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Chesterhill Produce Auction
Join us at the Chesterhill Produce Auction, just 30 minutes from Athens! We hold regular Monday and Thursday produce auctions featuring in-season, fresh, local produce and ornamental and vegetable plants…. Read More
Chesterhill Produce Auction
Join us at the Chesterhill Produce Auction, just 30 minutes from Athens! We hold regular Monday and Thursday produce auctions featuring in-season, fresh, local produce and ornamental and vegetable plants…. Read More
Chesterhill Produce Auction
Join us at the Chesterhill Produce Auction, just 30 minutes from Athens! We hold regular Monday and Thursday produce auctions featuring in-season, fresh, local produce and ornamental and vegetable plants…. Read More
Chesterhill Produce Auction
Join us at the Chesterhill Produce Auction, just 30 minutes from Athens! We hold regular Monday and Thursday produce auctions featuring in-season, fresh, local produce and ornamental and vegetable plants…. Read More
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Training
On 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)… Read More
As Ohio’s agricultural landscape changes, these century-old family farms hold on
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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ADAMS COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Most of John Smiley’s major milestones have been celebrated on his family farm in Adams County. It’s where he was born, where he… Read More
After a summer of drought, Ohio cattle farmers are worried for winter
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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MORGAN COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — In a normal summer, Trista Nelson’s herd of cattle spend their days grazing in a lush pasture. But this year, green grass was… Read More
18th Annual Stinner Summit
Each year the Stinner Summit gathers farmers, researchers, educators, policy leaders, and organizations together in a different region of Ohio. Using a participatory process, specific project ideas are crafted and… Read More
Whole Farm Planning & Mentoring 2025
Are 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… Read More
Whole Farm Financial Planning 4-Part Series
Join 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,… Read More
Libby’s Pumpkin Patch, a popular fall destination in Athens County, won’t open due to drought
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ALBANY, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — For over a decade, southeast Ohio residents have been visiting Libby’s Pumpkin Patch outside Albany for hay rides, corn mazes and, of course, pumpkins…. Read More
Bike and Brew Tour in the Little Cities
Join us for a rich experience by connecting to Southeast Ohio while cycling through the old railroad beds of Appalachia, enjoying local food & drinks, and immersing yourself in the… Read More
Statehood Day Celebration
One Big Event at Five Different Locations: Chillicothe to Celebrate Ohio Statehood Day, Saturday, March 2nd. Five of Chillicothe’s historical sites, museums, and organizations will host open houses on Saturday,… Read More
It’s hot. For farmworkers without federal heat protections, it could be life or death
By: Ximena Bustillo | Andrea Hsu | NPR
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SUNNYSIDE, Wash. (NPR) — Lorena Abalos is no stranger to the fields of Washington state. She picked cherries and blueberries under the hot summer sun here for years. It was… Read More
Honeybee deaths rose last year. Here’s why farmers would go bust without bees
By: Allison Aubrey | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — If you like to eat blueberries, apples, almonds, and other fruits that require pollination, you can thank a honeybee. Farmers could not grow these crops without the… Read More
A bipartisan proposal in Congress could reshape livestock farming in southeast Ohio
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The building Shawn Donahue chose for his new meat processing facility had sat unused for several years. It showed. When he stood inside and… Read More
An activist group is spreading misinformation to stop solar projects in rural America
By: Miranda Green | Michael Copley | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Roger Houser’s ranching business was getting squeezed. The calves he raises in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley were selling for about the same price they had a few years… Read More
On-Farm Solar Webinar
Join Rural Action’s On-Farm Solar Webinar to learn about the benefits of renewable energy and resources available to farmers and small businesses to harness the power of the sun! Hear… Read More
Whole Farm Planning & Mentoring 2023
This is the opening session for a series of workshops. Your registration is for the entire series. Tuesday webinars are held from 6:30-8pm. Are you looking to start a farm?… Read More
Food waste is contributing to climate change. What’s being done about it?
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Discarded food is responsible for as much as 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. NewsHour’s Isabella Jibilian reports on… Read More
An auction in rural Morgan County draws Southeast Ohioans with fresh, local produce
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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CHESTERHILL, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — People can get carried away at the Chesterhill Produce Auction. Perhaps a box of purple sweet potatoes draws their attention. The bidding starts low,… Read More
There aren’t enough young farmers. Congress is looking to change that
By: Ximena Bustillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Bobbi Wilson is about to kick off her first farming season, prepping the soil to yield ripe tomatoes and potatoes next year. Her plan: to start… Read More
Asian Vegetables Workshop
Rural Action has partnered with the Athens Asian American Alliance and Community Food Initiatives to present a workshop on growing Asian vegetables. This hands-on workshop will be preceded by a… Read More
Midsummer Hive Check-In
Hands-on workshop at the teaching apiary at Chesterhill Produce Auction on hive management for summer (in partnership with Central State University). Email Katie to sign up by clicking the Register… Read More
Beekeeping with Varroa Mites
Varroa mite monitoring/management at Jackie O’s Teaching and Learning Apiary in partnership with Central State University and Athens County Area Beekeeping Association.