OSU Extension releases annual local food guide

The Ashtabula County Ohio State University Extension announced the 2026 local food guide is complete and ready for public view. The more-than-50-page guide lists sources of local food from across the ...
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Ohio Provides Local, Fresh and Value-Added Produce

The Ohio produce sector is adapting to meet the demands of today’s market and the desire in the Buckeye State for local ...
Food & Wine

Searching for Community and Fresh Local Produce? You Should Know What a Farm Stop Is

Micheline Maynard has focused on the business world for much of her career. Also known as Micki, she has been a writer and editor at news organizations including The New York Times and NPR, and is the ...

Fueling consumers, growers and communities through local produce

With the help of partners like The Good Acre, Lunds & Byerlys offers consumers fresher, tastier produce while uplifting local ...
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USDA ended its local food programs. A look at how farmers, schools and food banks are coping

Kitchen staff at the Clear Lake Middle School in northern Iowa slice local apples as one of the fruit options for lunch. The school district received federal funds through the USDA's Local Food for ...
The Conversation

Local food systems need to prioritize job quality alongside ethical food production

Research supports several benefits associated with local food systems, although not without nuances and controversy. These benefits include their ability to reconnect consumers and producers, ...
Modern Farmer

On the Ground With Grocery Stores Redefining How Local Food is Produced

In the produce section of the IGA grocery store in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, a TV monitor shows customers, in real time, the roof of the store and farmers harvesting cucumbers that within an hour will be ...