Tag: local food
Food hubs connect healthy food, farms, and communities
The Building Regional Food Hubs Conference will host Ohio food leaders to discuss the challenges and opportunities for producers in food hub models.
How to communicate the value of local food to customers
Farmers can communicate the true value of local food through conversations, samples, in-store signage, newsletters, menus, blogs and vlogs, and agritourism.
Enjoy local food bounty this summer
Support local farmers and food processors, your community, and Ohio's livelihood by purchasing local or Ohio products.
Ashtabula County updates local food guide
The Ashtabula County Local Foods Guide has been updated to showcase food and products grown and produced in Ashtabula County.
Farm-to-table dinners in W.Va. State Parks
Get the dates and locations of eight farm-to-table dinners from June 14 to Sept. 27.
Scaling-up to sell to schools
Farmers can successfully sell to schools through cooperation, collaborative relationships with buyers and year-round purchasing programs.
W.Va. mixers to promote local food
The WVDA, West Virginia University Extension Services and a couple local colleges will hold two Ag Action Network Producer/Buyer Mixers in April.
Ohio Proud: helping producers market local food
Ohio Proud is a marketing program created by the Ohio State Department of Agriculture to promote locally grown, raised and processed foods.
Why do local food businesses fail?
Learn more about nine problematic areas that cause many local food businesses to fail.
Brown hopes bill boosts local foods
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown introduced legislation to help farmers sell their products directly to consumers, and build local and regional food economies.
