A guide focused on food and farmers markets local to our communities in Central Ohio
2019 Edition WHY WE’RE HERE...
Council Member To my fellow Central Ohio residents, community gardening. A stronger and Health Commissioner Let’s eat healthy together! our bodies need to be healthy and Priscilla R. Tyson happy farmers market season! more efficient local food system will Dr. Mysheika W. Roberts strong. Farmers markets and locally ensure more residents have access to As we work together to protect the grown foods can be a wonderful As a lead sponsor of the Columbus healthy, affordable food, create and health and improve the lives of all source of healthy, nutrient dense & Franklin County Local Food Action support jobs, reduce our dependence residents, there’s never been a better fruits and vegetables. Plan, I am proud to introduce the on food from other regions, and use time to address the critical public 2019 Central Ohio Local Food Guide, less energy as well as reduce waste. health issue of obesity. And thanks to The 2019 Local Food Guide Grow Eat Grow Eat Ohio. Together with my our collective efforts to improve food Ohio can help you find options that colleague and co-sponsor, Franklin Together with the Ohio Farmers Market access and create active living options support a healthy lifestyle. Find a County Commissioner John O’Grady, Network, I am proud to offer my in every neighborhood, it’s easier than farmers market or farm stand, a place we hope this guide allows you to support to Central Ohio area markets, ever before. to shop or a community supported more thoroughly enjoy local food market managers, producers, and the agriculture (CSA) share, and enjoy the throughout Central Ohio. residents who utilize our local markets. Join me in creating a culture of fruits (and vegetables) of our farmers’ It is my genuine hope that this guide, health in our community that builds a labor all year long. Some of my greatest achievements and all of our Local Food Action Plan commitment to prevention. Search out include increasing access to food efforts will provide the information you and eat more fresh foods that provide Here’s to healthy eating! and employment opportunities, and need to locate, access and purchase the vitamins and nutrients creating the first city funding for local food.
Franklin County Commissioner A flourishing local food system is a local food system that benefits our Franklin County Public Health Let’s celebrate the local, directly influences health outcomes, John O’Grady critical to Central Ohio’s economy economy, our environment, and all Commissioner healthy harvest! we believe that all neighborhoods and the health and well-being of our people. A local food system built on Joe Mazzola deserve access to fresh, healthy, local residents. That’s why I’m proud of the shared economic prosperity will mean Community partnerships are vital food and education to promote their work we’ve done in Franklin County farmers, food producers, and all other to the health of our Franklin County health and wellness. Local food is to support and expand a local food parts of the local food system have an residents. We are honored to work a great strategy to address chronic system that creates and retains jobs, opportunity to thrive. with the efforts and initiatives disease, promote sustainability ensures food access for all residents, surrounding local food, including practices and to support our local and encourages sustainability. Join me in celebrating Ohio farmers the Ohio Days: My Plate, My State economy. and food producers! Use this Local program, as a way to improve Together with my colleague, Columbus Food Guide, Grow Eat Ohio, and make and impact equity and access to We encourage you to use this guide as City Council Member Priscilla Tyson, a commitment to our shared local food healthy foods. a way to get to know our Ohio farmers we are working hard to implement system by finding a farmers market, and businesses, learn about new and the Columbus & Franklin County Local planning your visit, and buying local. As food security is a social different foods and enjoy the harvest Food Action Plan in order to ensure determinant of health that which in the year to come. WHO WE’RE WORKIN’ WITH... The Ohio Farmers Market Network is a 501(c)3 organization that provides Ohio farmers markets and producers with resources, tools, networking opportunities and a unified voice for public policy. Our work strengthens farmers markets throughout Ohio, but has greater impact here in Columbus through our collaboration with the Local Food Extension Educator, Agriculture & Natural Resources and Action Plan. Our work is generated by a volunteer Board of Directors made up of managers and producers from Associate Professor at The Ohio State University around Ohio. Allow us to introduce the 2019-2020 board members: Mike Hogan
Fellow Eaters, Jaime Moore Charlie Ernstes The Franklin County Office of Ohio State University Extension Chair Candu Farm is pleased to partner with other local food system advocates Get Fresh Markets to provide you with this edition of the Columbus/Franklin County Local Food Guide. OSU Extension developed the Michael Francis first Local Foods Guide for Columbus and Franklin County in Christie Nohle 2014 and ever since that time, consumers and farmers/food Mayhem Foods LLC producers have benefitted from this yearly initiative. Your Vice Chair support of local farms and local food businesses benefits your Franklin Park Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Farmers Market family and the community in many ways, including: Dan Madigan Toledo Farmers’ Market Access to fresher, more wholesome foods Greater variety of foods Penny Shore Support of local farms and businesses Secretary Support of the Columbus and Central Ohio economy Wyoming Farmers’ Market David Persinger Fayette County Farmers’ Market and For more information about eating local in Columbus and Persinger Produce & Cottage Foods Franklin County, go to franklin.osu.edu. Michelle White Sincerely, Treasurer Clintonville Farmers Market and Mike Hogan Get Fresh Markets Extension Educator, Agriculture & Natural Resources and Associate Professor
Our work in Central Ohio would not be possible without the Contact Us: support and contributions of the Columbus & Franklin County [email protected] Local Food Action Plan team, Columbus Public Health, the Franklin County Health Department, the OSU Extension @groweatohio Franklin County and countless others. Together, our efforts #groweatohio will produce a thriving and successful marketplace for Ohio farmers and food producers. WHERE WE’RE GROWIN’... This year, Central Ohio will host more than 30 unique farmers markets throughout Franklin, Union, Delaware, Licking, Madison, Pickaway, Fairfield and Fayette counties. Check out this list of markets to find one near you.
Closing Date: 10/5 DELAWARE Powell Farmers Market Fayette County Farmers www.LancasterOHFarmersMarket. Market (Wednesday) org Main Street Delaware’s Market Manager: Brian Harp Farmers’ Market (Saturday) [email protected] Market Manager: David Persinger 614-888-1090 Accepts: SNAP [email protected] Market Manager: Susie Bibler 740-606-3467 [email protected] 240 N Liberty Street, Powell, OH 740-362-7573 43065 (in the parking lot ) Pickerington Farmers Market 1650 Columbus Ave, Washington Court House, OH, 43160 Sandusky Street, Delaware, OH Day: Saturday 9AM-12PM Market Manager: Janis Francis 43015 (between Winter Street and [email protected] Day: Wednesday 3PM-6PM William Street) Opening Date: 5/18 614-681-1440 Closing Date: 9/28 Opening Date: 6/5 Day: Saturday 9AM-12PM 89 N Center Street Pickerington, Closing Date: 9/18 www.powellchamber.com OH 43147 Opening Date: 5/25 www.fayettecountyfarmersmarket. Closing Date: 10/26 Day: Thursday 4PM-7PM wordpress.com/ Sunbury Farmers Market
www.mainstreetdelaware.com/ Opening Date: 6/6 Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks Market Manager: Sarah Maar event/farmers-market/ Closing Date: 9/26 sarah@sunburybigwalnutchamber. com Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks www.Pickeringtonvillage.com 740-965-2860
39 E Granville Street, Sunbury, OH Buy a little Get a lot 43074 (Sunbury Square) FAYETTE FRANKLIN Main Street Delaware’s Day: Saturday 9AM-12PM Farmers’ Market (Wednesday) Fayette County Farmers Bexley Farmers Market Opening Date: 5/18 Market (Saturday) Market Manager: Landon Adams Market Manager: Susie Bibler Closing Date: 10/12 Brought to you by: [email protected] [email protected] Market Manager: David Persinger 614-398-1330 Shop with SNAP/EBT, get up to 740-362-7573 [email protected] 740-606-3467 Dawson Avenue, Bexley, OH Sandusky Street, Delaware, OH 43209 (between Main Street and 43015 (between Winter Street and FAIRFIELD 101 E. East St, Washington Court in FREE fruits & vegetables! Sherwood Road) William Street) Lancaster Farmers Market House, OH, 43160
Day: Thursday 4PM-7PM Day: Wednesday 3PM-6PM Market Manager: Erin Harvey Day: Saturday 8:30AM-12PM (Closed July 4) Go to produceperks.org to find a You will recieve $ in Produce Perks farmersmarket@kellermarkethouse. Opening Date: 5/29 com Opening Date: 5/11 location near you. for every $ you spend using an Ohio Opening Date: 5/23 Closing Date: 10/23 740-277-6305 Closing Date: 9/28 Direction Card. Closing Date: 10/24 www.mainstreetdelaware.com/ W Chestnut Street, Lancaster, OH www.fayettecountyfarmersmarket. www.bexleyfarmersmarket.org event/farmers-market/ 43130 (Between Broad Street & wordpress.com/ After arriving at the farmers’ market, Use your Produce Perks to buy fresh, Columbus Street) Accept: SNAP and Produce Perks find the customer service booth and local produce from vendors at the Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks swipe your Ohio Direction Card. farmers’ market! Day: Saturday 8:30AM-12PM Opening Date: 5/4 Go to produceperks.org to learn more! Closing Date: 8/8 Veterans Memorial Park, 75 W. Hilliard Farm Market Nationwide Pearl Alley 614-463-9664 Prairie Township Farmers’ Southeast Farmers and Bronzeville Growers Market Johnstown Road, Gahanna, OH Growers Market Market Growers Market Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks 43230 Market Manager: Jess Lippoli 59 Spruce Street, Columbus OH Market Manager: Julialynne Walker (Title: Market Administrator) Market Manager: Marcy Musson 43215 Market Manager: Michael Pollack Market Manager: Ava Johnson [email protected] Day: Sunday 4PM-7PM [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 614-214-6277 614-876-2403 Battelle Plaza, Nationwide Arena, Day: Sunday 11AM-4PM 614-907-7995 614-805-6213 Opening Date: 6/2 200 W Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, 925 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Columbus, Closing Date: 9/29 5445 Scioto Darby Road, Hilliard, OH 43215 Opening Date: 5/5 5955 West Broad St., Galloway, OH 5081 Carbondale Drive, Columbus, OH 43203 Dublin Farmers Market OH 43026 Closing Date: 11/24 43119 OH 43232 www.makegahannayours.com Day: Thursday 11AM-1:30PM Day: Thursday 3PM-6PM Market Manager: Miranda Swaney Day: Tuesday 4PM-7PM www.northmarket.com/portfolio- Day: Monday 4PM-7PM Day: Saturday 9AM-12PM (Closed 7/4) [email protected] Opening Date: 7/11 item/farmers-market/ (Closed 6/15, 6/29, 7/6, & 7/20) Grandview Avenue Opening Date: 5/28 Closing Date: 10/31 Opening Date: 6/10 Opening Date: 6/27 6650 Longshore Street Dublin, OH Farmers Market Closing Date: 9/10 Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks Closing Date: 9/9 Opening Date: 6/8 Closing Date: 8/29 43017 Closing Date: 8/31 Market Manager: Marcy Musson www.HilliardFarmMarket.com New Albany Farmers Market www.oh-prairietownship2.civicplus. Day: Saturday 9AM-12PM com/219/Farmers-Market www.facebook.com/ 1371 Grandview Avenue Columbus, Canal Winchester Market Managers: Jackie Krebs, Southeastfarmersgrowers43232/ Opening Date: 5/18 OH 43212 (Grandview Ave, N of 3rd Farmers Market Linden Farmers Market Kristina Jenny, and Marianne Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks Closing Date: 9/28 Ave) Troutman Obetz Farmers’ Market Accepts: SNAP Market Manager: Karen Stiles Market Manager: Landon Adams [email protected] [email protected] www.thedublinmarket.com/ Day: Saturday 10AM-1PM [email protected] 614.390.2733 Market Manager: Kerri Duffy 614-270-5053 614-285-4563 [email protected] Upper Arlington Opening Date: 7/6 220 Market Square, New Albany, 614-409-4416 Farmers Market 36 South High Street, Canal Franklin Park Conservatory Closing Date: 10/26 2830 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43054 Winchester, OH 43110 and Botanical Gardens OH 43224 (Gye Nyame Place) Reynoldsburg Farmers Market 4256 Groveport Rd. Obetz, OH Market Manager: Michelle White (Stradley Park) Farmers Market Day: Thursday 4PM-7PM 43207 (parking lot across from the upperarlington@getfreshmarkets. Day: Sunday 12PM-3PM Market Manager: Grove City Chamber of (Closed 7/4) Obetz Hardware Store) org Day: Saturday 9AM-12PM Market Manager: Christie Nohle Mrs. Jennifer Clemens Commerce Farmers’ Market 614-398-1330 [email protected] Opening Date: 7/7 [email protected] Opening Date: 6/20 Day: Wednesday (First Wednesday Opening Date: 5/25 614-715-8036 Closing Date: 9/1 614-322-6839 Market Manager: Marilyn Reiner Closing Date: 9/12 of the month) 4PM-7PM 2850 Tremont Road, Upper Closing Date: 9/28 [email protected] and Arlington, OH 43221 1777 E Broad Street, Columbus, OH www.lindenfarmersmarket.com Huber Park, 1520 Davidson Drive, [email protected] www.healthynewalbany.org/ Opening Date: 6/5 www.thecwfm.com 43205 Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 614-875-9762 activities/farmers-market/ Closing Date: 9/4 Day: Wednesday 4PM-7PM Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks Day: Wednesday 3:30PM-6:30PM Day: Thursday 4PM-7PM Broadway and Park Street, Grove www.Obetz.oh.us (Village Website) Opening Date: 6/5 Clintonville Farmers’ Market City, OH 43123 North Market Farmers’ Market Opening Date: 6/6 Closing Date: 9/25 Opening Date: 6/5 Accepts: SNAP Market Manager: Michelle White Closing Date: 9/4 (Saturday) Closing Date: 9/5 Day: Saturday 8AM-12PM www.getfreshmarkets.org [email protected] Market Manager: Jillian Woltz www.ci.reynoldsburg.oh.us/ www.fpconservatory.org/education- Opening Date: 5/18 Nationwide Children’s [email protected] departments/parks-and-recreation/ Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks N High Street & W Dunedin Road, programs/outreach-programs/ Closing Date: 9/7 Hospital Farmers Market 614-463-9664 Columbus, OH 43214 farmers-market/ farmers-market.aspx www.facebook.com/ Market Manager: Kari DuBro Pearl Market 59 Spruce Street, Columbus OH Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks Day: Saturday 9AM-12PM Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks grovecityfarmersmarket and http:// employeewellness@ 43215 gcchamber.org/ nationwidechildrens.org Market Manager: Sam Sharkey Opening Date: 4/27 614-355-4154 [email protected] Day: Saturday 8AM-1PM Uptown Westerville Closing Date: 11/23 614-591-4559 Farmers’ Market 760 E. Livingston Ave, Columbus, Groveport Farmers Market Opening Date: 5/4 www.clintonvillefarmersmarket.org OH 43205 Pearl Street & Gay Street, Market Manager: Linda Foor Franklinton Farms Closing Date: 11/30 Saint Mary Farmers Market Market Manager: Patty Storts Columbus, OH 43215 [email protected] Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks Day: Tuesday 11AM-1PM (Closed 614-375-0226 [email protected] www.northmarket.com/portfolio- Market Manager: Carol Ross 7/23, 8/6, 8/20, 9/3, & 9/17) Day: Tuesday and Friday N State Street & E Home Street, michelle.nowak@franklintonfarms. 614-836-3333 item/farmers-market/ saintmarygvfarmersmarket@ 10:30AM-2PM cdeducation.org Westerville, OH 43081 org Opening Date: 7/16 715 Main Street, Groveport, OH Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks Closing Date: 9/24 Opening Date: 5/24 Day: Wednesday 3PM-6PM franklintonfarms.org 43125 700 S 3rd Street, Columbus, OH Closing Date: 10/11 Columbus Public Health 43206 www.nationwidechildrens.org Opening Date: 5/1 Farmers Market Day: Tuesday 4PM-7PM www.pearlmarket.org Closing Date: 10/30 Make Gahanna Yours Day: Saturday 9AM-12PM Opening Date: 6/4 240 Parsons Ave, Columbus, OH Farmers Market Closing Date: 9/10 Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks www.marketwednesday.com 43215 North Market Farmers’ Market Opening Date: 5/25 Market Manager: Becky Kneeland (Sunday) Closing Date: 10/5 www.groveport.org/505/ Day: Thursday 10AM-1PM farmersmarket@ Groveport-Farmers-Market Market Manager: Jillian Woltz makegahannayours.com [email protected] Opening Date: 7/25 614-475-6442 Westerville Saturday Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks Closing Date: 10/26 Granville Farmers Market Day: Saturday 9AM-1PM unioncountyfarmersmarket.com Farmers Market (Saturday) Facebook page: Mount Vernon Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks Market Manager: Lynn Aventino Farmer’s Market Market Managers: Steve Matheny / Saturdaymarket@ Jerod Long PICKAWAY uptownwestervilleinc.com Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks [email protected] 614-354-2713 Worthington Farmers Market (740) 587 - 4490 Pickaway County (Indoor) Farmers Market S Grove Street & W College Ave, North Main Street & Broadway, Plain City Farmers Market Westerville, OH 43081 Market Manager: Christine Hawks Granville, OH 43023 Market Manager: Jennifer Sevy worthingtonfarmersmarket@gmail. pickawaycofarmersmarket@gmail. Market Managers: Kathy Saxour Day: Saturday 9AM-12PM com Day: Saturday 8:30AM-12PM com [email protected] 614-285-5341 (Closed 11/2, 11/9, & 11/16) 740-601-3634 Opening Date: 5/18 LICKING S Chillicothe & Main Street, Plain Closing Date: 10/12 7227 N High Street, Worthington, Opening Date: 5/4 158 West Main Street, Circleville, OH City, OH 43064 OH 43085 (Inside The Shops at Canal Market District Closing Date: 11/23 43113 (in the parking lot) www.uptownwestervilleinc.com/ Worthington Place) Farmers Market (Friday) Day: Thursday 4:30PM-7PM farmersmarket.html www.granvillefarmersmarket.com Day: Saturday 9AM-12PM Day: Saturday 9AM-12PM Market Manager: Bailey McCoy Opening Date: 7/4 Accepts: SNAP (CLOSED Saturday, November 30) marketmanager@ Opening Date: 6/1 Closing Date: 10/3 canalmarketdistrict.org Granville Farmers Market Closing Date: 8/31 Opening Date: 11/2 740-527-0420 (Tuesday) www.uptownplaincity.com Westgate Farmers Market Closing Date: 4/25 www.facebook.com/ 36 E Canal Street, Newark, OH Market Managers: Steve Matheny / PickawayCountyFarmersMarket/ 43055 Market Manager: Molly Donavan worthingtonfarmersmarket.com Jerod Long farmersmarketwestgate@gmail. [email protected] Day: Friday 4PM-7PM com Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks (740) 587 - 4490 614-500-3386 Opening Date: 5/3 484 South Main Street Granville, UNION 2925 W. Broad Street, Columbus, Closing Date: 10/25 OH 43023 Union County Farmers Market OH 43204 www.canalmarketdistrict.org (Marysville) Day: Tuesday 3PM-6PM Day: Saturday 9AM-1PM Xenos Farmers’ Market Market Manager: Kathy Custer (First & Third Saturdays of the Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks Opening Date: 6/11 [email protected] month) Market Manager: Sherri Fojas Closing Date: 9/24 937-644-8530 [email protected] Opening Date: 6/1 614-580-2879 www.granvillefarmersmarket.com South Main Street, Marysville, OH Closing Date: 10/19 43040 (Partners Park) 600 Oakland Park Ave, Columbus, www.westgatefarmersmarket.com/ OH 43214 Canal Market District Day: Saturday 8:30AM-11:30AM Farmers Market (Tuesday) Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks Day: Sunday 11AM-12:30PM MADISON Opening Date: 5/18 (Open for two Sundays only) Market Manager: Bailey McCoy Downtown London Closing Date: 10/5 marketmanager@ Farm Fresh Market Opening Date: 7/28 canalmarketdistrict.org unioncountyfarmersmarket.com Closing Date: 9/22 740-527-0420 Market Manager: Danielle Vogel Worthington Farmers Market [email protected] Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks (Outdoor) 36 E Canal Street, Newark, OH 740-490-6025 43055 Market Manager: Christine Hawks KNOX 55 N Oak St, London, OH 43130 worthingtonfarmersmarket@gmail. Day: Tuesday 4PM-7PM Mount Vernon Farmers Market com Day: Wednesday 3PM-6PM Union County Farmers Market Opening Date: 6/4 614-285-5341 (Richwood) Market Manager: Michelle Duffy Closing Date: 9/24 Opening Date: 5/1 farmersmarketmountvernon@ Closing Date: 10/30 646 N High Street, Worthington, Market Managers: Amber Locke gmail.com www.canalmarketdistrict.org OH 43085 [email protected] 740-397-0401 (OSU Extension) www.dlaohio.org/farm-fresh- (614) 563-6402 Day: Saturday 8AM-12PM Accepts: SNAP and Produce Perks market Main Street & High Street, Mount (CLOSED September 28) 4 E. Ottawa Street, Richwood, Vernon, OH 43050 (on the Mount OH 43344 Opening Date: 5/4 Vernon Public Square) Madison County Farmers Market Closing Date: 10/26 Day: Thursday 3:30PM-6:30PM Day: Saturday 9AM-12PM 300 Lafayette Street, worthingtonfarmersmarket.com Opening Date: 5/23 Opening Date: 5/4 London, OH 43140 Closing Date: 10/3 FARMSTANDS The Ohio landscape is dotted with on-farm markets and stands that are brimming with fresh picked, seasonal fruits and vegetables, handmade, from-scratch foods and more! A farm market, also known as a farm stand, is a producer operated facility where fresh fruits and vegetables and other food items are offered for sale, right on the farm. Whether it’s a day trip GROWEATOHIO.COM or a weekly ritual, make plans to visit at least one farm stand this season.
Interactive Farmers Bloomfield Meadows Sunbury Urban Farm Yellowbird Foodshed Hours of Operation: 614-354-8468 614-285-5172 740-263-6933 Tues - Fri 10AM-6PM, Sat 8AM-4PM, Market Map Giveaways www.bloomfieldmeadows.com www.sunburyurbanfarm.org www.yellowbirdfs.com Sun 1PM-5PM
Did you know that there are more Win gift cards, cookbooks, and 650 State Route 314, 2140 Sunbury Rd, 13246 Wooster Rd., than 35 markets around central Ohio maybe a handy market tote to Centerburg, OH 43011 Columbus, OH 43219 Mount Vernon, OH 43050 Ochs Fruit Farm Ltd. happening every day of the week? carry around your local farmers 740-652-5758 Days of Operation: Monday, Days of Operation: Friday Days of Operation: Monday, market haul. Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 2161 Pleasantville Rd., Hours of Operation: TBD Friday Lancaster, OH 43130 Hours of Operation: please call Hours of Operation: 9AM-5PM Days of Operation: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Recipes and More Meet the Makers Doran’s Farm Market Friday, Saturday, Sunday Franklinton Farms Farmstand 614-855-3885 See what local icons are doing with Get to know the farmers and growers 614-375-0226 www.doransfarmmarket.com Schultz Valley Farms www.franklintonfarms.org 740-438-8337 Hours of Operation: their local produced foods. who keep Central Ohio delicious! Mon - Fri 10AM-6PM, Sat 10AM- 5462 Babbitt Rd., www.schultzvalleyfarms.com 5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM August 15- 164 Hawkes Ave., New Albany, OH 43054 Columbus, OH 43222 424 Zion Rd SE Rt 4, Thanksgiving. Days of Operation: Monday, Lancaster, OH 43130 Days of Operation: Thursday Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Days of Operation: Monday, Honeyrun Farm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Hours of Operation: TBD 330-763-4752 Friday, Saturday, Sunday GROW EAT OHIO IS … Hours of Operation: www.honeyrunfarm.com Mon - Thurs 10AM - 7PM Hours of Operation: Fri - Sun 10AM - 6PM 9642 Randle Rd., Paige’s Produce 9AM-7PM a small group of people who joined forces to help increase awareness of Central 740-601-8419 Williamsport, OH 43164 Ohio’s farmers markets and the growers and producers that power them. www.paigesproduce.com Days of Operation: Monday, Rhoads Garden Center Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 7975 Cincinnati Zanesville Rd., 740-474-2028 Friday, Saturday, Sunday Farmers Markets are beautiful intersections of healthy food, vibrant communities, Amanda, OH 43102 www.RhoadsGardenCenter.com Jones Farm Market local economies, environmentally conscious consumption, and actives for all types of 740-600-5813 Hours of Operation: 7AM-8PM lifestyles. We think that we should all be a little bit more vocal about all of that. Days of Operation: Monday, 1051 St. Rt. 56 East, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Circleville, OH 43113 4693 Old US 35 SE, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Washington Court House, OH 43160 Days of Operation: Monday, Hours of Operation: 10AM-6 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Days of Operation: Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Hours of Operation: 9AM-7PM In Season Pastured Providence Hours of Operation: Yellowbird Foodshed Farmstead Mon - Thur 10AM-5PM, Fri - Sat Vegetable, Meat, Egg, Dairy, Fruit Schultz Valley Farms 740-851-3883 2PM-5PM Vegetable, Meat, Egg, Fruit, Other www.pasturedprovidence.com 740-263-6933 [email protected] 740-438-8337 3316 Chapel Creek Rd., Meadow Rise Farm www.yellowbirdfs.com [email protected] Chillicothe, OH 45601 419-886-4365 www.schultzvalleyfarms.com www.facebook.com/ Days of Operation: Monday, meadowrisefarm.com Main Street Delaware Farmers’ CSA Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Market Happy Toes Homestead LLC Friday, Saturday 6991 Renie Rd., Vegetable, Meat, Egg, Dairy, Fruit, Vegetable, Other Community-supported agriculture (CSA model) is a system that connects the producer and Bellville, OH 44813 Other Hours of Operation: Variable - Call 614-209-1460 consumers within the food system more closely by allowing the consumer to subscribe to the for schedule 740-362-7573 [email protected] [email protected] www.happytoeshomestead.com harvest of a certain farm or group of farms. In return for subscribing to a harvest, subscribers King Farms Produce mainstreetdelaware.com 740-572-0131 or 740-572-1990 Pleiades Maple Products and receive either a weekly or bi-weekly box of produce or other farm goods. This includes in- Meimer Meats 9668 US Highway 62 NE, Jones Farm Market season fruits and vegetables and can expand to dried goods, eggs, milk, meat, etc. 419-946-7749 Washington Court House, OH 43160 Vegetable, Meat, Egg, Fruit
3870 Township Road 115, Days of Operation: Monday, 740-600-5813 Mt. Gilead, OH 43338 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, [email protected] Friday, Saturday, Sunday Meadow Rise Farm Franklinton Farms Paige’s Produce/CSA Kota Farms Days of Operation: Monday, Vegetable Vegetable Vegetable, Fruit Vegetable, Fruit, Other Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Hours of Operation: 11AM-7PM Friday, Saturday (Hours may vary based on produce 419-886-4365 614-375-0226 740-601-8419 614-935-8164 available) [email protected] michelle.nowak@franklintonfarms. [email protected] [email protected] Facebook.com/meadowrisefarm. org paigesproduce.com com franklintonfarms.org Shady Grove Farms Wayward Seed Farm Vegetable, Meat, Egg Peace Love and Freedom Farm Vegetable, Fruit Vegetable 740-248-1207 614-327-0102 [email protected] Mother’s Peace Urban Farm [email protected] 614-390-3859 Facebook.com/farmshadygrove Vegetable [email protected] www.waywardseed.com
614-595-8632 Freshtown Farm VanScoy Farms LLC [email protected] Great River Organics Vegetable, Meat, Egg Vegetable Motherspeacefarm.us Vegetable, Fruit 916-533-8646 614-327-0102 419-674-6437 [email protected] Toad Hill Farm [email protected] [email protected] www.freshtownfarm.com Vegetable www.vanscoyfarms.com www.greatriverorganics.org
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CHILLICOTHE WHAT’S IN SEASON? The calendar might always be the same...May, June, July...but the seasons in Ohio can be dramatically different from one year to the next. And sometimes, knowing what’s in season and what to look for at your local farmers market can be frustrating. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, and in more ways than one!
Print this calendar, stick it on the fridge, and look to see what’s in season (generally speaking) before your next trip to the farmers market. If nothing else, these guides showcase just how short an Ohio season can be. (Who else wishes fresh picked asparagus was available longer?!)
Forgot to print the guide? Want to know how this season compares to the norm? Ask the market manager for help! Our market managers want your trip to be successful so that shopping locally becomes an in- season weekly ritual. And when all else fails and you’re in need of information on the go, visit our website at www.groweatohio.com.
Happy shopping from the Ohio Farmers Market Network and all of your central Ohio markets!
Special Note on Availability
Weather and farming do not always live in harmony. From one year to the next, Mother Nature determines plant dates, harvest dates, our first official freeze, and everything in between. While Ohio isn’t a giant state, there are significant climatological differences between southern and northern Ohio.
Did you know there can be a 40 degree difference in a span of just 100 miles? It’s true! And while one part of the state is dry to the bone, another is laying foul under inches (or even feet) of rain.
Ohio farmers do their best to work with Mother Nature and bring us the best tasting, freshest fruits and vegetables possible. With any luck, your favorites will be available beyond the indicated harvest periods. Or maybe you’ve learned to extend the harvest by implementing storage techniques such as canning, freezing, fermenting or root cellaring. THANK YOU FROM THE OHIO FARMERS MARKET NETWORK
“Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.”
In 2017, the Ohio Farmers Market Network launched its annual membership campaign with that very quote from Frank Ocean. While not completely certain of what the work would look like, or what the noise would sound like, the Ohio Farmers Market Network did know it was ready for change. Change for itself, farmers markets throughout Ohio, their managers and producers.
The Ohio Farmers Market network is a 501(c)3 organization that provides Ohio farmers markets and producers with resources, tools, networking opportunities and a unified voice for public policy. Our work strengthens farmers markets throughout Ohio, but currently has a greater impact here in Central Ohio through our collaboration with the Columbus & Franklin County Local Food Action Plan and a recent USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) grant: Growing Central Ohio Markets Through Public/Private Partnerships: Planned Growth, Professional Development and Collaborative Branding for Farmers, Food Producers and Market Managers.
This 2019 Local Food Guide, Grow Eat Ohio, is only one small step towards the change we seek for our markets and communities. We hope this guide will highlight the extensive list of opportunities to find farmers markets, farm stands, and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms near you.
Our greater hope is that buying your food from local farmers and food producers becomes a weekly tradition like any other. Fresh food from Ohio farmers is everywhere - rural and urban, Sunday and Saturday (and every day in between), morning, afternoon and evening. And with your support, the availability of these farm fresh and handmade products will become more accessible, of better quality and variety, and a better way of feeding yourself, your friends and families, and our communities.
On behalf of the Ohio Farmers Market Network, thank you for supporting the efforts of our organization, farmers markets, growers and producers throughout Ohio.
Jaime Moore Ohio Farmers Market Network