The 2012 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series

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Presented by:

Athens County Convention and Visitors Bureau 30 Mile Meal ProjectInnovative Farmers of Ohio (IFO)

Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA)

The Ohio State University Extension Sustainable Agriculture Team

Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA)

Rural Action

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BERRY TRELLIS SYSTEMS AND HIGH TUNNELS TOUR AND POTLUCKSunday, June 10 2 p.m.Sue Borton: Brickel Creek Organic Farm643 Brickel Rd., Jaestow, Ohio 45335(937) 603-3536, [email protected], www.brickelcreek.com

Bricel Cree Organic Farm is te original omestead o te Bricel amil wo settled in

Jamestown in 1890. In 2007, Se Borton prcased 69.5 acres o te arm inclding te

original omestead, protecting a beatil piece o local istor. Te arm, inclding 2.5

acres nder certied organic prodction, prodces red raspberries on an adjstable trellis

sstem and blacberries on a rotating cross arm trells in a ig tnnel. Se also grows awide variet o eld vegetables, erbs, and ct fowers or local grocer stores, armers

marets, and restarants tilizing two moveable tnnel sstems. Participants will learn

abot vegetable and rit prodction and tor te arms conservation areas, inclding

warm season grasses and wild fowers, a qail ber zone, a woodland area, and a 1 acre

pond. Please bring a dis to sare or a potlc tat will be eld in te arms smmer

itcen ollowing te tor.

Directions:From Rte. 35, tae Rte. 72 N or 0.25 miles. Trn let on Bricel Rd. and con-

tine or 2 miles. Te arm is on te let. From I-70, tae Rte. 72 S or 15 miles. Trn rigt on

Wolord Rd. and ten let on Bricel Rd. Te arm is on te rigt.

Tis annal series o pblic tors eatres organic and ecological arms in Oio, providing niqeopportnities or growers, edcators, and conscientios eaters to see, taste, eel, and learn watalternative prodction sstems are all abot rom te real expertste armers temselves. Tis earssstainable arm tor and worsop series eatres 22 arms and bsinesses, 2 niversit researc centersand colleges, and 5 edcational worsops, eatring amil bsinesses tat ave developed sstainableprodction metods and creative mareting strategies to respond to Oios growing demand or local, resood and sstainabl prodced prodcts. Consmers interested in local oods, armers and maret

gardeners wanting to learn more and networ wit oter armers, aspiring and beginning armers, andanone interested in learning more abot te prodction and mareting tecniqes o sstainable armersin Oio, are encoraged to attend. All tors are ree and open to te pblic nless oterwise noted. Eventswill tae place rain or sine.

Organizers do not endorse any commercial products displayed or discussed on tours. Event organizers and hosts are not responsible or

accidents. Event participants will be on private property at their own risk.

Oio Ecological Food and Farm Association

(OEFFA)For more tan 30 ears, OEFFA as sed edcation, advocac, and grassroots organizingto promote local and organic ood sstems. OEFFA presents te states largest sstainableagricltre conerence, ands-on worsops, and webinars, in addition to seasonal armtors. OEFFA prodces a qarterl newsletter and a director o sstainable arm and oodbsinesses to elp armers and consmers connect, provides organic certication servicesand tecnical assistance to growers, and advocates or policies tat protect and benetsstainable agricltre. For more inormation, go to www.oea.orgor call (614) 421-2022.

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Wolford Rd.

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OEFFA ATHENS CHAPTER COMPOST TOURSaturday, June 24 1 p.m.Ray Leard: The Compost Exchange5991 Idustrial Dr., Athes, Ohio 45701(740) 592-3800, [email protected], www.thecompostexchange.com

Join OEFFAs Atens Capter or a tor o Atens new Class II compost acilit, Te

Compost Excange. Learn all abot composting, inclding ow to bild a compost bin,

te sodim polacrlate (SAP, a ard to decompose component o diapers) composting

process, becoming a Compost Partner, ow to earn Compost Bcs, and abot Te

Compost Excanges plans to be part o a regional Zero Waste Initiative.

Directions: From Athens, tae Rte. 33 W toward Colmbs to Exit 682 or Te Plains. Trn

let at te ligt. Go 0.25 miles to te next trac ligt. Trn rigt on Poston Station Rd. and

contine or 2 miles. Go trog te woods and arond te crve. At te bottom o te ill,

trn rigt at te LE-AX water sign onto Indstrial Dr. Go 0.25 miles and cross te bridge

over te stream. Te Compost Excange is on te let.

GARDEN TOUR AND LECTURE WITH PETER BANEFriday, July 20 6:30 p.m.First Unitarian Church of Cleveland21600 Shaker Blvd., Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122(216) 407-2870, [email protected], www.ambrosiaregenerativelands.com

In tis ree garden tor and lectre sponsored b OEFFA and Ambrosia Regenerative

Land Care, Peter Bane, ator oThe Permaculture Handbook, will describe ow to develop

eective small-scale metods or ome-based prodction. A boo signing will ollow tis tal.

Tis event will start otside te crc wit a tor o te newl installed permacltre garden.

Directions:From I-271, tae Exit 29 or Rte. 422/Rte. 87/Cagrin Blvd. and trn rigt.

Trn rigt on Ricmond Rd. Ater 0.5 miles, trn let on Woodland Rd. Tae a sarprigt on Belvoir Oval. Te crc is at te corner o Belvoir Oval and Saer Blvd.

ADVANCED URBAN PERMACULTURE WORKSHOP WITH PETER BANESaturday, July 21 Sunday, July 22Clevelad, Ohio(216) 407-2870, [email protected], www.ambrosiaregenerativelands.com

Tae or permacltre practices and rban arm sills to te next level dring tis weeend

worsop, sponsored b OEFFA and Ambrosia Regenerative Land Care, wit world class

permacltre expert Peter Bane! Learn ow to transorm or existing sb-acre or small-acre

space into a prodctive permacltre garden or bot personal se and maret sales. JoinPeter in a ands-on project to improve te design o an existing rban maret garden. Peter

Bane is te editor oPermaculture Activistmagazine, ator oThe Permaculture Handbook,

and a leading permacltre instrctor. Pre-registration, which includes lunch on both days,

costs $185. Space is limited.

Directions: Will be provided to registered attendees.

CuyAhOGA CO.

Richmond Rd.

Woodland Rd.

Shaker Blvd.

Belvoir Oval

Chagrin Blvd.

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Poston Station Rd.

Industrial Dr.

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NATURAL GOAT HEALTH AND RAW MILK CHEESEMAKING TOURSaturday, July 28 11 a.m.2 p.m.Annie Warmke: Blue Rock StationBrenda South: Log Cabin Weaving1190 Virgiia Ridge Rd., Philo, Ohio 43771(740) 674-4300, [email protected], www.bluerockstation.com

Join Annie Warme or a tor o Ble Roc Station, a 38 acre arm and edcational

center, ome to Oios rst eartsip. Along wit Brenda Sot o Log Cabin Weaving,

Annie will discss natral goat ealt care and er new boo, The Naturally Healthy Goat

Reerence Book. Annie will sare er strategies or natral parasite control and important

ingredients sed or ealt livestoc management. As part o te tor, tere will be a sort

introdction to basic raw mil ceesemaing. Following te demonstration, gests will

be treated to raw mil goat ceese snacs, inclding appetizers and ceesecae. Gests are

encoraged to bring teir avorite goat mil recipes to sare. RSVP to Annie Warmke i you

plan to attend.

Directions: From Zanesville, go sot on Rt. 60 trog Dncan Falls to Gasport. Trn rigt

onto Cont Rd. 66. At te end o te bridge, trn let on Old River Rd. Go 0.5 miles to tetwo stor wite bilding and ollow te arrow pointing to Virginia Ridge Rd. Contine or

1.5 miles. Ble Roc Station is on te let.

GARLIC AND HOOP HOUSE SEASON EXTENSION TOURSunday, July 29 15 p.m.Jan Dawson and Andy Reinhart: Jandys Farm3624 Towship Rd. 136, Belleotaie, Ohio 43311

(937) 468-2853, [email protected]

Learn abot Jan Dawson and And Reinarts tecniqes or growing res prodce ear-

rond, inclding intensive rotations and weel plantings. hoop oses and raised bedsprovide a ead-start or earl spring crops, lie onions. Growing garlic and oter crops

on approximatel 1 acre, Jands ses no sntetic pesticides, erbicides, or ertilizers.

Teir ocs on sstainabilit incldes improving te soil trog crop rotations and green

manre cover crops. On Snda, Agst 12 rom 1-5 p.m., join Jands again or teir 5t

Annal Garlic Festival.

Directions: From Rte. 33 W, tae te Belleontaine exit at Rte. 540. Trn east and go 2

miles to Cont Rd. 25. Trn let and go abot 1 mile. Cross over Rte. 47 and contine

nort on Cont Rd. 25 or 1 mile. Te rst road on te rigt is Townsip Rd. 136. Trn

rigt and cross te bridge. Ater te crve, te arm is te rst ose on te rigt.

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GRAIN GROWERS CHAPTER SPECIALTY GRAIN WORKSHOP AND POTLUCKSaturday, August 4 9 a.m.Michelle Gregg: Gregg Organics6139 Aketow Rd., Bellville, Ohio 44813(740) 507-1064, [email protected], www.greggorganics.com

Join OEFFAs Grain Growers Capter to learn more abot sstainable blac bean and

pinto bean prodction. Jim Sattelberg o Tistledown Farms in Micigan, one o te

contrs largest providers o certied organic blac beans to Cipotle Mexican Grill,

will describe is prodction metods, eqipment, and mareting strategies. Jim will discss

nancial, mareting, and prodction considerations and processing needs or specialt grains,

inclding installation o a new, mlti-million dollar was station at Tistledown Farms.

Capter member Cris Clineens will discss blac bean prodction in Oio. Gregg

Organics, a tird generation, certied organic grain mill, compost site, and diversied

livestoc operation, will ost tis event. Please bring a potlc dis to sare or lnc.

Directions: From I-71, tae te Lexington/Bellville exit east towards Bellville. Tae Rte. 97

to Bellville. At te ligt, trn rigt on Rte. 13/Main St. and contine 1 mile. Trn let on

Annetown Rd. Te arm will be on te let between two bridges.

PRODUCE AUCTIONS AND THE LOCAL FOOD WEB TOURFriday, September 14 9:30 a.m.Kelly Brown: Owl Creek Produce Auction7385 Cout Rd. 22, Fredericktow, Ohio 43019(740) 627-1660, [email protected]

Learn abot te role tat prodce actions pla moving ood rom arm to or at te Owl

Cree Prodce Action. Meet restaranters, distribtors, maret experts, and growers

bringing res prodce and arm prodcts to te action or same da sale. Join actioneer

Wes Wigton as o experience te trill o ast-paced action sales, and mabe even pt ina bid orsel! Tis is part one o a da long arm tor tat contines at kenon College.

Directions: From I-71, tae te Rte. 95 exit to Cesterville. Trn let on Rte. 314 N. Cross I-71

and trn rigt on Cont Rd. 22/Mt. Vernon-Tin Rd./Waterord Rd. Te action will be in

1 mile.

INSTITUTIONAL SOURCING OF LOCAL FOOD TOURFriday, September 14 12 p.m.John Marsh: Kenyon College, AVI Foodsystems106 College Park St., Gabier, Ohio 43022(740) 427-5998, [email protected], www.kenyon.avifoodweb.com

Join Jon Mars and te AVI Foodsstems sta on tis tor o te kenon College

ood sstem to learn ow instittions lie colleges and niversities are sorcing local and

sstainabl prodced ood. See were te college stores and prepares te ood grown on

nearb arms, and tor te stdent dining area. Meet te growers wo sppl and maret

to AVI wen tis tor travels to several nearb arms tat provide ood to te college. Tis

is part two o a da long arm tor tat starts at te Owl Cree Prodce Action.

Directions: From Mt. Vernon, travel east on Rte. 229/Gambier Rd. Trn let onto W. Wiggin

St. Trn rigt on College Par St. Mae a sligt rigt to sta on College Par St. Te dining all

is on te let. Signs will be posted.

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Richland Rd.

GREENE CO.

42

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2012 OEFFA STEWARDSHIP AWARD WINNER FARM TOURSunday, September 16 1 p.m.Leslie Garcia and Doug Seibert: Peach Mountain Organics1560 Richlad Rd., Sprig Valle, Ohio 45370Irelad Rd., Xeia, Ohio 45385(937) 862-5259, [email protected]

Come see te best o wat certied organic as to oer at tis tor o Peac Montain

Organics, owned and operated b Leslie Garcia and Dog Siebert, te winners o te 2012

OEFFA Stewardsip Award. Dog and Leslie ave armed organicall since 1992, growing

certied organic mixed vegetables, microgreens, res-ct fowers, msrooms, a, and

greenose plants on 43 acres. Te sell teir prodcts at te yellow Springs FarmersMaret, local restarants, and grocer and ealt ood stores. Learn ow organic specialt

crops are prodced ear-rond and tor te greenose, and wasing and pacing areas.

Directions:From Rte. 35 south o Xenia, go sotwest on Rte. 42 toward Spring Valle.

Ater 3.5 miles, trn rigt on Ricland Rd. and contine or 1 mile to Peac Montain

Organics. (Te tor will inclde Peac Montain Organics two locations. Te tor will start

on Ricmond Rd. Directions to te Ireland Rd. location will be provided on-site, wit an

opportnit to carpool to te second location.)

SUSTAINABLE LIVING ON AN OHIO CENTURY FARM TOUR

Sunday, September 16 2 p.m.Richard Stewart: Carriage House Farm10251 miaiview Rd., north Bed, Ohio 45052

(513) 967-1106, [email protected], www.carriagehousefarmllc.com

Carriage hose Farm is a 300 acre Oio centr arm, establised in 1855. Participants will tor

te beeives, non-GE (geneticall engineered) on-arm grain mill, and eqine boarding acil-

it, and see te specialt crops tat are direct mareted to restarants in te Cincinnati area and

across te state.

Directions:From Cincinnati, tae Rte. 275 to Exit 21 or kilb Rd. Go sot on kilb Rd.

Trn rigt on Rte. 50. Trn let on Geist Rd./Lawrencebrg Rd. Trn let on Miamiview Rd.

275

Lawrenceburg Rd.

Miamiview Rd.

Kilby Rd.

Geist Rd.

hAMILTON CO.

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OHIO FARM HISTORY TOUR AND POTLUCKSunday, September 23 12 p.m.Jim and Laura Fry: Stone Garden Farm and Village2891 Souther Rd., Richfeld, Ohio 44286(330) 659-3507, [email protected], www.ohiofarmmuseum.com

Step bac in time as o tor te Msem o Western Reserve Farms and Eqipment.

Stone Garden Farm and Village is ome to 39 istoric bildings rom ve conties tat

ave been relocated and restored, creating an atentic 19t centr village. In addition to

toring permacltre gardens, visitors will see a woring weaving mill, slagterose,

sawmill, general store, post oce, scool ose, wagon and weel repair sop, tresing

mill, tin and pewter sop, rope maing and broom sop, cigar actor, letterpress print

sop, blacsmit, and woodworing sop. Te msem osts classes on topics inclding

soap maing, ceese and btter maing, wild edibles, and organic gardening, and sells

seasonal arm prodcts, inclding pmpins and Cristmas trees, and eirloom vegetables,

eggs, maple srp, one, omemade soaps, and crats ear-rond. Please bring a dis tosare or a potlc ollowing te tor.

Directions: From the intersection o Rte. 303 and Rte. 176 in Richfeld, go west on Rte. 303.

Trn let on Sotern Rd. and contine or 1.5 miles to te msem and arm. From the

north, tae I-77 S to Exit 143. Trn rigt on Rte. 176. Trn let on hawins Rd. Trn let

on Sotern Rd. From the south, tae I-271 N to Exit 9 toward I-77 S/Rte. 176. Trn rigt

on Brecsville Rd. Tae te rst rigt on Rte. 176. Trn let on hawins Rd. Trn let on

Sotern Rd.

ALPACA FIBER PRODUCTION TOUR

Thursday, September 27 11 a.m.Alicia Rocco and Norma Prosser: Alpaca Spring Valley Farm3899 Whitacre Ave. SE, mierva, Ohio 44657

(330) 868-4988, [email protected], www.alpacaspringvalley.com

Join tis tor to learn abot sstainable alpaca prodction. Meet te alpacas and learn ow

te provide ber and ntrient ric compost. On tis researc arm, board certied

integrative natral ealt practitioner Alicia Rocco will describe ow to se erbal rem-

edies, omeopatics, and natral parasite control to care or alpacas.

Directions: From Canton, go east on Rte. 30 to Minerva. Trn let on Maret St. at te

sqare. Ater 0.5 miles, trn let on Witacre Ave. Te arm is on te let ater 0.5 miles.

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STARk CO.N

Market St.

Whitacre Ave.

30

To Canton

Minerva

Southern Rd.

Wheatley Rd.

Hawkins Rd.

Brecksville Rd.

Broadview Rd.

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271

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AdvancedPermacultureWorkshopCuahoga Co.pg. 3(cotiued)

GardenTour andPermacultureLectureCuahoga Co.pg. 3

Natural GoatHealth andRaw Milk Tourmuskigu Co.pg. 4

Specialty CropMarketing Tour

Geauga Co.pg. 11

ProduceAuctionOpen Houseand Potluckmorga Co.pg. 15

On-FarmWindEnergyWorkshopPeslvaiapg. 12

GrazingField DayColubiaa Co.pg. 12

AthensChapter

Compost TourAthes Co.pg. 3

Berry and HighTunnels Tourand PotluckGreee Co.pg. 2

UrbanGardeningTourmedia Co.pg. 11

On-FarmVegetableMarket TourAuglaize Co.pg. 14

UrbanAgricultureTourCuahoga Co.pg. 13

Garlic andHoop HouseTourLoga Co.pg. 4

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Ohio CenturyFarm TourHailto Co.pg. 6

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Atens Cont Convention and Visitors Breas30 Mile Meal ProjectTe 30 Mile Meal Project is a collaboration o te Atens Cont Convention and

Visitors Brea, te Appalacian Center or Economic Networs (ACEnet), and moretan 130 local armers, prodcers, and ood bsinesses witin a 30 mile radis o

Atens. Te projects wor encorages clinar torism in te region and increases te

visibilit and sstainabilit o armers, specialt ood prodcers, local oods marets and

armers marets, ood events, commnit spported agricltre (CSA) programs, and

eateries and bars tat sorce teir mens locall. For more inormation, go to

www.athensohio.com/30mileor call (740) 592-1819.

REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM CONFERENCETuesday, July 10 Thursday, July 12Athes, Ohio

Te 30 Mile Meal Project invites o to te Real Food, Real Local, Real Good Institte.

Discover ow te 30 Mile Meal Project as collaborated wit more tan 130 partners

to strengten and expand te local ood econom. Tis mlti-da event combines large

plenar tals wit small, interactive worsops, o-site tors, and a pre-release screening

oHand to Mouth, a eatre lengt lm on te regions ood sstem. All aspects o bilding

and growing a resilient local oods sstem will be discssed inclding on and o-te-arm

innovation, collaborative maret development and expansion, branding, sared-se pro-

cessing, local oods access and eqit, clinar torism, inrastrctre development, local

oods edcation and advocac, networ bilding, and more. O-site tor options inclde

Cesterill Prodce Action, Atens Farmers Maret, ACEnets Food Ventre Center,

Snowville Creamer, and te Westside Commnit Gardens. Registration or the three day

event, including locally-sourced lunches, costs $125 or $50 per day. Local hotels will have special

rates or attendees. A detailed agenda and registration inormation are available online.

Directions: Will be provided to registered attendees.

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URBAN GARDENING IN SMALL SPACES TOURWednesday, June 20 6 p.m.Kevin Leamer: Por-Bar Farm11136 Holshoe Rd., Hoervi lle, Ohio 44235(330) 625-2121

Tis tor designed or te rban armer provides a model or small scale rban prodction.

kevin Leamer sells eirloom vegetables at armers marets in te greater Cleveland area. he

brings ava beans to maret as earl as Ma and is te rst person at te maret eac ear

wit strawberries. Cstomers wonder ow e does it. Find ot as kevin sares is secrets or

earl season prodction. Learn ow e plants late, over-winters, and begins arvesting as soon

as spring arrives. Tor participants will be invited b kevin to visit Por-Bar again in earl

winter to see ow e prepares or an earl arvest.

Directions:From Medina, tae Rte. 42 S or 10 miles. Merge wit Rte. 224 and contine or

2 miles to Ricman Rd. Trn rigt and tae te rst let on Sanord Rd. Travel 2.3 miles and

trn let on Pawnee Rd. Trn rigt on holesoe Rd. Por-Bar Farm is less tan 1 mile aead.

SUCCESSFUL SPECIALTY CROP MARKETING TOURThursday, June 28 68 p.m.Harvey and Emmanuel Kempf: Kempf Brothers Healthy Harvest Farm15266 S. Haes Rd., middlefeld, Ohio 44062

Regardless o arming and prodction talent, tecniqe, and nowledge, armers need to

now ow to operate a bsiness to ave a nanciall sccessl arm. harve and Emmanel

kemp ave learned ow to grow teir bsiness sccessll, increasing sales trog well-

ocsed mareting. Te will discss nowing or cstomer, picing or maret, and

deciding wat crops to grow. Tis arm tor is also an opportnit to learn te importance

o soil or plant ntrition. Te kemp broters are soil experts and reer to teir model asbeond organic. Join tis tor to learn abot creating ealt soil, ntrient-dense prodcts,

and a sccessl mareting strateg.

Directions:From Middlefeld, tae Rte. 87/kinsman Rd. east or abot 2.6 miles. Trn rigt

on haes Rd. Te arm is 0.25 miles on te rigt.

Innovative Farmers o Oio (IFO)IFO is a statewide grassroots networ o armers, researcers, and consmers dedicated to

promoting and spportingtrog researc, edcation, and commnit-bilding activities

a sstainable agricltre tat strengtens te economic, social, and environmental well-being o

Oios arms, arm amilies, and rral commnities, and protects and improves te ealt and

prodctivit o Oios land and waterwas. For more inormation, go to www.ioh.org. or call

(216) 348-0913.

GEAuGA CO.N

Hayes Rd.

332

608

87

528

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MEDINA CO.N

Pawnee Rd.

Holeshoe Rd.

Richman Rd.

Sanford Rd.

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Pennslvania Association or Sstainable Agricltre (PASA)Since 1992, PASA as wored to bring armers togeter to learn rom eac oter

and to bild relationsips between tose armers and consmers looing or res,

wolesome, locall, and sstainabl prodced ood. As te largest statewide, member-

based sstainable arming organization in te united States, PASA sees to improve

te economic viabilit, environmental sondness, and social responsibilit o ood and

arming sstems in Pennslvania and across te contr. For more inormation, go to

www.pasaarming.orgor call (814) 349-9856.

ON-FARM WIND ENERGY WORKSHOPTuesday, June 5 10 a.m.Jan and Barbara Broxterman: Cross Winds Farm

250 mapletow Rd., Garards Fort, Peslvaia 15334(814) 349-9856, [email protected], www.pasafarming.org/farmbasededucation

Join PASA, IFO, and Cross Winds Farm to learn ow to determine i or arm as good

wind potential, wat is involved in te process o arvesting wind energ, and wat to

loo or in an installer. Ater lnc, participants will tor Cross Winds Farm, were te

ome, barn, and water sppl are powered b energ generated b a Sstream 3.7 trbine.

Attendees will learn abot te varios Natral Resorce Conservation Service programs

implemented at te arm and can tae ome an application to scedle a ree Wind Resorce

Report on teir own arm. Fnded in part b te National Sstainable Agricltre Coalition,

te event will eatre presenters Gwendoln Andersen and Max Sceeler o St. Francis

universits Renewable Energ Center and Jan and Barbara Broxterman o Cross Winds

Farm, a 100 acre grass-ed bee and orse arm. Registration or the ull day event, including

lunch, costs $20 or IFO/PASA members or $35 or non-members. Call (814) 349-9856 to register

Directions:From I-79, tae Exit 7. Trn rigt on kirb Rd./Rte. 2018. Trn rigt on

Garards Fort Rd./Rte. 2011. Contine on Mapletown Rd.

GRAZING FIELD DAYTuesday, June 12 10 a.m.Pete Conkle: Conkle Family Farms9861 Stroup Rd., Haover to, Ohio 44423(330) 831-0006

Kevin and Sarah Swope: Heritage Lane Farms29668 moutz Rd., Sale, Ohio 44460

(330) 222-1377

IFO and PASA join te Eastern Oio Grazing Concil (EOGC) to present a special

eld da ocsed on grazing, tans to a grant rom te National Sstainable Agricltre

Coalition. Gest speaers will discss introdcing grazing into a diversied arming

operation. Cli Little, o Oio State universit Extension, will discss soil, grass, and grass

arm prodction. Cli Miller o Carroll Cont, wo as recentl transitioned rom a

cow-cal to a bee nising operation, will tal abot grass nising bee. Dan Trdel rom

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Anns Raspberr Farm in knox Cont will discss on-arm

bsinesses and vale-added prodcts. Participants will also

learn abot nancial assistance programs sc as Sstainable

Agricltre Researc and Edcation (SARE), Environmental

Qalit Incentives Program (EQIP), and Vale-Added Prodcer

grants. Registration or the ull day event, including lunch served by

EOGC, costs $15 or IFO/PASA/EOGC members or $25 or non-members. Call (330) 332-8732 to register.

Directions: From Canton, tae Rte. 30 E or abot 20 miles. Rte.

30 will merge wit Rte. 9. Contine to ollow Rte. 30 or 3 miles

to Strop Rd. Trn let. Te Conle Famil Farm is 0.5 miles on

te let. Directions to heritage Lane Farms will be provided at te

morning session.

Preseted b IFO ad PASA

DAnIELLEDEEmER

OSu Sstainable Agricltre TeamTe OSu Sstainable Agricltre Team incldes representatives rom Oio State

universit Extension, te Oio Agricltral Researc and Development Center

(OARDC), and oters woring to promote economicall easible and ecologicall

sstainable agricltre. For more inormation, go to www.extension.osu.edu,

www.oardc.osu.edu, or www.oardc.osu.edu/oer/, or call (330) 627-4310.

URBAN AGRICULTURE TOURFriday, July 13 124 p.m.Stanard FarmE. 53rd St. ad Staard Ave., Clevelad, Ohio 44103(216) 429-8200 Ext. 217, [email protected]

Tis tor will visit or sccessl and economicall viable rban arms in Cleveland

Stanard Farm, kinsman Incbator Farm, Oio Cit Farm, and Catea hog.

Te aternoon will begin at Stanard Farm, wic incldes a greenose and

ig tnnel. Te arm provides emploment or clients o te conts Board o

Developmental Disabilities. Catea hog is an rban wine grape vineard, wic

plans to install a bio-cellar on-site to prodce and store wine. kinsman Incbator Farmis a new arm incbator designed to provide beginning armers and entrepreners wit

land and tecnical spport. Oio Cit Farm is one o te largest contigos rban arms

in te united States, adjacent to Clevelands poplar West Side Maret.

Directions: From the west, tae I-90 E to Exit 173C onto Sperior Ave. Trn rigt on

Sperior Ave. and go 1.1 miles. Trn let on E. 53rd St. From the east, tae I-90 W to

Exit 175 onto Marginal Rd. toward E. 55t St. Trn let on E. 55t St. Travel 0.7 miles

and trn rigt on Stanard Ave. Te tor beings at Stanard Farm, located at te corner o E.

53rd St. and Stanard Ave.

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ON-FARM VEGETABLE MARKET TOURThursday, July 26 35:30 p.m.Ned and Sherry Warner: Green Thumb Farm Market45869 Southlad Rd., new Bree, Ohio 45869(419) 753-2456, [email protected]

Owned and operated b Ned and Serr Warner, Green Tmb Farm Maret is open rom

Ma trog October and eatres vegetables, fowers, and plants grown on te arm, as well as

oter prodcts prcased rom Oio armers. hig tnnels are sed to grow tomatoes, peppers,

and sqas, and crrentl, a new ca is being constrcted at te maret wic is expected to

open tis smmer.

Directions: From St. Marys, tae Rte. 29 E to Rte. 66 S to Sotland Rd. Te maret is at te

corner o Sotland Rd. and Rte. 66, abot 5 miles rom St. Mars.

AGRITOURISM TOURWednesday, August 15 14 p.m.Rob and Christy Leeds: Leeds Farm8734 marsville Rd., Ostrader, Ohio 43061

(740) 660-2020, [email protected]

Leeds Farm is one o Oios most sccessl agritorism arms located on 80 acres

between Marsville and Delaware. Rob and Crist Leeds ave been edcating

stdents and amilies or more tan 20 ears trog arm torism eac all. Tis

tor will ocs on strategies or arm marets and agritorism operations to se to

assess and minimize riss wic ma arise wen te pblic is invited onto te arm.

Directions: From Delaware, go west on Rte. 36 or 8 miles. Te arm is on te rigt

side o te road immediatel ater te Ostrander Rd. intersection.

FARMING RESEARCH TOURWednesday, August 22 9 a.m.1 p.m.Julie Moose: OSU South Centers1864 Shville Rd., Piketo, Ohio 45661(740) 289-2071 Ext. 223, [email protected]

Tor participants will see reslts rom experiments crrentl nderwa at tis OSu researc

center, inclding ve bioenerg experiments wit miscants, switcgrass, willow, and oter

warm season grasses; a posporos and nitrogen leacing experiment wit and witot cover

crops; growing continos sobeans wit fe gas deslrization (FGD) gpsm amendments

and annal re as a cover crop; long-term tillage and crop rotation trials; organic rotations singradis, cowpea, and re as cover crops; wine grape trials, and ig tnnel bleberr prodction

trials. Lnc will be provided.

Directions:From Columbus, tae Rte. 23 S to Rte. 32 jst past Pieton. Tae Rte. 32 E or

2 miles, ten tae Sville Rd. sot or approximatel 200 ards. Te drivewa to te Sot

Centers will be on te let.

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PRODUCE AUCTION OPEN HOUSE AND POTLUCKMonday, July 2 2 p.m.Tom Redfern: Chesterhill Produce Auction8380 Wagoer Rd. Chesterhill, Ohio 43728(740) 767-4938, [email protected], www.ohiofoodshed.org

Te Cesterill Prodce Action was started in 2004 b local entrepreners and armers,

spported b Rral Action as a wa to aggregate prodce to serve instittional maretswile creating a local maret and ood access or nderserved armers and consmers. At

te action, prodce is sold in varing qantities to a range o bers and is sall brogt

in on orse-drawn bggies, and laid ot on pallets or cstomers to inspect. Te action

is ast-paced and exciting, and people come as mc to witness te livel atmospere as to

prcase te ig qalit arm prodcts. Te Cesterill Prodce Action was prcased b

Rral Action in 2010 wit a combination o local slow mone investments, Appalacian

Regional Commission nding, and revolving loan nds. Since ten, action sales ave

dobled and te core grop o armers wo spport it are woring towards a cooperative

model o ownersip. Bers inclde restarants, grocer stores, roadside stands, individals

looing to preserve ood, and Oio universit Dining Services. A corn roast and potlc

lnc will begin at 2 p.m. Two sweet corn worsops will begin at 2:30 p.m. One will eatreadvice on canning and reezing sweet corn and te oter will ocs on growing, selecting, and

mareting sweet corn. Te action starts at 4 p.m.

Directions: Te Cesterill Prodce Action is between Rte. 555 and Rte. 377, sotwest

o Cesterill. From Athens, tae Rte. 50/Rte. 32 E towards Belpre. Ater 5.2 miles, trn let

onto Rte. 690. Ater 5.1 miles, trn rigt on Rte. 550 and contine or 5.2 miles. Contine

straigt on Rte. 377. Ater 3.1 miles, trn let on Wagoner Rd./Cont Rd. 41. Te action

will be in 0.3 miles.

Rral ActionRral Action is a non-prot development agenc witnearl 1,000 members and almost 20 ears experienceworing in sstainable orestr, watersed restoration,and local ood sstems. Rral Action promotes social,

economic, and environmental jstice trogdemonstration projects, commnit organizing, andedcation, and as a istor o identiing strategiesto elp armers nd new marets tat strengten oodsecrit and te local econom. Trainings ave elpedto edcate ndreds o armers on topics incldingood saet, season extension, and mareting.For more inormation, go to www.ruralaction.orgorcall (740) 767-4938.

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Te 2012 Oio

SstainableFarm Tor andWorsop Series

Topics Inclde:Season extension

heirloom vegetables and specialt crop

Permacltre

Specialt grain prodction

Prodce actions

On-arm renewable energ

Composting

Livestoc grazing

urban agricltre

Prodct mareting

Sstainable living

Instittional sorcing

Farming researc

and more!

Oio Ecological Food and Farm Association

41 Croswell Rd.

Colmbs, Oio 43214

Non-Proft Org.

U.S. Postage

PAID

Columbus, Ohio

Permit No. 6349Return Service Requested

The Compost Exchange pg. 3

Regional Food Systems pg. 10

Jandy's Farm pg. 4

g rgare n cs pg.

Owl Creek Produce Auction pg. 5

Stone Garden Farm and Village pg. 6

Alpaca SpringValley Farm pg. 7

Kenyon College pg. 5

Green Thumb Farm Market pg. 14

Carriage House Farm pg. 6

Leeds Farm pg. 14

OSU South Centers pg. 14

Chesterhill Produce Auction pg. 15

Brickel Creek Organic Farm pg. 2

Peach Mountain Organics pg. 7e

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Permaculture pg. 3Stanard Farm, etc. pg. 13

Kempf Brothers Healthy Harvest Farm pg. 11

Por-Bar Farm pg. 11

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Cross Winds Farm pg. 12

Conkle Family Farms andHeritage Lane Farms pg. 12

Blue Rock Station pg. 4

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