CORV 17th Annual Local Food Guide - 2024

CENTRAL OHIO

RIVER VALLEY

17TH ANNUAL LOCAL FOOD GUIDE 2024

Welcome

to the 17th annual CORV Local Food Guide, “Rooted In Local”

I write as the last bit of Winter may be reminding us how good the cold temperatures are for the lands…My generation is still rooted in the goodness of what Winter provides, snow, freezing and thawing, a process that is beautiful when we take time to observe.

This local Guide is rich in its rootedness of all these years, giving us a strong foundation in our ability to support our local farmers with all the places their products can be found and in turn to support our local communities. A commitment that is apparent as we shop at farmers markets, enjoy a meal, a drink at restaurants or wineries that are supporting local farmers: read your labels and buy for and from our local artisans.

The fortitude of roots when given the right conditions will provide a plentiful harvest. However, we see or hear the word rooted, remember the places it can take you. In your backyard, in your fields or out in your community, it is the tie to what will keep us strong in these times.

Best to you all and much gratitude as we embrace the upcoming seasons.

– Karen Egan

Eat, Enjoy, Share.

CORV’S MISSION

Crew The CORV

Some of the CORV Crew plus David Chal at his Rose Hill Farm. He uses biodynamic methods to help create healthy soil, deep roots and community. “Healthy soil is an expression of many life-affirming natural forces and processes, working in harmony.”

Website: TheFarmOnRoseHill.com

Thanks to Jonathan Gabis, Handyman Extraordinaire, for the photo.

Producer:

Deborah Jordan, Boldface Creek Watershed growlocal1@gmail.com

Design and Layout:

Andrea McLearen andreamclearen@madlycreativegroup.com

Kitchen Cabinet:

Jim Lowenburg, Running Creek Farm

Project Team:

Karen Egan, Homeadow Song Farm (Growers)

Rachel Powers, Local Food Advocate (Restaurants)

Pam Rollandelli, Edits

Cover photo:

David Chal, Rose Hill Farm

Back cover photo:

Annie Woods, Dark Wood Farm

The Central Ohio River Valley (CORV) Local Food Guide covers SW Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and SE Indiana. The CORV initiative is a grassroots effort to connect community members with local growers and fresh, healthy local food. Our aim is to promote self-sufficiency, sustainability, and the wise use of resources as we build a vibrant local food system.

OUR LOCAL FOODSHED

Anything within a 50 mile radius of downtown Cincinnati is part of the Central Ohio River watershed. We include growers within a 100 mile radius who regularly sell within the 50 mile radius.

Ask your Restaurants, Artisan/Cottage producers, Farmers’ Markets, and Grocery Stores to label local and name the source.

To know your food, know your farmer.

THE HEALTH OF THE PLANET

What’s Regenerative

Regenerative agriculture is defined by Understanding Ag as “Farming and ranching in synchrony with Nature to repair, rebuild, revitalize, and restore ecosystem function starting with all life in the soil and moving to all life above the soil.” The 5 principles are (1) minimal disturbance to the soil, both mechanical and chemical (2) keep the ground covered at all times (3) keep a living root in the ground as long as possible (4) increase biodiversity (5) integrate livestock.

And why do it: So we can produce healthy, nutrient- dense food from healthy soil that sequesters carbon, helping address the climate crisis, now and into the future.

We accept a range of growing practices to encourage the conversation about sustainable, regenerative practices. Check out our key to Growing Practices on p.14.

Local Simply Tastes Be er

Istarted working at Bouquet in Covington in the fall of 2021. Having a background in local food and farming, and experience working in restaurants, becoming a server at an authentic farm-to-table restaurant felt like the perfect fit. Bouquet’s history and foundation of sourcing local food is reflected in its strong root system of farmer connections and regular guests who are just as committed to Bouquet as we are to them.

When I sat down with Chef Stephen Williams to talk about how and why he has been sourcing locally for 17 years, he answered simply, “because it tastes better”. Stephen grew up influenced by the time spent in his grandmother’s restaurant in Hazard, Ky. Before starting Bouquet, he attended culinary school while working for 3 years with Chef Jean-Robert de Cavel at Pho Paris. When Stephen first opened Bouquet, he would go out to 3-4 farms a day helping harvest and loading up his truck with fresh, seasonal ingredients to draw up his daily recipes. Cooking from what is seasonally available made him more creative as a chef. Since 2007, our list of local farms has grown substantially, and with it, Bouquet’s influence on local food culture, as well as its reputation as being one of the most delicious and celebrated restaurants in Northern Kentucky and greater Cincinnati.

Ashley Philpot is a mother, gardener, and herbalist living in the Enright Ecovillage. She formerly worked as an organic farmer, CSA coordinator, and school garden educator. Ashley has a Master’s degree in Social & Cultural Anthropology, and is certified in Permaculture Design.

Since I’ve worked at Bouquet, I’ve seen firsthand the beautiful crates of freshly harvested vegetables being brought in by farmers, and the easy conversations back and forth between farmers and the kitchen staff. Bouquet has cultivated relationships with over 60 local farms and artisans including Dark Wood Farm, Carriage House Farm, Guided by Mushrooms, Pippin’s Produce, Greenacres Farm, as well as the smiling woman the kitchen lovingly refers to as “Farmer Sallie”. Most recently I had the honor of serving the owners of Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese of Austin, Kentucky– two of the sweetest people I have ever met–whose artisan cheeses made from their own herd of cows grace our Charcuterie boards on a daily basis.

In the last year, Bouquet has joined forces in a partnership of local restaurants sourcing organicallygrown vegetables and pastured meat from Holland Farms in Williamstown, Kentucky (39 miles south of Cincinnati). Chef Stephen says this creative partnership includes the opportunity to plan with the farmers what to plant for the upcoming growing season. This level of connection is unique in our area and enables our restaurant to influence the growing practices at a deeper level. Holland is currently implementing a pond irrigation system to close the loop on the water cycle at the farm, making them less reliant on city resources, and helping to achieve greater sustainability overall. I agree with Chef Stephen that local simply tastes better, and tasting better serves many purposes.

Check us out at Bouquetbistro.com

Farmer Joe Doppe at Holland Farm

Farmers' Markets

SYMBOLS TO WATCH FOR: C Our Donors Winter Market

FARMERS’ MARKETS come in many flavors for many needs, from shop and go, to community hubs. Take your bags, your change, and your curiosity. If you have time, take a friend and look around. Shop early to avoid the crowd or late to possibly get a deal. We encourage markets to have vendors label where their produce is from (especially if not from their own operation) and how it’s grown. This is about building relationships with each other and our food and land. (Check Growing Practices p. 14)

MONTHLY

C Fibonacci’s Mt. Healthy

Accepts SNAP/Produce Perks/Credit Cards

12pm - 3pm; May thru Oct.

1st Sun. of month

1445 Compton Road Cincinnati, OH 45231

FibBrew.com

Find us on Facebook

Westside

10am- 3pm; May - Sept

1st Saturday of the month

Westwood Town Center 3017 Harrison Ave.

Cheviot, OH 45211

Winter: Nov. 30

WestSideMarketCincy.com

MULTIPLE DAYS

Boone County

Accepts Credit Cards/WIC

Daily 10 - 5pm; May 11 - Oct.

9-5pm Mem Day thru Labor Day

1961 Burlington Pike

Adjacent to Boone County Extension Burlington, KY 41005

BooneCountyFarmersMarket.org

Farmer Produce Market of Cincinnati at Lunken Airport

11am - 6pm; Mon. - Fri.

9am - 5pm; Sat. - Sun.

Late April to late fall

Wilmer Ave. off of State Rt. 52 Cincinnati, OH 45226

C Healthy Harvest

Mobile Market

Accepts EBT/PP/Credit cards

Mon. - Fri. Year Round

Check website for regular locations and times in Cincinnati

HealthyHarvestMobileMarket.com

Liberty Farm Market

Accepts Credit Cards//checks/cash

10am - 6pm Wed. - Sun; Wine tastings

most Fri. 7pm - 9pm Year Round

5850 Princeton Rd. Liberty Township, OH 45011

LibertyFarmMarket.com

C ETC Produce

Accepts EBT, PP, Senior FM coupons Credit cards

9am - 6pm Tues - Fri; 8am - 6pm Sat.; 10am - 4pm Sun. Year Round

Inside Findlay Market, 1801 Race St. Unit 149 Cincinnati, OH 45202

ETCProduce.com

MONDAY

C Nativity Church Tailgate Market

3:30pm - 7pm; June - Oct.

Accepts VISA/MC/WIC

5935 Pandora (Pleasant Ridge) at Woodford and Ridge Cincinnati, OH 45213

TUESDAY

Highland Heights-Campbell County 3pm - 6pm; May thru Oct.

Accepts WIC/SNAP/Senior FM coupons

Nutrition Program

Senior Citizen Activity Center

3504 Alexandria Pk.

Highland Heights, KY 41076

C Loveland

Accepts EBT/Produce Perks/Credit Cards/ Senior FM coupons

3pm - 6:30pm; May 7 - Oct. 29

205 Broadway St., Loveland, OH 45140 LovelandFM.com

Find us on Facebook

Sayler Park

4pm - 7pm; June - Aug.

Nelson Sayler Memorial Park

6600 Gracely Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45233

Find us on Facebook

WEDNESDAY

C Batavia (see Sat. listing)

Accepts WIC/ Senior FM coupons 3pm - 6pm; Aug.

Main St. at Depot Ave., Batavia, OH 45103

Find us on Facebook

Photo courtesy of Madeira Farmers Market

Farmers' Markets

Batesville (see Sat. listing)

3pm - 6pm; July thru Aug.

Downtown Batesville, corner of Boehringer and Main Streets, Batesville, IN 47006

BatesvilleFarmersMarket.com

Find Us On Facebook

C East Walnut Hills

Accepts Snap/Senior FM coupons

3pm - 6pm; May - Oct.

Near EWH Business EWHFarmersMarket.com

Find us on Facebook

Fairfield

4pm - 7pm; May 15 - Sept. 25

Between Fairfield Community Arts and Village Green Park.

Winter: 4pm - 6:30pm; Nov. 6, 20 Dec. 4, 11 411 Wessel Dr., Fairfield, OH 45014

Fairfield-City.org/market

Find us on Facebook

C Fort Thomas

Accepts Credit Cards

3pm - 6pm; April thru Dec.

hours extend to 7pm June - Sept.

Mess Hall in Tower Park, 801 Cochran Ave. Fort Thomas, KY 41075

FortThomasFarmersMarket.com

Find us on Facebook

C Northside

Accepts Credit Card, EBT/WIC, Produce Perks, Senior FM Coupons, Debit, TANF F & V coupons, PRx coupons 4pm - 7pm; April - Oct.

Winter: 4pm - 6pm; Nov. - Mar. 4222 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45223

NorthsideFM.org

Find us on Facebook

THURSDAY

Dixie

Accepts WIC

2pm - 6pm; May thru Oct.

Lot of Erlanger Baptist Church

116 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, KY 41018

C Lebanon

4-7pm mid-May to mid-Oct.

Bicentennial Park, Corner of Mulberry and Cherry St Lebanon, OH 45036

Find us on Facebook

C Madeira

Accepts EBT/Credit Card/Produce Perks/ Senior FM Coupons

4pm - 7pm; May - Oct. 4pm - 6pm; Nov. - Dec. Madeira Presbyterian Church parking lot Dawson Rd. at Miami Ave., Madeira, OH 45243

MadeiraFarmersMarket.com

Find us on Facebook

FRIDAY

Alexandria-Campbell County

Accepts WIC, Snap, Senior FM coupons

3pm - 6pm; May thru Oct.

Southern Lanes, 7634 Alexandria Pike Alexandria, KY 41001

Brookville

Accepts EBT/WIC/Snap

3:30 - 7pm; end of May thru Oct

South end of Main Street downtown Brookville, IN 47012

FoodandGrowers.org/our_programs

Crestview Hills

2pm - 6pm; June 14 - Sept. 27 City Building, 50 Town Center Blvd

Crestview Hills, KY 41017

Find us on Facebook

C Lettuce Eat Well on Cincinnati’s Westside

Pre-order only. Pick up 4pm - 6pm

See website for details Roswell Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45211 lewfm.org

C Northminster United Presbyterian Church - Tailgate

Accepts VISA/MC/WIC

3:30pm - 6:30pm; June - Oct. 703 Compton Road (Finneytown) Cincinnati, OH 45231

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C Reading

Accepts CC/Senior FM coupons

4pm - 7pm; May 17 - Sept. 27

9150 Reading Rd. Reading, OH 45215

Find us on Facebook

C Union Township

Accepts Senior FM coupons/WIC

4pm - 7pm; June thru Sept.

4350 Aicholtz Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45245

Union-Township.oh.us; Find us on Facebook

SATURDAY

C Anderson Township

Accepts Credit Cards

9am - 12pm; May 18 - Oct. 5 Rain or shine

St. Timothy Episcopal Church parking lot

8101 Beechmont Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45255

Find us on Facebook

C Batavia (see Wed. listing)

Accepts WIC/Senior FM Coupons

9am - 1pm; July - Oct.

Main St. at Depot Ave., Batavia, OH 45103

Find us on Facebook

Batesville (see Wed. listing)

8am - 12pm; May - Oct.

Boehringer and Main Streets

Batesville, IN 47006

BatesvilleFarmersMarket.com

Find Us On Facebook

C Beekman

Community Market

3pm - 5pm; Year Round

Beekman Corridor Mobile Market

Cincinnati, OH 45214, 45225, 45223

Find Us On Facebook

Clinton County

Accepts EBT/Credit Cards/WIC/Snap/ Senior FM Coupons

8:30am - 12pm; May 11 - October 19

Clinton County Courthouse Parking lot between Sugartree and Walnut St.

ClintonCountyFarmersMarket.com

Find us on Facebook

Farmers Markets are important because they create a community center where people of diverse backgrounds can come together in support of local food systems.

- Adrienne Davidson, Montgomery FM

Farmers' Markets

Covington

Accepts EBT, VISA/MC/WIC

9am - 1pm; May - Oct.

427 Madison

Winter: Braxton Brewery

27 West 7th St., Covington

Find us on Facebook

C Deerfield Twp.

Accepts Credit Cards/Senior FM coupons

9am-12pm; May through October

Kingswood Park

4188 Irwin Simpson Rd Mason, OH 45040

Winter: 10am - 11am; Nov. - Apr.

3rd Saturday

Market Pavillion

DeerfieldFarmersMarket.com

Find us on Facebook

Delhi

Accepts Credit Cards

9am - 12pm; June thru Aug.

Delhi Park 5125 Foley Rd.

Cincinnati, OH 45238

Find us on Facebook

C Findlay Market

(see Sun. listing)

EBT/WIC/Produce Perks/SNAP

8am - 2pm; Year Round

1801 Race St., Cincinnati, OH 45202 shop.findlaymarket.org.

Find us on Facebook

Hamilton Historic

Accepts EBT/Produce Perks

8am - 12pm; May 18 - Oct. 5

101 High St., Hamilton, OH 45013

Find us on Facebook

C Montgomery

Accepts Credit cards/EBT/SNAP/Senior FM Coupons/PP

9am - 12:30pm; May - Oct.

9609 Montgomery Road

(Montgomery Elem. parking lot)

Montgomery, OH 45242

MontgomeryFarmersMarket.org

Find us on Facebook

Newport-Campbell County

Accepts WIC/SNAP/Senior FM coupons

9am - 12pm; May thru Oct.

709 Monmouth St., Newport, KY 41071

C Oxford-Uptown

Accepts EBT/WIC/Produce Perks/Credit Cards/Senior FM Coupons

9am - 12pm; Year Round

corner of High and Main Streets

Oxford, OH 45056

OxfordFarmersMarket.com

Find us on Facebook

The Market of Fort Mitchell

10am - 2pm; May thru Oct.

75 Orphanage Rd.

Fort Mitchell, KY 41017

Fact:

Rothenberg School will have a total of three Farmers’ Markets this year. During the March sale, students sold over 8 pounds of collard greens, kale, Swiss chard, and mustard greens grown in some of their 7 inside Tower Gardens used during the winter months. There is also a rooftop garden for use in warmer weather.

West Chester

Accepts Credit Cards

9am - 1pm; May thru Oct.

2pm - 4pm, 1st & 3rd Sat. April

Midpointe Library Parking Lot, 9363 Centre

Pointe Dr., West Chester, OH 45069

Winter: 2pm - 4pm; 1st & 3rd Sat., Nov. - March

The Muhlhauser Barn

8558 Beckett Road

Find us on Facebook

SUNDAY

C Findlay Market

(see Sat. listing)

Accepts EBT/WIC/Produce Perks/SNAP

10am - 2pm; Year Round

1801 Race St. Cincinnati, OH 45202 shop.findlaymarket.org.

Find us on Facebook

C Hyde Park

Accepts Credit Cards

9:30am - 1pm; May 21 - Oct 29

Hyde Park Square 2700 Erie Ave. Cincinnati, OH. 45208

HydeParkFarmersMarket.com

Find us on Facebook

Winter Market of Hyde Park Nov. - May; 10am - 1pm

MadTree Brewing, 3301 Madison Rd. Cincinnati, OH. 45209

Find us on Facebook

Growing, Feeding, Serving

Avision rooted in passion, a Grandmother, and faith - that’s why Shannon Carr embarked on her journey 25 years ago that has become the Isaiah 55, Inc. organization. The original garden program was inspired by Shannon’s grandmother, Mary King Ingram, affectionately known as “Mrs. Kanggy”. Mrs. Kanggy had award- winning gardens in her small town of Devereaux, Georgia; she then acquired farmland to feed her family and her small town.

Like her grandmother, Shannon also loves to garden and feed people. And her favorite game is Monopoly. So putting all that together, she used her creativity to acquire land for gardens by finding blighted and donated parcels. The land may not be the Boardwalk or Park Place of Monopoly but hard work has turned the acquired land into gardens located in Evanston, Avondale, Mt. Auburn, and most recently, East Price Hill. Some of that creativity was also used to acquire supplies for gardening through reclaiming items from trash days, thrift stores, dumpsters and closed businesses.

Through all of this, faith sustains her (*see Isaiah 55). Even though she enjoys what she does, it’s hard to grow food in an urban environment. Challenges abound with changing codes, investors who want the properties, and water access being expensive. Yet, calling on her faith, she remembers that everything she has helped create so far has come out of trouble, and then she finds ways to move forward. The work started with addressing the trouble of some people not having access to enough healthy food, or even just enough food, in our city. Trouble creates opportunities to rethink how to adapt to meet the challenges.

The gardening work has expanded into a mobile food pantry and a restaurant, Garden of Eat’n in East Price Hill, renovated thanks to the help of supporters like Keep Cincinnati Beautiful and Altafiber and its employee volunteers. Supporting families, not just individuals, is the latest program development. This approach enables families to have both food access and food knowledge through hot meals, healthy food prep, gardening skills, budgeting information and food stamp tips. The program is especially for the “working poor” whose paychecks barely cover their expenses.

Isaiah 55, Inc continues to emphasize healthy food for all human beings, no matter their ability to pay. This organization serves the community by reminding us all that food justice is part of community justice, and we all deserve to eat.

Isaiah55inc.com

By Deborah Jordan, CORV Guide Producer

*Isaiah 55:1 “Everyone who thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and every one that hath no money, come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.”

Shannon with Keep Cincinnati Beautiful mural

Hyde Park Farmers Market

May - Oct 9:30am - 1pm tues

Loveland Farmers Market

Northside Farmers Market

thurs

Madeira Farmers Market

May - Oct 4pm - 7pm

Nov - Dec 4pm - 6pm

Lebanon Farmers Market

May - Oct 4pm - 7pm

East Walnut Hills Farmers Market

May - Oct 3pm - 6pm

May - Oct 3pm - 6:30pm

Apr - Oct 4pm - 7pm

Nov - Mar 4pm - 6pm

Fort Thomas Farmers Market

Apr - Nov 3pm - 6pm June - Sept 3pm - 7pm

FRI

Reading Farmers Market

May - Oct 4pm - 7pm

Montgomery Farmers Market

May - Oct 9am - 12:30pm

Deerfield Farmers Market

May - Oct 9am - 12pm

Nov - April (Every 3rd Saturday) 10am - 11am

Workers in the Field of F d:

Heather and Jules

South Fairmount residents Jules Brookbank and Heather Sayre have shared a local food journey since gardening with friends at the City of Cincinnati’s Urban Agriculture Pilot Program at Martha Street in 2008. With back of the house restaurant experience, Jules was drawn to gardening with an interest in fresh ingredients for cooking. He also wanted to get outside and connect with nature. As he became aware of the industrial food system, he looked for alternatives. Meanwhile, Heather was inspired by how much food her grandparents were able to both produce and divert from waste in their transient homesteads. Though Heather’s parents gave up the big garden and meat rabbits early in her childhood, small gardens and compost remained normal. She was concerned that growing food and soil wasn’t common for a lot of people. So Jules’ and Heather’s interest in local food has allowed them to share nearby but separate paths.

Jules has focused on production. One of Our Harvest’s first apprentices, he learned to work organic vegetable fields efficiently in the fertile lands of Bahr Farm in College Hill. Today, he cultivates high-quality vegetables at the Greenacres Foundation’s Michaela Farm campus in Oldenburg, IN where his focus is on regenerative agriculture. His production gardens use a variety of regenerative ag approaches such as cover crops for green manure, animal impact, trial compost mulch no till systems, and living pathways to keep the Michaela Farm Store stocked year-round. He enjoys the beautiful farm aesthetic, the feel of soil on his hands, and the intuitive flow of growing. It feels good to grow food that contributes to a healthy planet and to feed people who are in the community.

Heather has focused on access. She structured a work for trade component to the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) at Enright Ridge Urban Ecovillage during her time as an Americorps. She expanded the gardens at Parker Woods Montessori, leading several classes in garden education each week and integrating seasonal harvest into school festivals. Today, Heather works with neighbors of the Beekman Corridor and Working in Neighborhoods to establish Beekman Community Market (BCM) which offers the benefits of local food, rescued food, and entrepreneurial opportunity. OhioCAN purchases food at market rate from local farmers who then deliver to the monthly market. Distributing locally produced food for free gives neighbors who are historically disenfranchised the opportunity to experience top quality produce. BCM hopes to build a diverse community through food resource equity and education, including rejuvenating urban growing spaces so that they can have a resilient food system.

Jules and Heather not only share a passion for their food work, but they share a vision for the (central) Ohio River Valley food system to expand production through widespread implementation of regenerative agriculture and collaboration between neighbors. Community partner investment will fund growers and facilitate equal access to real nutrition. The next generation needs more growers to meet our food production needs. Regenerated soil will inspire the next generation to grow more food in more places so that everyone can eat well without relying on highways for survival. Together, Jules and Heather build soil health, food system health, and hope for future generations.

Wineries/ Breweries

The Ohio River Valley is the birthplace of American viticulture (cultivation of grapes), starting with Nicholas Longworth, a lawyer from the Cincinnati area. He saw the potential of the Ohio River Valley to become a major producer of wine and in 1820 he planted the first Catawba grapes.

Breweries have blossomed in our region. The local beer industry was once the largest per capita of any city in the U.S. Besides the use of local water, many are using other local ingredients.

Here are two examples of a winery and a brewery we want to highlight:

C Burnet Ridge

6721 Richard Ave.

North College Hill, OH 45244

513-522-4203 • BurnetRidge.com Ohio grown wines, Ohio produced wines SYMBOLS TO WATCH FOR: C Our Donors

C Fibonacci Brewery

1445 Compton Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45231

FibBrew.com

Source locally for the majority of their beers through local farms and ingredients grown onsite and foraged nearby

Fact:

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is one of the most commonly used herbicides in the world by commercial gardeners. It is found to be highly toxic and can cause many short-term and longterm health effects. Not to mention it can be harmful to important pollinators such as honey bees.

drugwatch.com/ roundup/glyphosate

drugwatch.com/roundup

Artisan/Co age Producers

SYMBOLS TO WATCH FOR: C Our Donors

ARTISANAL – Produced by hand in small batches.

COTTAGE PRODUCTS – Home-produced items such as bakery goods, jams, granola, soaps, and candy made with ingredients which are not considered potentially hazardous.

C Angie Tee’s Kitchen LLC

Find us on Facebook, etc. angiesatay@gmail.com

513-520-9768

Products: Raw Fermented Authentic Korean Kimchi (Variety of Local Vegetables), Kimchi Juice, Power & Buddha Bowls & Gourmet Soups (mostly Vegan, DF, GF), Entrees & Meals, Local Pickles, Malaysian cuisine, and more!

Sold: Angie Tee’s Kitchen 4150 Round Bottom Rd, Cincinnati, 45224 OR pick up; ETC Produce & Provision Store at Findlay Market, Hyde Park FM, Hyde Park Winter FM, Madeira FM, Montgomery FM, OFF Market, and online store

C Bee Haven, LLC BeeHavenHoney.com

513-542-5621

Products: Local honey, beeswax candles, other gifts from the hives

Sold: 1815 Elm St. near Findlay FM, & The Chocolate Bee (4037 Hamilton Ave. in Northside)

Chocolats Latour

ChocolatsLatour.com

513 591-0085

Products: Artisan Chocolates including Chocolate Bars in Adventurous Flavors and Hand Painted Truffles and Caramels

Sold: The Chocolate Bee ( 4037 Hamilton Ave. in Northside), Coffee Emporium, Winter Northside FM, and more

C Fab Ferments

FabFerments.com and Find us on Facebook info@fabferments.com

513-562-7531

Tap room/store W - F 2 - 5pm; Sat. 12 - 3pm 611 Shepherd Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45215

Products: Certified Organic Raw Cultured Veggies, Beet Kvass, Hot Sauce & authentically brewed Raw Cultured Kombucha bottled & draft and MORE!

Sold: Tap Room + Store, Weekly Free FAB Home Delivery, Hyde Park FM, Jungle Jim’s, Dorothy Lane Mkt, Clifton Natural Foods, Awakening Cafe, Madison’s at Findlay Market, Whole Foods, Clifton Market, Higher Gravity + MORE!

C Jaybird Farms

JaybirdFarms.com

513 633-5218

Products: Herbs, cut flowers, edible flowers, potted herbs, herbal teas, jams and jellies, vegetable & flower plants, herbal soaps & lotions

Sold: Loveland FM, Montgomery FM, Brown Bear Coffee Cafe in Fayetteville, our website

Restaurants

This list of local restaurants, cafes, and bakeries is only a sampling of those providing and promoting local food sourcing.

20 Brix

Milford, OH 45150

513-831-2749 • 20Brix.com

Alcove by Madtree

Cincinnati, OH 45202

513-371-5700

MadtreeBrewing.com/alcove

Allez Bakery

Cincinnati, OH 45202

513-381-6700 • AllezBakery.com

Bite Restaurant

Milford, OH 45150

513-831-2483 • BiteFoodie.com

Bouquet Restaurant and Wine Bar

Covington, KY 41011

859-491-7777 • BouquetRestaurant.com

Butler’s Pantry Café

Covington, KY 41011

859-292-1699

ButlersPantryMarket.com

Coppin’s at Hotel Covington Covington, KY 41011

859-905-6800

HotelCovington.com/dining

Essen

Cincinnati, OH 45202

513-802-5013 • EssenKitchen.com

Fireside Pizza

Cincinnati, OH 45206

513-751-3473 • FiresidePizzaWalnutHills.com

Fond: Lunch and Deli

Cincinnati, OH 45242

513-407-6475 • FondCincinnati.com

Goose + Elder

Cincinnati, OH 45202

513-579-8400

GooseAndElder.com

Grassroots & Vine Ft. Thomas, KY 41075

859-814-8391 • GrassrootsAndVine.com

Greenhouse Cafe

Lebanon, OH 45036

513-934-7248 • GreenhouseCafeOhio.com

Gulow St.

Cincinnati, OH 45223

513-873-4005 • GulowStreet.com

Homemaker’s

Cincinnati, OH 45202

513-394-7559 • HomemakersBar.com

KiKi

Cincinnati, OH 45224

513-541-0381 • KiKiCincinnati.com

Maplewood Kitchen and Bar

Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-421-2100

MaplewoodKitchenAndBar.com

Melt

Cincinnati, OH 45223

513-818-8951 • MeltRevival.com

Metropole at 21c

Cincinnati, OH 45202

513-578-6660

MetropoleoOnWalnut.com

Mita’s

Cincinnati, OH 45202

513-421-6482 • Mitas.co

Mom ‘n ‘Em Coffee and Wine

Cincinnati, OH 45225

513-886-0591 • MomNEmCoffee.com

Morsel & Nosh

Cincinnati, OH 45223

513- 873-7399 • MorselAndNosh.com

North South Baking Company Covington, KY 41011

NorthSouthBaking.com

Otto’s

Covington, KY 41011 859-491-6678 • OttosOnMain.com

Red Feather Kitchen

Cincinnati, OH 45209 513-407-3631 • RedFeatherKitchen.com

Revival Coffeehouse and Kitchen

Lebanon, OH 45036 513 836-3058

RevivalCoffeeAndKitchen.com

Sleepy Bee Cafe

Cincinnati, OH 45209 513-533-2339 • SleepyBeeCafe.com

Tano Bistro

Loveland OH, 45140 513-683-8266 • FoodByTano.com

Tela Bar + Kitchen

Wyoming, OH 45215 513-821-8352 • TelaBarAndKitchen.com

The Farmstand Market & Café Union, KY 41091 859-817-1134 • TheFarmstandMarket.com

The Pickled Pig Cincinnati, OH 45206

513-748-7114 • SmokedAndPickled.com

Urbanstead Cheese

Cincinnati, OH 45206 513-828-0830

UrbansteadCheese.com

Wildflower Cafe

Mason, OH 45040 513-492-7514

linktr.ee/wildflowermason

Photo courtesy of Judy Ganance

Growing Practices

(B) Biodynamic: A unified approach to agriculture which tends the soil and the farm as living organisms, considers animals an integral part of a living ecosystem, and strives to bring community into farming. There is a certification process in order to use the biodynamic label.

(C) Conventional: Depend on many off-farm inputs to produce high yields. Often use concentrated, highly soluble fertilizers that can be caustic to soil life and leach into water. Also use broad spectrum pesticides.

(CNG) Certified Naturally Grown: A grassroots, affordable certification program for farmers who sell locally and directly to customers. Its standards are based on the National Organic Program but uses peer to peer inspection instead.

(CRCC) Crop Rotation, Use of Cover Crop: A method to help hold the soil, renew fertility, and reduce pests.

(FSC) Forest Stewardship Council: Practices that respect natural habitats by restricting the conversion of new forestland; prohibiting illegal harvesting, the use of hazardous pesticides or genetically modified trees; and supporting fair labor policies.

(GAP) Good Agricultural Practices: Voluntary audits that verify that fruits and vegetables are produced, packed, handled, and stored as safely as possible.

(IPM) Integrated Pest Management: Matches information with available pestcontrol methods to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage while using the most economical means and causing the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment.

(LS) Low-Spray: Chemicals are used sparingly.

(Non-GMO) Non-Genetically

Modified Organisms: GMOs are novel organisms created in a laboratory using genetic modification/engineering techniques. Some growers specify not using GMOs in seeds or in animal feed.

No-Till: An agricultural technique for growing crops or pasture without disturbing the soil through tillage. No-till farming decreases the amount of soil erosion and compaction and often uses cover crops.

(O) Certified Organic: The operation is certified by a United States Department of Agriculture accredited agency by a neutral third party professional inspector to meet national standards for raising produce or livestock in a way that does not harm the environment with synthetically derived inputs and that preserves or improves soil fertility, soil structure, and farm sustainability.

(P) Permaculture: A design system for creating sustainable human environments which, for food production, begins with soil building and focuses on perennials.

(PF) Pesticide Free: No use of pesticides on seeds and plants throughout the crop lifecycle.

(R) Regenerative Agriculture: Conservation and rehabilitation approach to farming and gardening methods that extends organic agriculture. It improves the soil, biodiversity, and water cycle while building resilience to climate disruption.

(ROP) Real Organic Project: A grassroots, farmer-led movement and add-on label to protect the meaning of organic. We grow food in the soil, not hydroponically. We raise livestock on pasture, not in confinement.

(SA) Soil Amendments: Use of compost and non-synthetic fertilizer to build soil fertility etc.

(S) Sustainable: Describes farming systems that are “capable of maintaining their productivity and usefulness to society indefinitely. Such systems... must be resource-conserving, socially supportive, commercially competitive, and environmentally sound.”

(T) Transitional: Moving to organic.

ANIMALS AND THEIR TREATMENT:

(AGA) American Grassfed Association Certified: Animals were fed a lifetime diet of 100% forage, raised on pasture, not in confinement, and never treated with hormones or antibiotics.

(FR) Free Range: At a minimum, animals have access to an outside area.

(GF) Grass Fed: Animals are fed grass or stored hay, but may be supplemented by grains. Grass-finished animals are only fed grass and hay.

(HB) Heritage Breeds: Older, general purpose breeds used prior to highly selective modern breeding which aims to create specific traits, like larger chicken breasts, higher milk production, leaner pork, and beef gains on grain.

(HF) Hormone Free: Growth hormones are not used to force an animal to gain weight, increasing incidences of disease and leading to the routine prescription of antibiotics. (Hormones are not permitted in chicken production.)

(HR) Humanely Raised: Animal stress is limited through sufficient space, shelter, and gentle handling.

(NR) Naturally Raised: Animals cannot be given antibiotics, hormones, or animal by-products.

(PR) Pastured: Animals are raised and forage on pastures a significant amount of time.

Photo courtesy of Adrienne Davidson, Montgomery FM

To know your food, know your farmer and how the food is grown. Growing practices are important for the health of the land and the food.

Farms

Symbols to watch for: C OUR DONORS

Some questions to know your farmer, know your food:

· Did you grow this produce yourself?

· Where is the farm or plot and how big is it?

· What are your growing practices?

· How do you use or cook this?

· How can we better support local farmers/growers?

Some questions for meat, chicken, and egg producers:

· Do you use antibiotics or hormones, steroids, or other growth producers?

· How are your animals raised? (on pasture, confined, etc.)

· What do you feed your animals?

· How large is your operation?

OHIO

BROWN CO.

Back Acres Farm

*SA, CRCC, PF, T, FR, GF, HF, HR, NR 513-405-4379

pattycakes3@frontier.com

Georgetown, OH 45121

Products: Herd shares, pastured eggs; Meat: grass fed beef, lamb, pork, chicken and turkey; seasonal vegetables, spelt

Sold:Anderson FM

C Semper Grazing Ranch

*FR, GF, HB, HF, HR, NR, P,R,S 513-262-1045

Danny.losekamp@gmail.com

3189 State Route 286, Mt. Orab, OH 45154

Products: Grass fed and finished beef sold wholesale and retail, pastured heritage pork, free range eggs, livestock and soil health classes

Sold: Farm Store, Delivery whole and half hogs and beef to central meeting places.

Just Farmin’

BUTLER CO.

*NON-GMO, CRCC, IPM, LS, PF, SA, FR, HR, NR

Just-Farmin.com

513-238-9795

williscrg@aol.com

Find us on Facebook

4356 Morganthaler Rd., Hamilton, OH 45011

Products: market garden produce, Spring/Summer/Fall-Winter Flex CSA, wholesale

Sold: On farm store, West Chester FM, Reading FM

Schaefer’s Farm Market & CSA, LLC

*CCRC, GAP, IPM, LS, NON-GMO, SA, FR, GR, HF, HR, NR, PR SchaefersFarmMarket.com

Find us on Facebook 513-726-5307

schaeferscsa@gmail.com

5024 Jacksonburg Rd., Trenton, OH 45067

Products: A wide variety of home grown fruits & vegetables, certified all natural beef, pork, eggs, honey, canned goods, flowers & more

Sold: On farm only for CSA and other products

7 Wonders Farm

*CCRC, IPM, PF, SA, FR, GF, HF, HR, NR 513-314-6483

7wondersfarm@gmail.com

5872 Oxford Milford Rd. Somerville, OH 45064

Products: Year round vegetables; microgreens; pasture raised pork, chicken and lamb

Sold: On farm, Oxford FM, delivery, CSA

Weathertree Farm & Market

*T, PF, HF, HR, P 513 596-7459

WeatherTreeFarm.com

900 Morman Rd. Hamilton, OH 45011

Products: Over forty different types of vegetables and fruit; plus eggs and pork.

Sold: CSA subscription and On Farm Store

CLERMONT CO.

C Can-Du Farm

*IPM, LS,PF, SA 513-734-7213

candufarm@yahoo.com

2935 State Route 125, Bethel, OH 45106

Products: tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, okra, onions, garlic, cucumbers

Sold: Madeira FM, Hyde Park FM

Farm Beach Bethel

*O, S, GF, PR

FarmBeachBethel.com

Find us on Facebook 513 289-7172

1938 State Route 133 Bethel, OH 45106

Products: 4-season bio-diverse, compost driven, farm which provides an enormous selection of vegetables every month of the year

Sold: Hyde Park FM, Hyde Park Winter FM

C Fox Tail Farm, LLC

*O, GAP

Facebook and FoxTailFarmLLC.com 513 815-1701

louise@foxtailfarmllc.com

New Richmond, OH 45157

Products: Cherry and saladette tomatoes, sweet peppers, edible flowers, radishes, turmeric, baby spinach, baby kale, carrots, beets, turnips, broccoli

Sold: ETC and Madison’s at Findlay

Market, Dorothy Lane Markets, Local Food Connection (through What Chefs Want)

Photo courtesy of Rachel Powers

See Growing Practice abbreviations p. 14 at the top of each farm listing.

Farms

C Gray Fox Farms

*O, CR, CC, IPM, PF, SA, NON-GMO Facebook

513-309-9454

Grayfoxfarmsohio@gmail.com

3620 State Route 222, Batavia, OH 45103

Products: vegetable & flower plants, sungold cherry & slicing tomatoes, lettuce, arugula, kale, chard, maple syrup, herbs, potatoes, green beans, peppers

Sold: Farm stand, Harvest Market, Marketwagon.com, Medpace Market MarketWagon.com

Pringles Orchard

Find us on Facebook

513-625-9866

2697 Pringle Rd., Goshen, OH 45122

Products: apples with U-pick Sept. to mid-Oct., cider, honey, jam, fall decorations and pumpkins, pecans, Pick Ur Own thornless blackberries in July

Sold: on Farm: call or check FB for times

C Rich Life Farm & Fungi

*NON-GMO,S,SA, PF

RichLifeFarm.com

Find us on Facebook

828-215-7614

info@richlifefarm.com

New Richmond, OH 45157

Products: A large variety of fresh gourmet mushrooms

Sold: Hyde Park FM, Findlay Market, Northside FM

C The Shroomery

*GAP, NON-GMO, P, S

TheShroomeryatSAFarm.com

513-405-1295

TheShroomery@yahoo.com

2629 State Route 232

New Richmond, OH 45157

Products: Multiple strains of Gourmet Mushrooms offered year round. Natural Raw Honey, Seasonal Fruits and Veggies.

Sold: Ft Thomas FM, East Walnut Hills FM, Check website or FB for other pick up locations

“

There is something healing about getting one’s hands in the soil. There is something healing about purpose and hard work toward a common goal. There is something healing about being embraced by a loving community.

- Wes Flach, Weathertree Farm & Market

CLINTON CO,

C Branstrator Farm LLC

*P, IPM, LS, SA BranstratorFarms.com

937-725-5607

885 North George Rd., Clarksville, OH 45113

Products: Heritage grains: Red Fife, Danko Rye, Blue Clarage and Leaming Yellow corn, soft red, einkorn and spelt flour, Building a milling facility.

Sold: Madison’s at Findlay, Fresh to Morrow, Lumberton General Store, lumberton68.com, Dorothy Lane Mkt for retail packages

C That Guy’s Family Farm & That Girl’s Flowers

* O

ThatGuysFamilyFarm.com

ThatGirlsFlowers.com

937-289-3151

394 State Route 380, Clarksville, OH 45113

Products: certified organic produce and cut flowers; specializing in greens, tomatoes, root crops and hand tied bouquets

Sold: Deerfield FM, Dorothy Lane Markets, on farm and CSA

Walnut Ridge Acres

*IPM, PF, SA, B, CRCC, HB, HF, NR WalnutRidgeAcres.com

937-289-3222

7912 Route 22/3, Clarksville, OH 45113

Products: produce, Berkshire pasture-raised pork

Sold: Hyde Park FM and Clinton County FM

Webb Valley Farm

*T, CCRC, PF, SA, FR, GF, HF, HR, NR WebbValleyFarm.com

cell: 937-725-1690

1134 N. Webb Rd Wilmington, OH 45177

Products: produce and Berkshire pastureraised pork

Sold: Deerfield FM, Loveland FM, and Lebanon FM

DARKE CO.

C My 60 Acres

**O, NON-GMO, S, CRCC, PF,FR,GF,HB,HF,HR,NR,PR cailtom@yahoo.com

937-437-1105

New Paris, OH 45347

Products: Pigs which are rotationaly grazed on alfalfa and fed small grain grown on this farm. No corn or soy is fed. This unique farm model focuses on sequestering carbon and maximizing omega 3 levels in the pork.

Sold: Fall pick up at butcher shop

HAMILTON CO.

C Bee Haven

BeeHavenHoney.com

513-542-5621

sam@beehavenhoney.com

Cincinnati, OH 45232

Products: raw and creamed honey, beeswax candles, salves and lip balm, jams sweetened with honey

Sold: 1815 Elm St. (near Findlay FM) and The Chocolate Bee (in Northside)

Common Orchard Project

*P, S, CRCC, IPM, SA, PF, LS

CommonOrchard.com

info@commonorchard.com

3220 Colerain Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45225

Products: Education in Permaculture and Orcharding; Outreach to community orchards; Fruit, flowers, and herbs; High quality compost (retail)

Sold: CAMP CART (mobile), Welcome Project, onsite

C Carriage House Farm

*SA, CRCC, PF, IPM

CarriageHouseFarmllc.com

513-467-0096

2872 Lawrenceburg, North Bend, OH 45052

Products: honey, produce with a focus on herbs, root crops, leafy greens, and cut your own Sunflowers (seasonal)

Sold: On Farm Store and a host of outdoor experiences. Retailers: Avril-Bleh & Sons, Bridgetown Finer Meats, Langen Meats, Deeper Roots, and other Restaurants

C Cincy Urban Farm

*NON-GMO, CCRC, PF, SA

CincyUrbanFarm.com

513-562-7794

cincyurbanfarm@gmail.com

3549 Creek Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45241

Products: A wide variety of seasonal produce including greens, root crops, tomatoes, herbs and more. Micro greens and salsa

Sold: Deerfield FM, ELL Farm (store) at 10062 Cincinnati-Columbus Road, CSA, and on farm

Eden Urban Gardens LLC

*O, P, ROP, S, CRCC, IPM

EdenUrbanGardens.com

513-485-2679

edenurbangardens@gmail.com

Cincinnati, OH 45213

Products: USDA Certified Organic Produce, herbs; woman-owned and managed

Sold: Produce is purchased through our online store (under Shop on website) with convenient pick-up options & delivery in some neighborhoods. CSA Farm Box options

Farms

C Funke’s Greenhouse

*NON-GMO, IPM, PF, SA

Find us on Facebook Funkes.com

513-541-8170

Al@Funkes.com

4798 Gray Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45232

Products: Insane selection of vegetable and herb starts,over 1000 varitites to choose, ethnic selection around the planet including many native varitites

Sold: On-site

Gorman Heritage Farm

*CRCC, SA, PF, FR, GF, HF, HR, NR

GormanFarm.org

513-563-6663

10052 Reading Rd.

Evendale, OH 45241

Products: cage free eggs, local honey, chicken, turkey, pork, beef (preorder suggested, quanities limited) vegetables and herbs available in the Farm Shop. Flower Cutting Garden subscriptions. Garden Rental plots. Volunteer opportunities.

Sold: Onsite Farm Market – see website for availability

C Greenacres Farm

*CRCC, IPM, PF, SA, GF, HF, HR, NR, PR Green-Acres.org

513-891-4227

Mail@green-acres.org,

8255 Spooky Hollow Rd.

Cincinnati, OH 45242

Products: 100% Grass-fed and finished Angus beef, pastured poultry and eggs, grass-fed lamb, pastured Berkshire pork, produce and flowers, open year-round

Sold: Greenacres Farm Store, CSA

Hollmeyer’s Orchards

*C, CRCC, IPM, LS

Find us on Facebook

3241 Fiddlers Green, Cincinnati, OH 45248

Products: peaches, pears, plums, apples, tomatos, peppers, okra, eggplant, corn, green beans, summer squash, jalapenos, cucumber, zucchini, flowers, pumpkin, winter squash, homemade apple butter, pickles and unpasterurized cider

Sold: on Farm Market

C Mustard Seed Farm CSA

*NO-TILL, NON-GMO, R, P, CRCC, PF, SA, FR, NR MustardSeedFarmer.com and on Facebook marykate@mustardseedfarmer.com

Norwood, OH 45212

Products: Choice of produce CSA: seasonal roots, greens, heirloom tomatoes, fruits, and gourmet mushrooms. Add ons: bulk veggies, eggs, honey, coneflower bouquets

Sold: CSA delivery to Norwood, Winton Hills, Digital Futures

C Our Harvest Cooperative

*T, CRCC, IPM, PF, SA, GF, HF, HR, NR OurHarvest.coop

513-620-4642

ourharvest@ourharvest.coop

969 W. North Bend Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45224

Products: Wide variety of Seasonal Produce including Greens, Carrots, Beets, Turnips, Squash, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Potatoes; optional add-ons like eggs, grassfed beef

Sold: Through year round CSA with pick ups in Walnut Hills, Clifton, College Hill, E. Price Hill, Northside FM and Incubator Kitchen in Newport; Also Bahr Farm Stand 969 W. North Bend 45224 open Thursday 4 to 6pm and 4 to 5:30pm Dec. - April

C Rose Hill Farm

*GROWING WITH BIODYNAMIC PRACTICES

TheFarmOnRoseHill.com talmapais@gmail.com

5094 Gray Road, Cincinnati, OH 45232

Products: A liquid crystal display of biodynamic veggies including carrots, lettuce, watermelons, tomatoes, onions, celery, peppers, and more.

Sold: Through online market for weekly pick up at the farm

C Running Creek Farm

*SA, CRCC, PF runningcreek2@gmail.com

513-334-6601

Mt. Healthy, OH 45231

Products: wide variety of produce, locally grown, pesticide-free - heirloom tomatoes, specialty potatoes, gourmet garlic, herbs, lettuce, greens, peppers, eggplant, squash, flowers and much more

Sold: Hyde Park FM, Northside FM Turner Farm

* O, CCRC, IPM, NON-GMO, PF, R, ROP, SA, S; FR, GF, HB, HF, HR, NR, PR TurnerFarm.org

513-561-7400; info@turnerfarm.org

7400 Given Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45243

Products: wide variety of certified organic seasonal produce, herbs, microgreens and flowers; 100% grass fed beef and lamb; pasture raised heritage pork; pasture raised chicken and eggs; wedding venue and event spaces

Sold: Vegetable CSA, Flower CSA; Meat CSA Farm Market - straight down driveway on left, year-round Monday-Saturday; Montgomery FM

Wildwood Flora Greenhouses and Flower Farm

*NON-GMO,S,TRANSITIONAL, IPM, PF, SA WildWoodFlora.com

info@wildwoodflora.com

513-541-4300

9791 Winton Road, Cincinnati, OH 45231

Products: Plant starts, cut flowers and wreaths

Sold: 9791 Winton Road

HIGHLAND CO.

Fair Ridge Farms

*CRCC, IPM, NON-GMO, P, S FairRidgeFarms.com

farmfresh@fairridgefarms.com

Products: Fair Ridge Farms CSA providing quality affordable locally grown foods since 2009 and enabling economic sustainability to rural small family farms

Sold: Pick-up locations in Wards Corner, Loveland, Montgomery, Madeira, Silverton, Norwood, Hyde Park, Clifton, OTR, Newport, Mason/Lebanon, Mt. Washington. Info & ordering online at fairridgefarms.com

C Jaybird Farms

*IPM, LS, SA, NON-GMO

JaybirdFarms.com

513-633-5218

2091 State Route 321, Sardinia, OH 45171

Products: Herbs, cut flowers, edible flowers, potted herbs, herbal teas, jams and jellies, vegetable & flower plants, herbal soaps & lotions

Sold: Loveland FM, Montgomery FM, Brown Bear Coffee Cafe in Fayetteville, our website

TS Farms

*SA, CRCC, PF, FR, GF, HB, HF, HR, NR TSFarmsOH.com

Find us on Facebook

937-763-3917

11061 Careytown Rd., New Vienna, OH 45159

Products: cow & goat milk herd shares; Market share CSA; grass-fed beef, lamb, goat, pastured pork, chicken, turkey, eggs; jams & jellies; goat’s milk soap

Sold: Montgomery FM, Maderia FM, Pipkin’s Market, MarketWagon.com, home delivery

C White Clover Farm

*GR, HR, NRF

WhiteCloverFarmOhio.com

513-562-7298

9600 East Prospect Rd., Hillsboro, OH 45133

Products: 100% grass fed beef AGA certified

Sold: Direct market (online)

“

Local in season ingredients taste better and are better for you, the environment and the economy.

- Brad, Red Feather Kitchent

Farms

MONTGOMERY CO.

Hungry Toad Farm

*R

HungryToadFarm.com

Find us on Facebook

9307 Rooks Rd. Centerville, OH 45458

Products: specialize in salad greens and Micro greens, heirloom tomatoes, hardneck garlic, carrot, beets, transplants of veggies and herbs, flowers and florals, Big Spring plant sale

Sold: On farm and farm membership program

PREBLE CO.

Boulder Belt Eco-Farm

*SA, CRCC, IPM: FR, PF

BoulderBelt.com

Find us on Facebook

937-456-9724

3257 US 127 N Eaton, OH 45320

Products: over 50 kinds of heirloom and hybrid fruits, vegetables and herbs including berries, pears, melons, beans, tomatoes; duck eggs

Sold: Boulder Belt Farm Store; MOON co-op (Oxford); CSA for Richmond IN area, Oxford area and Preble County, Richmond, IN FM

WARREN CO.

Bensman Family Farms

*GAP,NON-GMO, S, CRCC, USE OF COVER CROP, LS, PF; FR, GF, HF, HR, NR

BensmanFamilyFarms.com

tom@bensmanfamilyfarms.com

3440 Pekin Rd. Waynesville, OH 45068

Products: Grass fed or grain finished beef as well as grain fed pork. Whole, half or quarter beef. Whole or half hogs. All cut to your specifications

Sold: Pickup at the farm or processor

C Cook’s Family Farm

*FR, GF, HF, HR, NR 937 239-3216

zacharyjcook90@gmail.com

3611 E. Lwr. Springboro Rd.

Waynesville, OH 45068-8792

Products: Free range eggs and 100% grass-fed beef raised on our Bicentennial Farm (1803)

Sold: Deerfield Township FM

C Fresh To Morrow

*S

FreshToMorrowCafe.com

Find us on Facebook

513-899-7439

Fresh45152@gmail.com

121 Main Street, Morrow, OH 45152

Products: seasonal produce

Sold: Cafe and Store - Fresh To Morrow Friday and Saturday 9-8pm, Sunday 10-2pm

Keever Creek Farms

*T, CR, FR, HR

KeeverCreekFarms.com

513-349-9666

KeeverCreekFarms@gmail.com

3432 Hamilton Rd., Lebanon, OH 45036

Products: A variety of tomatoes, herbs, squash, onions, potatoes, garlic, okra, peppers, kale, spinach, celery, carrots, cucumbers, pumpkins, beans, eggs and more

Sold: At the farm, through CSA, road stand, MarketWagon.com, Lebanon FM

KENTUCKY

BOONE CO.

Triple R Pastures

*R, PASTURED

TripleRPastures.com

Find us on Facebook

859-962-0160

Gilbert@triplerpastures.com

15317 Lebanon Crittenden Rd

Products: Pasture-raised chicken and pork, grass-finished beef, and eggs

Sold: Cincinnati, Louisville, Lexington, and Verona (Also home delivery to Northern Kentucky and Southern Ohio)

BRACKEN CO.

C Dark Wood Farm

*GAP,NON-GMO, CCRC, IPM, PF, SA DarkWoodFarmstead.com Brooksville, KY 41080

Products: all natural pesticide-free, seasonal vegetables, mushrooms

Sold: CSA, Restaurants and local stores

CAMPBELL CO.

C Idyllwild Farm

*O,S

IdyllWildFarm.WordPress.com

740-475-9157

idyllwildfarm@gmail.com

2802 Ten Mile Rd., Camp Springs KY 41059

Products: Certified Organic 4 Season Veg; earliest tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, salad greens & more. Sustainable Winter tulips in Jan-April

Sold: Hyde Park FM, Northside FM

Little Rock Farm

*FR, GF, HF, HR, NR

LRFCampSprings.com

859 991-6969

lrf@campsprings.com

2802 Ten Mile Rd., Camp Springs, KY 41059

Products: Organic produce, grass fed beef, pasture chicken, pork, baked goods, jams, honey, eggs, bone stock

Sold: On the farm - 9am to 1pm Sat, or order online

Neltner Farm and Event Center

*CRCC, LS

NeltnersFarm.com

859 635-3636

6922 Four Mile Rd. Melbourne, KY 41059

Products: Tomatoes, cucumbers, seasonal fruits & vegetables, jams, u-pick pumpkins at fall festival; host weddings and events

Sold: Sat. Findlay Market, Alexandria - CC FM, Highland Hts - CC FM, Newport - CC FM, Nativity Church Tailgate Market, and on farm (end of May - Oct.)

C The Barbian Farm (Apple Ridge Farm)

*C, P, CRCC, LS, IPM, SA 859-635-9681

3349 Nine Mile Rd. Melbourne, KY 41059

Products: Tomatoes, green beans, tree-ripened pears & apples

Sold: Highland Heights, Dixie, and Alexandria FM (all Campbell County)

KENTON CO.

C Rains & Sun Hilltop Farm

*O

RainsAndSun.com

Anna@rainsandsun.com

10038 Marshall Road, Covington, KY 41015

Products: Certified Organic fruits and vegetables from our family to yours.

Focusing on the veggies you love with some new things to try. Small, CSA-centric farm.

Sold: CSA with multiple pick-up sites in NKY and delivery options Tues. and Thurs.; Independence FM on Sat., Ft. Thomas FM

OWEN CO.

Hazelfield Farm CSA

*NON-GMO, P, CRCC, PF, SA, FR, GF, HF, HR, NR

HazelfieldFarm.com

502-514-5608

hazelfieldfarm@hotmail.coms

1155 Butler Inn Road, Worthville KY 41098

Products: Heirloom and heritage varieties of vegetables, herbs and grains

Sold: Hyde Park FM, CSA

Farms

INDIANA

DEARBORN CO.

C Abundant Green Pastures

*GF, HB, HF, HR, NR

AbundantGreenPastures.com

513-646-8739

1165 Chappelow Ridge Rd. West Harrison, IN 47060

Products: Meat: 100% Grassfed , Rotationally Grazed Beef and Pasture Pork - only 2 lbs. of organic corn per pig per day

Sold: On farm, Sold by 1/2 cow or whole pig, Call for info.

Beiersdorfer Orchard

*LS

BeiersdorferOrchard.com

812-487-2695

21874 Kuebel Rd., Guilford, IN 47022

Products: apples, peaches, pears, plums, apple cider, apple (with or without sugar), pear, & pumpkin butters, honey

Sold:Farm Store year round, Madison’s at Findlay Market, Clifton Natural Food, and Jungle Jim’s (Fairfield)

Lobenstein Farm

*LS, CRCC, FR, HR, NR, GAP 513-582-0762

lobensteinfarmcsa@gmail.com

29703 Post 464 Rd., St. Leon, IN 47012

Products: Veg. plants in Spring, produce - sweet corn, cantaloupe, watermelon, tomatoes, green beans and much more; home grown beef, pork, lamb

Sold: Delhi FM, Findlay FM, Nativity & Northminster tailgate markets, Northside FM, Ft. Thomas FM, Madeira FM, Montgomery FM

FRANKLIN CO.

Beneker Family Farms

*PR, GRAIN FINISHED

BenekerFamilyFarms.com

513-635-8309

info@benekerfamilyfarms.com

9137 St. Peters Rd., Brookville, IN 47012

Products: Build your own bundles and shares of pasture raised, grain finished beef. USDA inspected and naturally processed. Sold: On website year round. Pick up at the farm by appt. or beef subscriptions shipped direct to your door on your schedule.

C Michaela Farm

*CRCC, IPM, PF, SA, GF, HF, HR, NR, PR GreenAcres.org/michaela-farm-store-productavailability Mail@green-arces.org

812-933-0661

3127 SR 229, Batesville, IN 47006

Products: seasonal produce, dried herbs, free range eggs

Sold: On-farm store

Steinfort Farms

812-934-4598

1176 Shrine Rd., Batesville, IN 47006

Products: Cut flowers, pumpkins

Sold: Batesville FM

JEFFERSON CO.

The Eaton Farm

*SA, CRCC, PF, GF, HF, HR, NR TheEatonFarm.com

812-839-6452

6880 N. Scott’s Ridge Rd., Madison, IN 47250

Products: non-GMO pastured eggs, chicken, turkey, & silvopastured pork. 100% Grassfed beef, produce, raw honey, lard soap

Sold: Hyde Park FM (produce and meat CSA) & The Good Eaton Club (our year-round meat CSA) in Clifton, cuts available at market

OHIO CO.

Backyard Orchard

*IPM, LS, SA

Find us on Facebook

812-584-3266

4713 SR 56, Rising Sun, IN 47040

Products: 32 varieties of apples, more than 12 varieties of peaches; plums, pears, Native American grapes; from Farm- vegetables, corn, melon

Sold: Findlay FM,Hyde Park FM, Madeira FM, Northside FM; 9-5pm at the farm Monday through Sunday

Rising Sun Beef

*FR, GF, HF, HR, NR

RisingSunBeef.com

513-200-6042

5004 Stahl Rd., Rising Sun, IN 47040

Products: AGA grass fed and finished Angus beef, quarters, halves and whole animal available year round

Sold: call to order, available year round

RIPLEY CO.

Easter Rising Farm

*CRCC, FSB, P, PF, SA, FR, GF, HF, HB

EasterRisingFarm.com

704-798-6071

5736 E SR 62, Friendship, IN 47021

Products: “salad bar” beef; pasture-raised chicken (GMO free) & turkey; naturally raised, GMO free pork; grass fed lamb, rabbit, goose, pheasant

Sold: meat is available at the farm seasonally. Delivery to Madeira and Western Hills through our CSA

Sundance

*NON-GMO, P, CCRC, IPM, PF, SA; FR, GF, HB, HF, HR SundanceFarmin.com

calvinos@sundancefarmin.com

331-826-5048

10658 N Stephens Ln, Sunman, IN 47041

Products: 100% Grass-fed Red Devon Beef, soy-free, non-GMO chicken, turkey, and eggs, soy-free non-GMO pork, seasonal produce

Sold: Available on Farm

“Shopping at a farmers market allows people to experience the region through local foods and flavors. Customers can interact with farmers and vendors, learning something new every time they visit, enhancing their appreciation for food, culture, and the environment.

- Tiffany Tomeo, Fort Thomas Farmers’ Market

Meats

SYMBOLS TO WATCH FOR: C Our Donors

GETTING TO THE MEAT OF IT

The majority of meat is produced on large-scale industrial farms called CAFOs (confined animal feed operation) which are inhumane and unsustainable. While there is controversy about the effects of meat production on the environment and concern about meat overconsumption in the US, there is widespread agreement that “factory farms” are unhealthy in all aspects. Local, small-scale farmers are happy to explain how they raise their animals – practices which are not only better for the animal but for environmental and human health. If you eat meat, eat local meat.

OHIO

BROWN CO.

Back Acres Farm

C Semper Grazing Ranch

BUTLER CO.

7 Wonders Farm

CLINTON CO.

Walnut Ridge Acres

Webb Valley Farm

DARKE CO.

C My 60 Acres

HAMILTON CO.

Gorman Heritage Farm

C Greenacres Farm

Turner Farm

HIGHLAND CO.

TS Farms

C White Clover Farm

WARREN CO.

Bensman Family Farms

C Cook’s Family Farm

KENTUCKY

BOONE CO.

Triple R Pastures

CAMPBELL CO.

Little Rock Farm

INDIANA

DEARBORN CO.

C Abundant Green Pastures

Lobenstein Farm

FRANKLIN CO.

Beneker Family Farms

JEFFERSON CO.

The Eaton Farm

OHIO CO.

Rising Sun Beef

RIPLEY CO.

Sundance

Easter Rising Farm

Photo courtesy of Tom Cail, My 60 Acres

Courtesy of Adrienne Davidson, Montgomery FM

CSAs

SYMBOLS TO WATCH FOR:

C Our Donors

COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA)

Community supported agriculture (CSA) is a plan where community members become shareholders, pay an upfront fee, possibly exchange some work, and in return get a share of the harvest and/or other products during agreed upon times of the year. Shareholders are taking some risk by participating in the “adventure of farming” and what is successful that season; shareholders are also getting the benefits of regular connection with a grower and their land.

Some of the varied structures of CSAs that have developed are: ownership by a co-op or community, not just a farmer; work and non-work shares available; year-round offerings, not just summer and fall. Some even ask for preferences or offer a choice of products; these can include not only vegetables and fruits, but meat, eggs, milk, mushrooms, herbs, and canned/ packaged goods.

OHIO

BUTLER CO.

Just Farmin'

Schaefer’s Farm Market & CSA LLC

7 Wonders Farm

C Weathertree Farm & Market

CLERMONT CO.

C The Shroomery (mushrooms)

CLINTON CO.

C That Guys Family Farm & That Girls Flowers

Webb Valley Farm

HAMILTON CO.

Cincy Urban Farm

Eden Urban Gardens LLC

Gorman Heritage Farm

C Greenacres Farm

C Mustard Seed Farm CSA

C Our Harvest Cooperative

Turner Farm

HIGHLAND CO.

Fair Ridge Farms

TS Farms

PREBLE CO.

Boulder Belt Eco-Farm

WARREN CO.

Keever Creek Farms

KENTUCKY

BRACKEN CO.

C Dark Wood Farm

KENTON CO.

C Rains & Sun Hilltop Farm

OWEN CO.

Hazelfield Farm CSA

INDIANA

JEFFERSON CO.

The Eaton Farm

RIPLEY CO.

Easter Rising Farm

Photo courtesy of Adrienne Davidson, Montgomery FM

Apple Blossoms

There are bees among the apple blossoms

Those pink and white dresses the trees create For their thin branches every spring

The bees come because of the fragrance that invites They are attracted to the sudden appearance Of this nourishing beauty in the receding gray of winter

But there is more happening here unseen

Like those who study sacred text soon discover

The fruit we desire soon begins to grow

The trees in our orchards fill with it

An abundance we share with others Not entirely of our own making

This poem appears in The Hive Is A Book We Read For it’s Honey

By Gerry Grubbs

Published

by Dos Madres

Photo courtesy of Peter Huttinger, Homeadow Song Farm

HARVEST HOTSHOTS:

Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati 5900 Delhi Rd.

Mount St. Joseph, OH 45051 SrCharityCinti.org

CULTIVATORS:

Debbie and Dick Westheimer Perelandra Farm

SEED SAVERS:

Community Friends Meeting - Quaker CommunityFriendsMeeting.org Working for peace and sustainability

James Linne, White Clover Farm

Mark Nessler

Project Mentor:

700 Enright Ave Cincinnati, OH 45205 513-921-5124

ImagoEarth.org

Support for the CORV Local Food Guide is in part from a grant received by the Northside Farmers Market from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) G-21-0002.