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Zanesville Farmers Market
The Zanesville Farmers Market is open every Wednesday 4-7pm on N. 3rd St. in downtown Zanesville, next to The Freight Shops. This week’s guest food truck is Mount Airy Beef, serving dishes that feature their very own 100% grass fed beef. Look forward to a variety of vendors offering farm eggs, gluten-free breads, pasture raised… Read More
Zanesville Farmers Market
The Zanesville Farmers Market is open every Wednesday 4-7pm on N. 3rd St. in downtown Zanesville, next to The Freight Shops. This week’s food truck feature is Phillip’s Food Truck, offering a variety of locally inspired dishes. Look forward to farm eggs, gluten-free breads, pasture raised meats, a variety of seasonal produce, and much more!… Read More
Zanesville Farmers Market
The Zanesville Farmers Market will kick off their first Wednesday market of the season June 13, 4-7pm. Phillips Food Truck will help start the season off right, offering locally inspired dishes. Look forward to farm eggs, pasture raised meats, freshly baked breads, seasonal produce, and more. The Zanesville Farmers Market is every Wednesday, 4-7 on… Read More
Back To The Garden: How Green Thumbs Help With Addiction Recovery
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Meredith Jensen is doing some gardening on a sunny day in a secluded part of Athens, Ohio. “I’m working on our pollinator garden beds,” she said. “Which are a bunch of fun flowers that’ll help attract butterflies, bumble bees, you name it.” Her partner Jamie Betit pushes a full wheel barrow to fill the other… Read More
Drowning In Milk: Dairy Farmers Look For Lifelines In Flooded Market
By: Nicole Erwin | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LaRue County, Kentucky, dairy farmer Gary Rock sits in his milking parlor, overlooking what is left of his 95 cow operation. “Three hundred years of history is something that a lot of people in our country cannot even talk about,” Rock said. That’s how long the farm has been in his family. While the land… Read More
3rd Annual Harrison Career Center FFA Tractor, Truck, Engine, and Car Show
3rd ANNUAL HARRISON CAREER CENTER FFA TRACTOR, TRUCK, ENGINE, AND CAR SHOW MAY 6, 2018 HARRISON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS 550 GRANT STREET CADIZ, OHIO 10am-4pm FOOD MUSIC FAMILY FUN!!! ADMISSON: DONATION Benefits the Harrison Career Center FFA For info. contact 330-440-5578 or Email HCCFFA@yahoo.com www.Facebook.com/HCCFFA
Trade War Fears Have Ohio Valley Soy Growers Nervous
By: Nicole Erwin | Ohio Valley ReSource
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China buys more than half of the soybeans grown in the Ohio Valley. So China’s threat this week to place a 25 percent tariff on U.S. soy means farmers would be caught in the crosshairs of a trade war. Even though tariffs haven’t taken effect, markets are already showing signs that commodities traders are growing… Read More
Feds Deny Poultry Industry Request To Increase Work Speed
By: Nicole Erwin | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has denied a petition by the National Chicken Council to remove the speed limit on work at some slaughterhouses, a move that food safety advocates are calling a victory for workers and consumers. As the Ohio Valley ReSource reported in October, the National Chicken Council proposal could have increased the line speed for some workers in processing… Read More
Farmers Fond of Trump But Growing Nervous About Trade
By: Nicole Erwin | Ohio Valley ReSource
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When President Trump spoke to the American Farm Bureau annual convention this month he focused on the regulatory rollbacks and tax cuts that motivated many farmers to help vote him into office. “We are doing a job for you,” Trump told an auditorium filled with farmers. “You’re seeing it like nobody else: regulation, death tax,… Read More
25th Anniversary Happy Hour for Community Food Initiatives
Join CFI for a night of live music from Caitlin Kraus at West End Ciderhouse! In honor of our 25th anniversary, we are kicking off a year-long fundraising campaign with the goal of raising $25,000 to support our programs.Right now, we are in the middle of a GlobalGiving campaign to benefit the Donation Station. All… Read More