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Online 

Monday, October 16, 2023 through Monday, January 20, 2025
1-3 p.m.

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Whether you're just starting or are a seasoned farmer, are transitioning to organic or certified organic, or simply have questions about sustainable agriculture practices and strategies, OEFFA's sustainable agriculture educators can help! Drop in virtually from 1-3 p.m. on the third Monday of each month to talk to OEFFA's team of educators with your queries and questions.

Click the link below to register and receive the Zoom meeting link.

Location:
Online

Contact:
OEFFA / (614) 421-2022 /

http://secure.everyaction.com/wZBHAxHYcE2TOTXoC1sb8A2

 

Cleveland, Ohio 

Friday, March 1, 2024 through Friday, March 29, 2024
5 p.m.

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A Solo Exhibit of Cyanotypes and Photography by Bonnie O App
March 1- March 29

Opening Reception, Friday March 1, 5-9 p.m. featuring The Chef's Garden produce transformed by local chefs into Edible Art. Live Music.

It is Bonnie's hope that the exhibit will raise awareness of this shift in agriculture, encourage the support of local farms, farmers markets, and policies that bolster regenerative agriculture practices.

The artwork has been created using both cyanotype, a 19th century photographic process and conventional photography. The plants that had been used for the art were sourced exclusively from The Chef's Garden, which follows regenerative agriculture practices.

Location:
Pinwheel Gallery
2019 Broadview Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44109

Contact:
Bonnie O App / (000) 00-0000 /

http://bonoappart.wixsite.com/bonoappart/copy-of-cyanotype

 

Online 

Tuesday, April 2, 2024
7-8 p.m.

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The Midwest Farmers of Color Soil Health Network is offering a three-part webinar series for farmers interested in learning about soil health.

Our goal is to provide farmers of all experience levels with the necessary information and resources to evaluate their soil and make management decisions aimed at building healthy soils.

This will be the third of three webinars.

Building Healthy Soils: Management Options for Resilient Soils
Tues. April 2nd, 6-7pm CT

Workshop #3 will cover management practices that can be used to maintain or enhance soil health.

Location:
Online

Contact:
Midwest Farmers of Color Soil Health Network / (000) 000-0000 /

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-healthy-soils-management-options-for-resilient-soils-tickets-8

 

Virtual 

Tuesday, April 2, 2024
5-6 p.m.

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Wellness is multi-dimensional and there are individual activities that can support each facet of one's well-being. There are some activities that span all of the categories, and gardening is one of them. Let's explore the nine dimensions of wellness, how they manifest through gardening, and the basic steps you can follow to incorporate the benefits of growing plants into your life.

Tuesday, April 2 (5 - 5:30 pm ET): "Gardening for Comprehensive Health & Wellness" — A Presentation for the Exercise Is Medicine Wellness Webinar Series.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Location:
Zoom

Contact:
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center / (614) 293-8000 /

http://osu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_V1gjdc06SUiSMp_ju_sp0A#/registration

 

DeGraff, Ohio 

Wednesday, April 3, 2024
11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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In partnership with The Nature Conservancy, Ohio No-Till Council, and others, American Farmland Trust is having a Building Soil Health and Carbon Intensity field day in Logan County on April 3.

Learn from experts in the field and discover practical ways to enhance your soil's health while reducing carbon emissions. This in-person event will take place at 7317 State Route 47, De Graff, OH, USA. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and take your farming practices to the next level!

Location:
Winners Harvest Barn
7317 St Rt 47W
DeGraff, OH 43318

Contact:
Logan Soil and Water Conservation District / 937-404-3150 /

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-soil-health-and-carbon-intensity-tickets-850833113747?utm-camp

 

Online 

Saturday, April 6, 2024
2:30-6:30 p.m.

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Starting a vegetable farm can be very expensive but some easy DIY projects can cut your costs significantly. Lisa Helm will share practical tricks she's picked up from her experience founding the community garden and art park, Garden Station, and the Dayton Urban Grown incubator and training farm.

Learn how to build a hoophouse with parts from a big box hardware store for one-third the cost of a kit, a food-safe DIY salad spinner with more capacity than a commercial hand crank model at a fraction of the cost, a germination chamber, a wash-pack station, nursery components, and more.

Location:
Online

Contact:
Green Guerrilla / 937-610-3845 /

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/low-tech-farm-hacks-and-diy-infrastructure-tickets-818506172997

 

Online 

Sunday, April 7, 2024
3-5 p.m.

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This symposium from the Real Organic Project is going deep into the rapid, food system corporate consolidation and pulling the threads on what this reality will bring to farmers, eaters, and citizens.

Sessions take place virtually on March 17 and April 7.

April 7: Do we need sophisticated tech and chemistry to grow our food today, or should we rely on age-old practices that embrace ecology and human wisdom? The current struggle between these two visions for our future is seen in the EU's Farm To Fork proposal and the USDA's submission to Big Ag's grip on so-called "Climate-Smart" funding. While the pesticide industry doubles down on false promises of higher yields and food security to nations that embrace their yet unproven Green Revolution, organic farmers point to the longtime success they've found building organic matter in soils and limiting pest and disease pressure by advancing biodiversity.

Learn more and register at the link below.

Location:
Online

Contact:
ROP / (000) 00-0000 /

http://realorganicproject.org/symposium-2024/

 

Columbus, Ohio 

Wednesday, April 10, 2024
10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Join OEFFA's policy team and the Ohio Soil Health Initiative (OSHI) for a day at the Statehouse advocating for healthy soil policy in Ohio!

The 2024 Lobby Day will start with learning how to have effective meetings with policymakers. Our staff will share tips and demonstrate different legislative meeting scenarios and attendees will learn more about potential soil health policies for Ohio. We'll spend the afternoon meeting with our elected officials and advocating for policies that support soil health. Specifically, we'll advocate for including Ohio Soil Health Week as an amendment to H.B. 162.

A light breakfast and complimentary lunch will be offered, in addition to travel stipends for farmers. Please contact lauren@oeffa.org with questions.

Downtown Columbus traffic and parking can be challenging, so please give yourself ample time to find a space. Accessible parking is available at the following garages: Columbus Commons Underground Parking Garage (191 S. 3rd St.) and Columbus Commons Main Parking Garage (55 E. Rich St.). If mobility challenges prevent you from being able to park that far away, please contact us in advance and we will figure out an alternative arrangement.

Registration closes Friday, March 29. We have limited space, so if you are unable to attend, please let us know ASAP so we can involve another advocate.

Location:
Ohio Statehouse
1 Capitol Sq
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Contact:
Lauren Hirtle / (614) 725-0903 /

http://secure.everyaction.com/RWcRdOOBHk-KNBoCtl2m7A2

 

Athens, Ohio 

Friday, April 12, 2024
4:30-6 p.m.

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If you've ever wondered how to harvest your own seeds for coming years, you've come to the right place.

Spend a couple hours with Lindsay Klaunig on Trouvaille Farm in Athens, OH learning how to grow your own garden seeds.

This workshop will cover choosing the right varieties, planning isolation spacing, knowing when to start seeds early or direct sow, the importance of stewarding regionally-adapted seed varieties in your community, and more! You'll go home with locally-grown garden seeds and supplies to get started on your own seed garden.

Location:
Trouvaille Farm
12118 Rainbow Lake Rd
Athens, OH 45701

Contact:
Rural Action / (740) 677 4047 /

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/planning-for-seed-saving-at-trouvaille-farm-tickets-863806186557

 

Richmond and Berea, Kentucky 

Saturday, April 20, 2024 through Tuesday, April 23, 2024
3 p.m.

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The 2024 Cumberland Seed Commons Spring Convening is an educational gathering of farmers, primarily from the Southeast region, with the focus on seeds and their foundational role in thesustainable agriculture movement. Participants will learn about: seed history in the USA, USDA seed vaults, seed farming, seed saving, seed sovereignty, seed research, seed rematriation, Indigenous and African American cosmology of seeds as well as seed diversity and seed adaptation as a necessary pathway of building community resilience as we are challenged by decreasing biodiversity, environmental degradation and climate change.

The Spring Convening will include: three days of workshops, speakers, hands-on-training of seed cleaning along with farm tours of local seed farmers, seed savers and seed researchers. In addition to numerous local resource people, our speakers will include representatives from the Cherokee tribal nations, USDA Seed Liaison Office, TVA and seed stewards from Belize, Trinidad and Tobago's, and Puerto Rico.

Location:
Berea College

Contact:
Jim Embry / (859) 270-3699 /

http://www.cumberlandseedcommons.org

 

Mentor, Ohio 

Saturday, April 20, 2024
10 a.m.

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Join a Lake Effect farm tour April 20 at 10 a.m. at the A's and O's Farm in Mentor, Ohio! See examples of no-till mulch farming, solar water pumping, deer and rabbit pest protection techniques, and learn how they (mostly) managed the dozens of human pests surrounding the farm's 4.5-acre urban lot. The half-acre of organic field production includes asparagus, snap peas, beans, and sweet potatoes, but mostly is dedicated to fruit producing perennials. The organic asparagus field should be in full production by then so you can pick a meal's worth to take home, plus some composted wood chips for your own field or garden.

The field is located one driveway west of 7627 Lake Shore Blvd., Mentor, OH 44060 (watch for the farm tour signs on Lake Shore Blvd.). The rain date will be April 21.

Location:
A's and O's Farm
7627 Lake Shore Blvd.
Mentor, OH 44060

The field is located one driveway west of 7627 Lake Shore Blvd., Mentor, OH 44060 (watch for the farm tour signs on Lake Shore Blvd.).

Contact:
Tom Rapini / (440) 257-2673 /

http://oeffa.org/chapter

 

Columbus, Ohio 

Sunday, April 21, 2024
2-5 p.m.

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Presented in partnership with generous sponsors and expert panelists, OEFFA Policy's Film Screening Series is excited to feature The Ants & The Grasshopper as an Earth Day celebration.

Deemed "Oscar-worthy" by food policy expert Marion Nestle, The Ants & the Grasshopper follows Malawian activist Anita Chitaya across the U.S. as she persuades Americans that the climate crisis is real and brings attention to the divisions shaping our country.

The screenings are free and open to the public but we encourage you to register at the link below.

Closed captioning will be offered. Please contact us for additional accommodations and support.

Location:
Studio 35
3055 Indianola Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43202

Contact:
Lauren Hirtle / (614) 725-0903 /

http://action.oeffa.com/film-screening-series/

 

Cincinnati, Ohio 

Thursday, May 2, 2024
8 a.m.-6 p.m.

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The Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit is the largest sustainability conference, bringing together 600 passionate and visionary leaders to share inspiring, forward-thinking, and solution-oriented ideas that propel us toward a healthier, more resilient, sustainable, and equitable future. Join Fortune 500 powerhouses, innovative entrepreneurs, government officials, sustainability directors, academic, non-profit, and community leaders committed to solving some of the region's toughest environmental problems while creating a positive economic impact.


The Summit is hosted by Green Umbrella. Planning partners include the Ohio Environmental Council, City of Cincinnati, Xavier University, University of Cincinnati, University of Dayton, Groundwork Ohio River Valley, and CommEN Strategies.

Location:
Duke Energy Convention Center

Contact:
Green Umbrella / (000) 000-0000 /

http://www.midwestsustainabilitysummit.org/

 

Columbus, Ohio 

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 through Thursday, June 13, 2024
8 a.m.

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This symposium will bring together a national and international audience of academic and research-oriented professionals to share and gain knowledge on how we can build coalitions to adapt to this changing world and how urban food systems contribute to these solutions.

Location:
Hyatt Regency Downtown Columbus
350 N High St
Columbus, OH 43215

Contact:
OSU / 614-292- 7670 /

http://urbanfoodsystemssymposium.org/

 

Rutland, Ohio 

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 through Thursday, June 13, 2024
Noon

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SilvoPro is a 3-day training for producers, agricultural professionals, and technical service providers who want to take agriculture to new heights by implementing silvopasture. Rural Action is delighted to host Austin Unruh and his team at Trees for Graziers for this 3-day training, held at United Plant Savers.

Silvopasture is the managed integration of trees, livestock and forage. Austin is the founder of Trees For Graziers and author of The Grazier's Guide to Trees, built TFG into a leading silvopasture and conservation implementation company. In this course the TFG team shares all they have learned through years of applied practice so you can fast-track your own silvopasture career and practice.

- Visit working farms that have implemented silvopasture at scale
- Dive deep into the process of developing silvopasture plans
- Interact with a cohort of fellow practitioners
- Learn how to spread silvopasture in your region
- Open up real professional opportunities.

Location:
United Plant Savers
35703 Loop Rd
Rutland, OH 45775

Contact:
Rural Action / (740) 677-4047 ext. /

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/silvopro-training-tickets-856290878067

 

OEFFA
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
41 Croswell Rd.
Columbus OH 43214

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OEFFA: (614) 421-2022
OEFFA Certification: (614) 262-2022
Fax: (614) 421-2011

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