Rural Action
Soil Health Sign-Making Party
Athens Ohio MakerSpace 751 W Union St, Athens, OhioGet ready for the Soil Health Rally by making signs and posters celebrating soil health! We will gather at the Athens Ohio MakerSpace. All are welcome to join this sign-making party! Bring your own ideas or get inspiration from a list of important soil health statistics or moving phrases. Take your sign home with you... Read More
Whole Farm Financial Planning 4-Part Series
Virtual Zoom CallJoin Spencer Guinn, Senior Business Development Specialist, and Logan Crawford, Business Development Assistant of KCARD for a 4-part workshop series on financial management for farmers! Virtual sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00 pm, November 12th, 19th, 26th and December 3rd. You must attend all sessions. This series will be virtual on Zoom
Whole Farm Planning & Mentoring 2025
Zoom WebinarAre you looking to start a farm? Do you have plans to begin selling a food product? Are you a couple years into operating your farm or food business and could benefit from refining your business plan? Join a small cohort of beginning farmers to learn from topic experts and get paired with a farm... Read More
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Training
Chesterhill Community Center 7470 College St., Chesterhill, OH, United StatesOn Thursday, February 27th 1pm to 4pm, the Chesterhill Produce Auction (a social enterprise of Rural Action) and Central State University Extension will be holding a Good Handling Practices (GAP) Training at the Chesterhill Community Center for farm business owners and operators. We will be providing up-to-date information on how agricultural products should be produced,... Read More
Grow Together, Agroforestry Workshop
Chase run road in Albany, Ohio O, United StatesWant to manage your land for the benefit of wildlife and native plants but are not sure where to start? Join Rural Action and local land management professionals to learn about free technical assistance programs & how to access funding for restoration work on your land. This event will include a self-paced farm tour of... Read More
Rural Action At-Home Waste Assessment Training
Join Rural Action’s Zero Waste Program as we celebrate earth week by attending our FREE at home waste assessment virtual training! Waste assessments are a helpful tool to evaluate waste habits and identify ways to improve waste diversion from the landfill by increasing recycling and compost! You can join these events held on: April... Read More
Rural Action At-Home Waste Assessment Training
Join Rural Action’s Zero Waste Program as we celebrate earth week by attending our FREE at home waste assessment virtual training! Waste assessments are a helpful tool to evaluate waste habits and identify ways to improve waste diversion from the landfill by increasing recycling and compost! You can join these events held on: April... Read More
Rural Action Adventure Auction
Southeast Ohio History Center 24 W. State Street, Athens, Ohio, United StatesJoin us at the Southeast Ohio History Center in Athens on Friday, April 25, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. for an unforgettable evening of excitement, community and purpose. Bid on silent and live, regional adventure-themed packages while enjoying an array of hors d’oeuvres and drinks from the cash bar. All proceeds—whether from online, silent or... Read More
Passport to the outdoors
Strouds run beach Athens, O, United StatesAre you curious about the outdoors and looking to have a fantastic day of adventure with your family? Then Passport to the Outdoors is for you! Join Rural Action on Sunday, May 3 at Strouds Run State Park Beach from 12 – 4 p.m. Rural Action will host exciting activities about the great outdoors and our water resources. Participants can learn... Read More
Food Systems Change from Appalachia to Africa: A Panel Discussion
Rural Action Office (Kuhre Center, 9030 Hocking Hills Dr, The Plains, OH) 9030 hocking hills drive, the plains, OhioJoin Rural Action and Ohio University’s Department of Geography for an evening discussion with visiting Kenyan professor, Dr. Martin Oulu, and three local farmer panelists. Dr. Oulu will be joined by farmers Paul Tomcho of Creekside Farm, Lindsay Klaunig of Trouvaille Farm, and Morgan Hager of Future Days Farm to discuss food systems change in... Read More