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- Social Media and Mobile Technology for Ag Businesses Webinar Series
- Fresh Produce Ranks Hot as a Restaurant Trend
- Ohio MarketMaker Program Recognized
- USDA Funding for Local Regional Food Systems Guide
- Local Harvest: A Multifarm CSA Handbook Available
- Podcasts
- Events
- Newsletter
Social Media and Mobile Technology for Ag Businesses Webinar Series
Registration is open! Learn how ag businesses can take advantage of social media tools like Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare to reach new customers and increase sales through an eight-week webinar series being offered January through April. The cost is $10.00 per person and includes access to all eight webinars and recordings of the webinars (in case one is missed). Get details!
Fresh Produce Ranks Hot as a Restaurant Trend
Oct. 31, 2011, The Packer - Don't miss this article written by Susie Cable about Ohio restaurants' increasing interest in offering more fresh produce. Read article!
Ohio MarketMaker Program Recognized
OSU Extension and the MarketMaker partners received the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Partnership Award in the category of multi-state efforts for the National Food MarketMaker project. Read more...
USDA Funding for Local Regional Food Systems Guide
Looking for funding for a local food systems project? Check out the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition's Guide to USDA Funding for Local and Regional Food Systems, which identifies and explains key programs that can help community-based organizations and others that are working to build infrastructure, provide training to farmers, research new marketing opportunities and otherwise working to strengthen regional food systems. Download the PDF and pass it on to others that might find it useful.
Local Harvest: A Multifarm CSA Handbook Available
"Local Harvest: A Multifarm CSA Handbook" offers straightforward guidance on an innovative practice that is helping CSAs stay strong and viable over the long term: cooperative marketing. The 130-page book details how farmers in CSA cooperatives can best work together to market their produce, including advice on staffing, volunteer boards, distribution, legal topics and other practical information. Click here to download the pdf copy or to order a printed copy.
Podcasts
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Events
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