Rural Action
Whole Farm Planning Workshop
Woodland Ridge Farms and Learning Center 4884 Cooper Road, Athens, OH, United StatesWoodland Ridge Farm & Learning Center is working with Rural Action to hold a Whole Farm Planning workshop on Sept. 28. The workshop will show participants how Whole Farm Planning can tie together planning for traditionally separate areas while also encouraging new and existing agribusiness ventures to create new sources of income. Topics at... Read More
Pie Day Fundraiser Auction
Chesterhill Produce Auction 8380 Wagoner Road, Chesterhill, OH, United StatesOn October 14th, the community will come together at the Chesterhill Produce Auction to auction off some delicious pies in order to raise funds for School Day at the CPA. Each spring, we aim to bring a few hundred students out to the Chesterhill Produce Auction for a full day of learning about our local... Read More
Clean Energy Expo
Athens County Library - Athens Branch 30 Home St, Athens, OH, United StatesRural Action Sustainable Energy Solutions will facilitate an "Exploring Energy" Workshop. Participants will learn about how energy efficiency and renewable energy work with hands-on activities and interactive displays. Free weatherization items including LED light bulbs, weatherization stripping, power strips and solar lanterns will be distributed to participants. This is a free event, registration required for workshop. ... Read More
Clean Energy Expo
Athens Public Library Home Street, Athens, OH, United StatesDrop by the Athens library branch for a free day of exploring and learning about clean energy together! 10am-12pm: Exploring Energy Workshop* Facilitated by Rural Action Sustainable Energy Solutions, this free, hands-on workshop teaches participants how energy efficiency and renewable energy work. Free give-aways include LED bulbs, weatherization stripping, power strips, and solar lanterns. *Registration... Read More
Season Creation Workshop
The Grange, Amesville Ohio 17486 Main St, Amesville, OH, United StatesJoin Green Edge Organic Gardens and Rural Action for a highly acclaimed, on-farm workshop. This training teaches participants about the use of gabled high tunnels for winter production, focusing on multiple aspects of the Green Edge model of year-round farming. The workshop includes both on-farm and classroom portions covering farm infrastructure, planting schedules, crop monitoring,... Read More
GAP Safety Training
Triple Nickel Diner 1060 High Street, Chesterhill, OH, United StatesJoin Rural Action and OSU extension for a day of farm-food safety training that also counts toward GAP certification. Topics include: Water Quality Worker Training, Health & Hygiene Manure and Compost Handling Domestic and Wild Animals The OSU Extension GAP training is one way to satisfy the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule... Read More
Hidden Treasures of the Edge
edge of appalachia preserve system West Union, OHSpend the weekend exploring the hidden treasures of the 20,000 acre Richard and Lucile Durrell Edge of Appalachia Preserve System. One of the most biologically diverse places in Ohio, the Edge encompasses six different bedrock types, a wide variety of habitats and tremendous diversity in plant and animal life. Some of the rarest animals in... Read More
An Introduction to Growing Shiitake & Oyster Mushrooms
Chesterhill Produce Auction 8380 Wagoner Road, Chesterhill, OH, United StatesHave you ever wanted to grow an unconventional crop which requires little maintenance? Do you need to find a use for extra logs you might end up with after a timber harvest? Join Rural Action at the Chesterhill Produce Auction to learn the basics of mushroom cultivation using sugar maple logs. Participants can take home... Read More
An Introduction to Growing Shiitake & Oyster Mushrooms
Chesterhill Produce Auction 8380 Wagoner Road, Chesterhill, OH, United StatesHave you ever wanted to grow an unconventional crop which requires little maintenance? Do you need to find a use for extra logs you might end up with after a timber harvest? Join Rural Action at the Chesterhill Produce Auction to learn the basics of mushroom cultivation using sugar maple logs. Participants can take home... Read More
Mushroom Cultivation Workshop
Morning Dew Hop Farm 42520 State Farm Rd, Albany, OH, United StatesAre you interested in learning how to cultivate and market edible and medicinal mushrooms on native hardwood logs? Then join Morning Dew Hop Farm in Albany, Ohio! Participants at this workshop will learn how to inoculate logs with shiitake and lion’s mane mushrooms, as well as tour the farm and see how forest management practices... Read More