Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association (OEFFA) EVENTS CALENDAR

Peninsula, OH

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Preserving your veggies can be fun and rewarding. Learn this timeless talent and enjoy your bounty all year long. Local farmer and canner will teach you how.

Cost: $15 per person.

Instructor: Heather Walters, Basket of Life Farm.

Basket of Life Farm, 4965 Quick Road, Peninsula, OH

Contact:
http://www.cvcountryside.org/pages/machform/view.php?id=11 /

Piketon, OH

Thursday, August 15, 2013
6 - 8pm

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The OSU Sustainable Agriculture Team, OSU South Centers, and the OSU Department of Entomology will showcase their newly established hops research planting and discuss malting barley research. Learn about new hop cultivars; innovative hop production techniques; insect and disease control methods; and harvesting, processing, and marketing techniques that can be adopted by Ohio farmers wanting to provide hops for Ohio’s breweries. This tour is free and open to the public.

Directions to OSU South Centers: From Columbus, take Rte. 23 S to Rte. 32 E. Turn left on Rte. 32 E and continue for 1 mile. The South Centers will be on the right, at the corner of Rte. 32 and Shyville Rd.

Ohio State University South Centers, 1864 Shyville Rd., Piketon, OH 45661

Contact:
Brad Bergefurd and Mary Gardiner / 740-289-2071 Ext. 13 /

http://www.southcenters.osu.edu

Cleveland Heights, OH

Saturday, August 17, 2013
10am - 12pm

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Learn basic strategies on identifying which seeds to save and proper storage for future use.

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

Grace Lutheran Church 13001 Cedar Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH

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Toledo, OH

Saturday, August 17, 2013
10am - 4pm

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Join Master Gardener Karen Wood for a tour of Magyar Garden, an urban community garden on the east side of
Toledo. Anywhere from 15 to 30 families grow food on this piece of land farmed by city gardeners for more than 60 years. In 2011, more than 200 pounds of honey was harvested from the garden’s five beehives and there are plans to sell future harvests as a fundraiser for the neighborhood. A monarch butterfly waystation was added in 2012 and plans are in the works to join the Cornell University urban bird study. Come to visit the garden, enjoy the Hungarian Festival in the Birmingham neighborhood, or eat at the original Tony Packo's made famous on M.A.S.H. Co-sponsored by the OSU Sustainable Agriculture Team, Lucas County OSU Extension and Toledo Grows. This tour is free and open to the public.

Directions: From the south, take I-75 to Exit 198. Turn right on Wales Rd. Turn left on Oregon Rd. Turn right onto Miami St. Continue on 1st St. Turn left on Oak St. Continue on Front St. Turn right on York St. Magyar Garden will be on the left. From the east, take I-90/I-80 to Exit 71. Merge onto I-280 N toward Toledo. Take Exit 9 for Front St. Turn right on Rte. 65/Front St. Continue on Front St. and turn right on York St. Magyar Garden will be on the left.

Magyar Garden 2353 York St., Toledo, OH 43605

Contact:
/ 419-578-6783 /

Cleveland, OH

Saturday, August 17, 2013
10 a.m.

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At nearly six acres, Ohio City Farm is one of the country's largest contiguous urban farms. The 2010 ground breaking was made possible through a public/private partnership between Ohio City Incorporated, the Refugee Response, Great Lakes Brewing Company, the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA), and the Cleveland City Council. Ohio City Farm incubates workforce development programs and entrepreneurial farm businesses by providing urban farmers with low-cost land, shared facilities, and technical assistance. The Refugee Response, Great Lakes Brewing Company, and the CMHA Green Team all farm the land, along with Central Roots and Cleveland Crops, a project of the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities. In 2011, the Ohio City Farm stand opened to sell produce on site. In 2012, the farm added four high tunnels and Great Lakes Brewing Company harvested its first hops crop. The farm is set within the Market District, named for its anchor institution, the publicly-owned historic West Side Market. Join this tour to learn about urban farming and the innovative collaborations that are making Cleveland a leader in the local food movement.

Directions: From downtown Cleveland, take Carnegie Ave. west and cross the Lorain-Carnegie Hope Memorial Bridge across from Progressive Field. Continue on Lorain Ave. and travel just past the West Side Market to the light at W. 25th St. Turn right on W. 25th St. Turn right on Bridge Ave. Continue to the stop sign. Ohio City Farm will be on your left. From I-71 N, take the W. 25th St. exit and turn left. Continue past Lorain Ave. and the West Side Market, and turn right on Bridge Ave. Continue to the stop sign. Ohio City Farm will be on your left. From I-90 W, take Rte. 2 W. to the W. 28th St. exit. Turn left at the bottom of the exit ramp and go south on W. 28th St. At the first light, turn left on Detroit Ave. Turn right at the next light on W. 25th St. At the second light, turn left on Bridge Ave. Continue to the stop sign. Ohio City Farm will be on your left. Find parking on Bridge Ave. or turn right at the stop sign to park in the West Side Market parking lots.

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

Ohio City Farm
Intersection of W. 24th St. and Bridge Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113

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

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

Marysville, OH

Sunday, August 18, 2013
5pm

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Learn about homesteading through dinner and conversation. Cost: $60.

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

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

Granville, OH

Wednesday, August 21, 2013
7 - 9pm

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Erin Harvey of The Kale Yard will be teaching a year-long series of 12 gardening classes, which covers topics from garden planning, seed starting and cover cropping, to permaculture, harvesting, and season extension. It also bridges garden and kitchen, with post-harvest handling techniques, lacto-fermentation and other preservation methods.

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 /

http://www.thegoinggreenstore.com

Cleveland, OH

Thursday, August 22, 2013
6 - 8pm

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Not confident in maintenance of low or high tunnels? Focus will be on extending the season, the summer-fall transition, and the practicality of using these structures to increase harvest.

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

Regent Community Garden, Intersection of E. 70th St. and Temple Ave., Cleveland, OH

Contact:
/ 216-429-8200 /

Philo, OH

Saturday, August 24, 2013
5-7:30 p.m.

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Join sustainable living pioneers Annie and Jay Warmke of Blue Rock Station, a 38 acre farm and educational center that is home to Ohio’s first earthship, for a tour of the farm and an evening of music, local food, and a discussion about the importance of supporting the sustainable agriculture community. The Warmkes will give a talk on the “Age of Community,” based on their recent books, When the Biomass Hits the Wind Turbine and The Journey Towards Nothing. Learn why the Warmkes contribute to OEFFA and how they made a commitment to support the organization through their will.

The tour will begin at 5 p.m. Food will be served at 6 p.m., followed by discussion.

Cost: A minimum donation of $25 per person is suggested. Donations will support OEFFA’s farm tour series and educational programs. For an additional $55 donation to OEFFA, a limited number
of guests can arrange an overnight stay in one of Blue Rock’s forest cabins (breakfast included, 2 person per cabin maximum).

Registration: To RSVP or reserve a cabin, contact Mary Ann Hopper at (614) 421-2022 Ext. 209 or maryann@oeffa.org by August 16.

Directions: From Zanesville, go south on Rt. 60 through Duncan Falls to Gaysport. Turn right on County Rd. 66. At the end of the bridge, turn left on Old River Rd. Travel 0.5 miles to the two story white building and follow the arrow pointing to Virginia Ridge Rd. Continue for 1.5 miles. Blue Rock Station is on the left.

Sponsored by OEFFA as part of the 2013 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series.

Blue Rock Station
1190 Virginia Ridge Rd., Philo, OH 43771

Contact:
Mary Ann Hopper / (614) 421-2022 /

Annie and Jay Warmke / (740) 674-4300 /

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

Carroll, OH

Tuesday, August 27, 2013
6-8 p.m.

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David Brandt is one of Ohio’s foremost cover crop experts. He farms 1,250 acres of corn, soy, and wheat, and five acres of produce in Fairfield County. A no-till farmer since 1971, David has been using cover crops extensively since 1978. During that time, he has reduced chemical inputs on his farm by 70 percent, and eliminated all chemicals on some of his land. He is currently participating in Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) funded research into nitrogen fixing cover crops and a Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) grant to study how cover crop species transport nutrients to the soil’s surface. Join David for a twilight tour as he shares
his innovative cover cropping techniques and the tremendous impact they have had on his farm.

Directions: From Columbus, take Rte. 33 E toward Lancaster and turn left on Allen Rd. Take the first right on Basil-Western Rd. The farm will be 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.

Brandt’s Farm
6100 Basil-Western Rd., Carroll, OH 43112

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

David Brandt / (740) 756-4436 /

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

Cincinnati, OH

Wednesday, August 28, 2013
6:30 - 8:30pm

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The oval arrangement is excellent as an accent piece in your home, and allows you to highlight some of the more
spectacular flowers such as gladiolus and sunflowers. Oval arrangements are also traditional in wedding and funeral floral displays. Please bring your own vase for this class, which is suitable for beginners.

Each class begins with flower cutting in the gardens of Turner Farm. Limited space available. Cost: $15.

Turner Farm, 7550 Given Rd., Cincinnati, OH

Contact:
www.turnerfarm.com / 513-561-7400 /

Marysville, OH

Saturday, August 31, 2013
2pm

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Learn to use home remedies and herbs for basic first aid. Cost: $35.

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

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

Wooster, OH

Thursday, September 5, 2013
6:00 - 8pm

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The OSU Sustainable Agriculture Team, OSU South Centers, and the OSU Department of Entomology will showcase their newly established hops research planting and discuss malting barley research. Learn about new hop cultivars; innovative hop production techniques; insect and disease control methods; and harvesting, processing, and marketing techniques that can be adopted by Ohio farmers wanting to provide hops for Ohio’s breweries. This tour is free and open to the public.

Directions to OARDC Research Field: From Wooster, take Rte. 250 E/Dover Rd. to Fredericksburg Rd. Turn right and continue to E. Tolbert Rd. Turn right on E. Tolbert Rd. and left on Oil City Rd.

Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center Research Field, 5082 Oil City Rd., Wooster, OH 44691

Contact:
Brad Bergefurd and Mary Gardiner / 330-263-3725 /

http://www.oardc.osu.edu

Bowling Green, OH

Thursday, September 5, 2013
5pm

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This field day, co-sponsored by the OSU Sustainable Agriculture Team and the Organic Food and Farming Education Research (OFFER) program, will tour the Organic Valley corn variety plot, and share information on organic grain crop and Zeolite soil amendment research, pest scouting and organic controls, and other OFFER projects. This tour is free and open to the public.

Directions: The Agricultural Incubator Foundation is located 5 miles north of Bowling Green. From I-75, take the exit for Rte. 582 W/ Middleton Pike. Take Rte. 582 W past Rte. 25. The Foundation will be on the south side.

Agricultural Incubator Foundation, 13737 Middleton Pike, Bowling Green, OH 43402

Contact:
Alan Sundermeier / 419-354-9050 /

http://www.agincubator.org

Millersburg, OH

Thursday, September 12, 2013
9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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Jerry Miller’s organic dairy farm, Rolling Ridge Meadows, in Holmes County has been certified organic since 2005. He calls his 200 acre farm "simple in all its complexities." A member of the Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer Pools (CROPP), Jerry transitioned to organic because of the stable prices. More commonly known by its brands Organic Valley and Organic Prairie, CROPP has grown to become the largest organic farming cooperative in North America, while remaining focused on its founding mission of saving family farmers through organic farming. CROPP currently has more than 170 farmer-owners in Ohio.

This tour, co-sponsored by Organic Valley, will provide background on CROPP and include a morning farmer panel featuring experienced Ohio organic dairymen David Kline, Mark Martin, and Jim Gasser. A free home-style lunch will be provided by Organic Valley at 11:30 a.m. and a tour of Rolling Ridge Meadows will begin at 12:30 p.m.

Directions: From Millersburg, travel east on Rte. 39 to Berlin.
Turn left on Rte. 62 E. Turn right on County Hwy 168. Turn right on Township Rd. 409.

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

Rolling Ridge Meadows
5950 Township Rd. 409, Millersburg, OH 44654

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

Jerry Miller / (330) 231-1741 /

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

North Bend, OH

Saturday, September 14, 2013
12-4 p.m.

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Established in 1855, Carriage House Farm is a 300 acre Ohio Century Farm. Farmer Richard Stewart grows specialty grains, fresh produce, herbs, and honey for Cincinnati area retailers, restaurants, and markets. Participants will tour the beehives and the new USDA grant-funded high tunnel and sample ingredients fresh from the farm prepared by local chefs and artisan producers.

Directions: From Cincinnati, take Rte. 275 to Exit 21 for Kilby Rd. Travel south on Kilby Rd. Turn right on Rte. 50. Turn left on Geist Rd./ Lawrenceburg Rd. Turn left on Miamiview 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.

Carriage House Farm
10251 Miamiview Rd., North Bend, OH 45052

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

Richard Stewart / (513) 967-1106 /

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