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You’ve probably seen Joseph Swain at the Clintonville Farmers Market where he sells his certified organic produce at his stand for Swainway Urban Farm. There, he offers a “a variety of gourmet vegetables, herbs, specialty items like shiitake and oyster… [Read More]
Ahh, spring. The start of the bountiful growing season and time of year that the Farmers’ Markets begin popping up all over town. If you aren’t growing your own food, Farmers’ Markets are a fantastic way to support your local… [Read More]
Chef Meegan Roberts has always enjoyed competing. Recently, she won the American Culinary Federation‘s 2011 Northeast Region Paella, Please! competition during the 2011 ACF Northeast Regional Conference held at the Renaissance Columbus hotel downtown. This win allows her to compete… [Read More]
A plethora of projects have been announces in the Weinland Park area lately. The most significant is the announcement from MORPC of a “Food Campus” project that would include community gardens, a year-round farmers market and a restaurant. Additionally, two… [Read More]
Looking for a fun (and free!) event to do with your kids this Saturday? The Hills Market is offering an educational food day for kids to coincide with their Annual Farmers’ Market and Pancake Breakfast. The Pancake Breakfast runs from… [Read More]
A new farmers market will be starting up their inaugural season this Thursday afternoon in the OSU campus area. The Market at 15th & High is being presented by The Wexner Center and Wayward Seed Farm. It will run every… [Read More]
Despite the rain, the Pearl Market kicked off their 2010 summer season this morning. The market is hosting a record number of vendors this year which range from prepared ethnic foods to flowers, produce, cheeses, meats and other farmers market… [Read More]
Normally when I think and write about local food, it’s all about eating it. But a good friend of mine who just started her own soap making company gave me a new perspective about local food. “The farmers’ market food… [Read More]
The seasonal Pearl Market that takes place Downtown every summer is expanding to run an indoor Winter Market starting in November. The new market will be held inside the building located at 20 East Broad Street, next to Pearl Alley… [Read More]
Ohio Agriculture Director Robert Boggs is challenging everyone in Ohio to take part in the “Eat Local Challenge” from September 13th through the 19th. The challenge includes the preparation of one meal per day using foods that are made or… [Read More]
When Brittany Baum and Maria Gentile met, they were working in the communications world together. After a few years, they became great friends and discovered they shared a passion for cooking and a love of pretzels. Brittany has been to… [Read More]
(Photo from RestaurantWidow.com) When we first became members of a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), we received plenty of produce that we had never encountered before. CSA managers are getting better about identifying everything in the share, but in the very… [Read More]
Summer and fall are a great time to catch county fairs and city food festivals. These events feature local foods, from local farmers. Here are some of the Ohio food festivals I’ve heard about – do you know of others… [Read More]
Embracing its historic roots as a farm community, the city of Dublin hosts its first-ever community market, formed by members of the Dublin community, local business owners and farmers. The market will officially commence Wednesday, July 1 at 4:30PM at… [Read More]
For those of us looking for ways to save money this summer, but still have a fun vacation, we are introducing a new feature about road trips that are Close to Columbus. Hocking Hills is one such place. It is… [Read More]
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