Experiments and education: Stacy Farm finds strength in family and community
For the past two decades, the Stacy Family Farm has been both a family and a community affair.
Birdsong Farm: Community, environment are top priorities
In Hiram, Ohio, Birdsong Farm owner, Matt Herbruck, says: “I realized I needed to do a job I felt good about at the end of the day."
Pero Dairy: Family, farming and community life
EAST CANTON, Ohio — Imagine being responsible for six children, 132 dairy cattle and 400 acres on a daily basis.
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Wildmans bring transparency to swine industry
Ohio swine farm moving toward more transparency, greater efficiency as a feeder-only operation.
Sweet corn fields provides growth opportunity for Akron students
22 students from the New Frontier Academy are getting lessons in marketing and hard work this summer.
Egg prices good for consumers, bad for farmers
Since the winter of 2016, egg prices have plummeted. While that's good for shoppers, it has been tough for egg producers. One OSU Extension expert says some Ohio egg producers are 'just hanging on.'
Not your average farmers market: Pickwick Place connects consumers with agriculture
Pickwick Place is a place to support local producers and learn about where your food comes from. It features three entities: Pickwick Place Market, a farmer’s market; The Loft, an event center and reception hall; and Acres of Adventure, a hands-on activity center.
Trying to gauge the growth of CSAs
Community Supported Agriculture, or CSAs, have grown in Ohio in the past 10 years. But the concept may be reaching critical mass, according to Brad Bergefurd, OSU Extension state horticulture specialist.
Ohio Proud works with Columbus City Schools to provide local lunches to more than...
Ohio Proud is helping to provide healthy, locally sourced lunches to one of Ohio's largest school districts.
Knox County couple builds savory business from raspberries, Brussels sprouts
Growing berries was something they always wanted to do, but was very new to them.
