrafter, wellness coach, and a community advocate. Please join Sophia and find your role in all this doing.
This event is presented by OEFFA as part of the 2019 Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted in the tour brochure. For more information about all events in the series, go to www.oeffa.org.
Location:
Lady Buggs Farm
536 Carroll St.
Youngstown, OH 44502
Contact:
Sophia Buggs / (330) 406-9961 /
Athens, OH
Saturday, September 28, 2019
2 p.m.
This event is presented by OEFFA as part of the 2019 Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted in the tour brochure. For more information about all events in the series, go to www.oeffa.org.
Location:
Dutch Creek Winery
12157 State Rte. 690
Athens, OH 45701
Contact:
Paul and Cindy Freedman / (740) 818-4699 /
Holt, MI
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Presenters/Project Leaders:
Daniel Moffat: Owner/farmer at Presque Isle Farm will lead the design & build of the greens dryer using a washing machine.
Scott Townley: will lead the greens bubbler design and build & discussion about wash station design.
Cost: Sliding scale $55-100 (details on website)
NOTE: You Must Bring Your Own Lunch - Occasionally, you can buy lunch locally. In an effort to reduce costs, lunches are no longer provided.
Location:
MSU Student Organic Farm
3291 College Rd.
Holt, MI 48842
Contact:
Katie Brandt / 616-885-7776 /
Chicago IL (webinar)
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
7:00pm - 8:00pm
The presenter is Charlotte Smith of 3 Cow Marketing. Charlotte has created a sustainable farm-to-consumer business selling premium meats, poultry, eggs and milk. After witnessing one too many small business owners close up shop after being run ragged and still not being able to pay the bills with their sales, she founded 3 Cow Marketing to help others transform their marketing skills and begin to live the life they always dreamed of.
Location:
Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT)
3525 W. Peterson Ave., Ste 213
Chicago, IL 60659
Contact:
Larissa McKenna / (773) 525-4952 /
https://www.anymeeting.com/AccountManager/RegEv.aspx?PIID=EE50DF85894A3C
Granville, OH
Thursday, October 3, 2019
6 p.m.
One of the most coveted and highly anticipated food events of the year, this dinner features a full line-up of talented chefs from around Columbus preparing a delicious menu of seasonal, sustainably-raised ingredients produced by hard-working local farmers and artisans. As a diner, you will not only enjoy an evening of conviviality, but you will also be supporting the people and products of our local and regional foodscape and celebrating Ohio's bountiful food diversity.
Come celebrate all that central Ohio has to offer as our city's best chefs create seasonal dishes that truly embrace what it means to eat good, clean and fair food together. Slow Food guarantees this dinner will be one of the best you'll enjoy this year––in more ways than one!
Location:
Anderson Farms
1703 Deeds Road
Granville, OH 43023
Contact:
Mark Anthony Arceno / (740) 587-1240 /
Yellow Springs, OH
Saturday, October 5, 2019
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Cost and Registration: To register, go to www.communitysolution.org.
This event is presented by the Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions and part of the 2019 Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted in the tour brochure. For more information about Community Solutions's other events, go to www.communitysolution.org. For more information about all events in the series, go to www.oeffa.org.
Location:
Agraria
131 E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd.
Yellow Springs, OH 45387
Contact:
Susan Jennings / (937) 767-2161 /
Columbus, OH
Sunday, October 6, 2019 through Sunday, February 9, 2020
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The intensive, eight-part workshop series will enable farmers, with at least one year of production experience, to develop a whole farm plan through realistic goal setting, financial management, and assessment of resources, skills, and markets. Early career farmers will also receive the business planning tools necessary to successfully implement their plan.
The Heartland Farm Beginnings® program includes:
- 56 hours of farmer-led, community-based sustainable agriculture classroom education
- Course supplies (including a binder and reading materials)
- OEFFA Family Farm membership for one year
- Registration and lunches to attend the OEFFA conference (February 14-15, 2020)
- A passionate and like-minded cohort
- One-on-one mentorship with an experienced farmer, FSA Borrower Training Completion Certificate, and KIVA loan endorsement for qualified participants
- Guided development of a Growing Season Learning Plan
Cost: $1,000 ($1,200 for applications received after September 1, 2019) for up to two individuals from the same farm business working on the same business plan. Payment plans and partial scholarships of up to $500 are available.
Ready to learn more? Contact the Begin Farming Program Coordinator for an information packet including specific class topics, dates, and an application. Applications require a $75 deposit and will be accepted until September 20, 2019 or until the cohort fills.
Location:
OEFFA Office
41 Croswell Rd.
Columbus, OH 43214
Contact:
Rachel Tayse / (614) 421-2022 /
Xenia, OH
Saturday, October 12, 2019
10 a.m.
This event is presented by OEFFA as part of the 2019 Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted in the tour brochure. For more information about all events in the series, go to www.oeffa.org.
Location:
Finch Creek Farm
1477 State Rte. 68 S
Xenia, OH 43050
Contact:
Reinhold Finkes / (937) 372-7217 /
Mt. Healthy, OH
Saturday, October 12, 2019
5 p.m.
Join us at Fibonacci Brewery to toast the season and the labor of love that is farming. Fibonacci has brewed a special all-Ohio grown beer just for us that we'll be tapping and we cannot wait to try it. Owners Betty and Bob Bollas will host special tours of the brewery and discuss the nuances of locally sourced brewing ingredients. Cheers!
Cost and Registration: A suggestion donation of $10 at the door supports OEFFA. OEFFA anniversary beer and other Fibonacci offerings will be available for purchase. No RSVP necessary; just come and enjoy yourself.
This event is presented by OEFFA as part of the 2019 Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted in the tour brochure. For more information about all events in the series, go to www.oeffa.org.
Location:
Fibonacci Brewing Company
1445 Compton Rd.
Mt. Healthy, OH 45231
Contact:
Milo Petruziello / (614) 421-2022 /
Chillicothe, OH
Sunday, October 13, 2019
2-5 p.m.
Location:
Pastured Providence Farmstead
3316 Chapel Creek Rd.
Chillicothe, OH 45601
Contact:
Pastured Providence Farmstead / (740) 851-3883 /
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
41 Croswell Rd.
Columbus OH 43214
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