Columbus Local Foods Guide for Orange and Dark Green Vegetables

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION

2015

LOCAL FOODS GUIDE

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Commonly Eaten Vegetables in Five Subgroups that Grow in Ohio

Any vegetable or 100% vegetable juice counts as a member of the Vegetable Group. Vegetables may be raw or cooked; fresh, frozen, canned, or dried/dehydrated; and may be whole, cut-up, or mashed. Vote With Your Dollar, Vote With Your Fork, and Eat Local! Vegetables are organized into 5 subgroups, based on their nutrient content. It has never been easier to buy local and eat local in the The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends: eat more red, Columbus Metro area. This Columbus Local Foods Guide for orange and dark green vegetables.

2015 features 28 community farmers’ markets, 8 farm markets Make ½ your plate fruits & vegetables. The recommended cups of and farm stands, 11 CSAs (Consumer Supported Agriculture vegetables per week listed for each vegetable subgroup is based on a operations), and numerous other markets where consumers can 2,000 calorie a day diet. For more nutrition information please visit purchase fruits, vegetables, meats, honey, eggs, cottage foods, www.ChooseMyPlate.gov.

baked goods, and other food items directly from farmers and food producers. Red & Orange Dark Green Vegetables Buying local and eating local benefits your family and the community in many ways, including: Vegetables acorn squash butternut squash bok choy broccoli • Access to fresher, more wholesome foods carrots hubbard squash collard greens dark green leafy lettuce • Greater variety of foods pumpkin red peppers kale mesclun • Support of local farmers and businesses sweet potatoes tomatoes mustard greens romaine lettuce • Support of the Columbus and Central Ohio economy tomato juice spinach turnip greens 5 ½ cups a week 1 ½ cups a week And with Veggie Snaps, Central Ohio’s Farmers’ Market Incentive

Program, fresh, locally-produced fruits and vegetables can be affordable for all Central Ohio families. (dried) Beans & Peas Starchy Vegetables black beans black-eyed peas (mature, dry) potatoes green peas For additional information about eating local in the Columbus kidney beans lentils green lima beans corn Metro area, go to franklin.osu.edu/program-areas/agriculture- navy beans pinto beans fresh (not dried) cowpeas, field peas, and-natural-resources/local-foods. soy beans split peas (dried) or black-eyed peas white beans garbanzo beans (chickpeas) 5 cups a week 1 ½ cups a week

Mike Hogan Other Vegetables OSU Extension Educator asparagus beets green peppers iceberg (head) lettuce Brussels sprouts cabbage mushrooms okra cauliflower celery onions parsnips cucumbers eggplant green beans turnips wax beans zucchini 4 cups a week

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2 3 Farmers’ Markets Farmers’ Markets

1 400 Farmers’ Market 5 Clintonville Farmers’ Market 8 Dublin Farmers’ Market 11 Franklinton Produce Market 400 W Rich Street, Columbus, OH 43215 N. High St & W. Dunedin Rd, Columbus 43214 Oakland Nursery, 4261 West Dublin- Granville Road, 1003 W. Town Street, Columbus, OH 43216 Year-round, 2nd and 4th Saturdays, 11am – 2 pm April 25 – November 21, Wednesday & Saturday 9 am – noon Dublin, OH 43017 Franklinton Gardens [email protected] July 1 – September 16, Wednesday 4 – 7pm May – September, Wednesday 3:30 – 6:30pm / Rain or Shine [email protected] 400westrich.com/the-market-at-400 [email protected] [email protected] www.franklintongardens.org Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT www.clintonvillefarmersmarket.org www.dublinfarmersmarket.com 614.233.1887 Producer only farmers’ market - no Accepted Payment: • DEBIT • SNAP • SNAP INCENTIVE 614.327.0102 Fruit – red raspberries, black raspberries, Number of vendors at market: 25 • WIC FMNP • SENIOR FMNP Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT • SNAP blackberries, strawberries, apples Vendors selling produce: 5 Producer only farmers’ market Producer only farmers’ market - no Baked Goods & Cottage Foods- jams, jellies, Number of vendors at market: 45 Number of vendors at market: 20 nut butters, breads, etc. 2 Bexley Farmers’ Market Vendors selling produce: 28 Vendors selling produce: 6 Vegetables – spinach, kale, chard, salad mix, 2111 E. Main St., Bexley, OH 43209 arugula, peas, broccoli, herbs, etc May – October, Thursday 4 – 7pm / Rain or Shine 6 Columbus Public Health Farmers’ Market 9 Easton Farmers’ Market Pick your own - yes • Farm Stand/On Farm Market - yes [email protected] 240 Parsons Ave., Columbus, OH 43215 Town Square, 160 Easton Town Center, Columbus, OH 43219 May 19 – October 27, Tuesday 3 – 7pm www.bexleyfarmersmarket.com July 30, August 6 & 13 Thursday 10 – 2pm June – August, Thursday 4 – 7pm Accepted Payment: • DEBIT • SNAP • SNAP INCENTIVE 614.327.0102 [email protected] [email protected] • WIC FMNP • SENIOR FMNP Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT • SNAP www.publichealth.columbus.gov www.eastonfarmersmarket.org Operate a CSA that distributes in Franklin County - yes • SNAP INCENTIVE 614.645.6189 614.416.700 Participate in any Franklin County Farmers’ Market - yes Producer only farmers’ market - no Accepted Payment: • SNAP • SNAP INCENTIVE Accepted Payment: SNAP • SENIOR FMNP (select vendors only) North Market Farmers’ Market Number of vendors at market: 20 • WIC FMNP • SENIOR FMNP Producer only farmers’ market - no Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT Vendors selling produce: 6 Producer only farmers’ market Number of vendors at market: 30 – 35 • WIC FMNP • SENIOR FMNP Number of vendors at market: 17 Vendors selling produce: 10 – 12 3 Bexley Natural Market’s Farm & Handcraft Market Vendors selling produce: 17 12 German Village Farmers’ Market 508 N. Cassady Ave., Columbus, OH 43209 10 Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical 551 South Fifth St, Columbus OH 43206 April – November, Wednesday 3 – 7pm 7 Columbus Square Farmers’ Market Gardens Farmers’ Market July – September, Saturday 9 – 11 am Bexley Natural Market Cleveland Ave. and East Dublin - Granville Rd. 1777 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43203 614.461.4256 or 614.348.0233 [email protected] Columbus, OH 43229 June 3 – October 7, Wednesday 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT bexleynaturalmarket.org pearlalleygrowers.com [email protected] Producer only farmers’ market 614.252.3951 419.674.4719 www.fpconservatory.org Number of vendors at market: 1 Accepted Payment: Vendor specific July 14 – September, Tuesday 4pm – 6pm 614.715.8036 Vendors selling produce: 1 Producer only farmers’ market - no Producer only farmers’ market - no Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT • SNAP Number of vendors at market: 8 Number of vendors at market: 4 – 6 • SNAP INCENTIVE • WIC FMNP • SENIOR FMNP 13 Grandview Avenue Farmers’ Market Vendors selling produce: 2 Vendors selling produce: 4 – 6 Producer only farmers’ market Grandview Ave. North of Third, Columbus, OH 43212 Number of vendors at market: 15 pearlalleygrowers.com 4 Blendon Township Community Summer Market Vendors selling produce: 12 419.674.4719 6330 South Hempstead Rd., Westerville, OH 43081 July – October, Saturday 10am – 1pm June 11 – October 22, Thursday 4 – 7pm Accepted Payment: • WIC FMNP • SENIOR FMNP [email protected] Producer only farmers’ market - no 614.859.2405 Program definitions used throughout this guide Number of vendors at market:10 – 12 Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT • SNAP (aka as the Ohio Direction Card, Vendors that sell produce: 6 – 8 Producer only farmers’ market - no EBT or “Food Stamps”) Number of vendors at market: 15 – 20 Vendors selling produce: 3 – 4 • SNAP INCENTIVE (i.e., Veggie SNAPs or other) • WIC FMNP (Women, Infants and Children Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program) • SENIOR FMNP (Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program)

4 5 Farmers’ Markets Farmers’ Markets

14 Grove City Farmers’ Market 17 Merion Village Farmers’ Market 20 Nicola Mercato – An Italian Farm to Table Market 24 The Raven’s Farmers’ Market Broadway and Park, Grove City, OH 43123 106 East Moler Street, Columbus, OH 43207 4740 Reed Road, Upper Arlington, OH 43220 1555 South James Rd., Columbus, OH 43227 May 23 – September 12 Saturday 8 am – noon June – September, Saturday 9 am – noon June, Saturday 9 am – noon / please check our website June – October, Sunday 1 – 4pm [email protected] [email protected] www.nicolacolumbus.com /nicola-mercato.html www.facebook.com/pages/Ravens-Market www.gcchamber.org www.merionvillagefarmersmarket.com [email protected] 614.237.1263 614.875.9762 614.929.5255 614.781.1141 Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT • SNAP Accepted Payment: • SNAP • SNAP INCENTIVE Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT • SNAP INCENTIVE • SENIOR FMNP • WIC FMNP • SENIOR FMNP Producer only farmers’ market - no Producer only farmers’ market Producer only farmers’ market Producer only farmers’ market Number of vendors at market: 7 Number of vendors at market: 10 Number of vendors at market: 6 Number of vendors at market: 30 Vendors selling produce: 3 Vendors selling produce: 6 Vendors selling produce: 4 Vendors selling produce: 15 18 Nationwide Farmers’ Market 21 North Market Farmers’ Market 25 Upper Arlington Farmers’ Market 15 Hilliard Farm Market Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH 43215 59 Spruce Street, Columbus, OH 43215 1945 Ridgeview Rd., Upper Arlington, OH 43221 Hilliard United Methodist Church Parking Lot pearlalleygrowers.com May – October, Saturday 8 am – gone May – September, Wednesday 3 – 6pm 5445 Scioto Darby Road, Hillard, OH 43026 419.674.4719 [email protected] [email protected] • uaoh.net June – August, Tuesday 4 – 7 pm July – October, Thursday 11:00 am – 1:30 pm www.northmarket.com 614.583.5300 [email protected] Accepted Payment: • WIC FMNP • SENIOR FMNP 614.463.9664 Accepted Payment– CREDIT • DEBIT • SNAP www.hilliardfarmmarket.com Producer only farmers’ market - no Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT • SNAP INCENTIVE • WIC FMNP • SENIOR FMNP Accepted Payment: • CREDIT Number of vendors at market: 8 – 10 • SNAP • SENIOR FMNP Producer only farmers’ market - no Producer only farmers’ market Vendors that sell produce: 7 – 9 Producer only farmers’ market Number of vendors at market: 14 – 17 Number of vendors at market: 20 Number of vendors at market: 28 Vendors selling produce:10 Vendors selling produce: 4 – 6 19 New Harvest Urban Farmers’ Market Vendors selling produce: 24 2457 Cleveland Ave., Columbus, OH 43215 26 Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market 16 Jefferson Community Farmers’ Market May – October, Saturday 10 am – 3 pm 22 Pearl Market N. State St. and E. Home St., Westerville, OH 43081 Blacklick Elementary School www.facebook.com Next to 30 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215 June – September, Saturday 10 am – 1 pm • Rain or Shine 6540 Havens Corners Road, Blacklick, OH 43004 614.447.8810 mid-May – October, Tuesday & Friday 10:30 am – 2 pm May – October, Wednesday 3 – 6 pm • Rain or Shine June – August, Saturday 9 am – noon Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT [email protected] westervilleuptownfarmersmarket.com [email protected] • SNAP • SNAP INCENTIVE www.downtowncolumbus.com/pearlmarket www.marketwednesday.com jeffersontownship.org Producer only farmers’ market - no 614.645.5061 www.facebook.com/MarketWednesday 614.743.4757 Number of vendors at market: 2 Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT • SNAP 614.216.7673 Accepted Payment: Vendor specific • CREDIT • DEBIT Vendors selling produce: 1 • SNAP INCENTIVE • WIC FMNP • Senior FMNP Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT Producer only farmers’ market Producer only farmers’ market Producer only farmers’ market - no Number of vendors at market: 7 Number of vendors at market: 30 Number of vendors at market: 25 – 30 Vendors selling produce: 2 Vendors selling produce: 12 Vendors selling produce: 3

23 Reynoldsburg Farmers’ Market 27 Worthington Farmers’ Market 1520 Davidson Drive, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 7227 N. High Street, Worthington, OH 43085 Program definitions used throughout this guide Producer only farmers’ market May – October, Saturday 9am – noon Number of vendors at market: 30 Shops at Worthington Place (indoor market) • SNAP (aka as the Ohio Direction Card, Number of vendors that sell produce: 12 November – April, Saturday 9am – noon EBT or “Food Stamps”) June 18 – September 10, Thursday 3 – 6 pm Organizer: Old Worthington Partnership • SNAP INCENTIVE (i.e., Veggie SNAPs or other) [email protected] [email protected] www.ci.reynoldsburg.oh.us www.worthingtonfarmersmarket.com • WIC FMNP (Women, Infants and Children 614.322.6839 614.285.5341 Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program) Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT • WIC FMNP Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT • SNAP • SENIOR FMNP (Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition • SENIOR FMNP • SNAP INCENTIVE Program) Producer only farmers’ market Producer only farmers’ market - no Number of vendors at market: 15 – 20 Number of vendors at market: 55 Vendors selling produce: 5 – 6 Vendors selling produce: 6 6 7 On-Farm Markets & Farm Stands Other Markets

28 Clarfield Farm Stand 32 Poppy’s Farm Market Honey Meats 3320 Groveport Road, Columbus, OH 43207 2135 Gantz Road, Grove City, OH 43123 36 Conrad Hive and Honey 39 Blystone Farm Butcher Shop May – October, Monday 5 – 7pm, Saturday 9 – 11 am 614.539.5749 [email protected] Robert Martindale • [email protected] Barry Conrad 8677 Oregon Road, Canal Winchester, OH 43110 614.317.9476 • Fruits – Apples • Vegetables – sweet corn, green beans, 6240 Wright Rd., Canal Winchester, OH 43110 614.833.1211 Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers [email protected] Blystone Farm LLC • Canal Winchester / Franklin County Clarfield Farm Stand operates on a donation basis for Baked Goods & Cottage Foods – jams, raw local honey hiveandhoney.com [email protected] 614.837.1846 blystonefarm.com produce; cash or credit/debit accepted for the donation. July – November, Tuesday – Saturday 10 – 6 pm Producer only farmers’ market Accepted Payment at Farm Market: • CASH • CHECK Honey Meat • Dairy • Eggs • Vegetables Number of vendors at market: 1 • Vendors selling produce: 1 Farm Stand/On-Farm Market Available - yes • Baked Goods & Cottage Foods 33 Schacht Farm Market 6240 Wright Rd., Canal Winchester, OH. 43110 40 Bluescreek Farm Meats 29 Doran’s Farm Market 5950 Shannon Road, Canal Winchester, OH 43110 Hours of operation / Year-round – vary 5462 Babbitt Road, New Albany, OH 43054 [email protected] • mylocalfarm.us Accepted Payment at Farm Stand/On - Farm Market • CREDIT Located inside the North Market [email protected] 614.837.4463 or 614.496.5482 Also find us at Clintonville Farmers’ Market on Saturdays. 59 Spruce St, Columbus, OH 43215 www.DoransFarmMarket.com • Fruits • Vegetables Methods of Payment Accepted at the Farmers’ Markets Marysville, OH / Union County 614.855.3885 or 614.855.7132 We offer Pick your Own & Farm Stand/On-Farm Market • CREDIT [email protected] • Eggs • Fruits • Vegetables NE corner Brice Road & Shannon Road bluescreekfarmmeats.com 37 Tip’s Apiary 614.228.5727 Baked Goods & Cottage Foods– jams, jellies, breads, etc September & October, Monday – Saturday 10 am – 6 pm, Meat – Beef, Lamb, Pork, Goat, Veal We offer Pick your own and Farm Stand/On-Farm Market Sundays in October, 12 – 5 pm James W. Tippie 3311 Longstreth Park Place, Gahanna, OH. 43230 Baked Goods and Cottage Foods – jams, jellies, June – October, Mon – Thurs 10 am – 7 pm, Fri – Sun 10 am – 6 pm Accepted Payment at Farm Stand/On-Farm Market: Accepted Payment at Farm Stand/On Farm Market: • CREDIT • DEBIT • SNAP • SENIOR FMNP [email protected] nut butters, breads from Cooper’s Mill • CREDIT • DEBIT • WIC FMNP • SENIOR FMNP We supply produce to: • Will Fischer & Son Produce 614-582-0523 Bluescreek Farm operates a CSA Find us at the Westerville Farmers’ Market on Wednesdays, • Sanfillipo Produce • New Century CSA Honey distribution in Franklin County New Albany Farmers’ Market on Thursdays and Bluescreek Farm Meats at the North Worthington Farmers’ Market on Saturdays. 34 Smith Farm Market Produce Market (Authentic Beef CSA, Custom CSA) 3341 Winchester Pike, Columbus, OH 43232 41 The New American Deli 30 Herban Pioneer (aka Urban Pioneer) [email protected] 38 Sanfillipo Produce 4355 Boulder Creek Dr., Gahanna, OH 43230 www.smithfarmmarketohio.com 4561 E. 5th Ave., Columbus, OH 43215 David Martin & Brian Erchenbrecher 614.787.8191 614.235.2014 614.643.1931 Located in The Commissary Bill Papworth • [email protected] • Dairy – cheese, milk • Eggs • Fruit • Vegetables [email protected] 1400 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH 43215 www.herban-pioneer.com • Baked Goods & Cottage Foods – jams, jellies, breads,etc. Sanfillipoproduce.com [email protected] 614.600.2072 • Eggs • Grains • Fruit– watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries April – October, Monday – Sunday 9 am – 7 pm Open Tuesday – Saturday 8 am – 3 pm •Vegetables – tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, potatoes, Bakery open year-round A producer-only market with 40 vendors Honey and deli meats onions, garlic, squash Accepted Payment at Farm Stand/On-Farm Market: with 30 vendors that sell produce Locally sourced charcuterie & deli meats Wyandotte Dr., Gahanna, OH 43230 • CREDIT • DEBIT • SNAP • WIC FMNP • SENIOR FMNP Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT • SNAP Accepted Payment • CREDIT • DEBIT July – October, Saturday 12 – 5 pm Smith Farm Market operates a CSA that • SNAP INCENTIVE • SENIOR FMNP Also find us at Blendon Twp Farmers’ Market on Thursdays. distributes in Franklin County.

31 Kuhlwein’s Farm Market 35 The Witten Farm Market Program definitions used throughout this guide 1859 Walker Rd., Hilliard, OH 43026 380 Agler Rd., Gahanna, OH 43230 • SNAP (aka as the Ohio Direction Card, 614.876.2833 [email protected] • www.wittenfarm.com EBT or “Food Stamps”) Year-round, Mon – Fri 10 – 6 pm, Sat 9 – 6 pm & Sun 11 – 4 pm 740.538.2962 • Eggs • Vegetables – sweet corn, tomatoes, green beans, • Fruits • Vegetables • Baked goods available on Tues. & Fri. • SNAP INCENTIVE (i.e., Veggie SNAPs or other) squash, melons, okra, onions • Baked Goods & June – September, Monday – Sunday 9 am – 7 pm • WIC FMNP (Women, Infants and Children Cottage Foods – jams, jellies, nut butters, breads, etc. Accepted Payment at Farm Stand/On-Farm Market: Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program) October Hayride with Pick your Own Pumpkin • CREDIT • DEBIT • SNAP • WIC FMNP • SENIOR FMNP • CREDIT • DEBIT • SENIOR FMNP The Witten Farm Market CSA distributes in Franklin County. • SENIOR FMNP (Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Also find us at Grove City Farmers’ Market on Saturdays. Locations to be determined Program)

8 9 26 Franklin County Farmers’ Markets On-Farm Markets 1 400 Farmers’ Market & Farm Stands 2 Bexley Farmers’ Market 28 Clarfield Farm Stand 8 3 Bexley Natural Markets Farm & 29 Doran’s Farm Market 27 7 4 Handcraft Market 30 Herban Pioneer (aka Urban 4 Blendon Township Community Pioneer) Summer Market 31 Kuhlwein’s Farm Market 5 Clintonville Farmers’ Market 32 Poppy’s Farm Market 30 29 6 Columbus Public Health Farmers’ 33 Schacht Farm Market Market 20 9 34 Smith Farm Market 7 Columbus Square Farmers’ Market 35 The Witten Farm Market 5 8 Dublin Farmers’ Market 9 Easton Farmers’ Market Other Markets 15 35 37 16 25 19 10 Franklin Park Conservatory and Honey Botanical Gardens Farmers’ Market 36 Conrad Hive and Honey 11 Franklinton Produce Market 37 Tip’s Apiary 31 13 12 German Village Farmers’ Market 38 13 Produce 41 Grandview Avenue Farmers’ Market 3 38 Sanfillipo Produce 40 14 Grove City Farmers’ Market 21 15 16 18 Hilliard Farm Market Meats 6 10 11 22 2 16 Jefferson Community Farmers’ 39 Blystone Farm Butcher Shop 1 Market 40 Bluescreek Farm Meats 12 23 17 24 Merion Village Farmers’ Market 41 The New American Deli 17 18 Nationwide Farmers’ Market CSA Operations 19 New Harvest Urban Farmers’ (Consumer-Supported Agriculture) Market Please call, not shown on map. 20 Nicola Mercato – An Italian Farm 32 34 to Table Market Bird’s Haven Farms 33 740.587.1100 21 36 North Market Farmers’ Market Copia Farm 22 Pearl Market 614.915.9269 23 Reynoldsburg Farmers’ Market New Century CSA 14 740.207.1073 24 The Raven’s Farmers’ Market Paiges Produce 28 25 Upper Arlington Farmers’ Market 740.601.8419 26 Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Schultz Valley Farms CSA Market 740.438.8337 27 Worthington Farmers’ Market Shady Grove Farm 740.248.1207 Wayward Seed Farm 614.327.0102 10 39 11 CSA Operations (Consumer-Supported Agriculture)

What is a CSA Operation, how does it benefit me? Bird’s Haven Farms New Century CSA Consumer Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a great way to eat locally, support a local farm and [email protected] • www.BirdsHavenFarms.com [email protected] save money. Before you join a CSA it’s important to know if it’s the right way for you and your family to get 740.587.1100 www.newcenturycsa.com $ $ 740.207.1073 seasonal food. When you buy a CSA share you are “sharing” the risks involved in the farming: weather, FULL - 565 (21wks) 355 (11wks) SINGLE - $365 (21wks) $215 (11wks) FULL - $42 • HALF - $32.50 • SINGLE - $22.50 disease, and other factors that can affect the harvest of the seasonal, local food. CSA pick up - Newark at Licking Memorial Hospital, New Century CSA is all home delivery! Here are the basics: a farmer offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. Typically the share consists Granville, Westerville, New Albany Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • CHECK of a box of vegetables, but other farm products may be included. Interested consumers purchase a share Paiges Produce (aka a “membership” or a “subscription”) and in return receive a box (bag, basket) of seasonal produce Bluescreek Farm Meats [email protected] • paigesproduce.com each week throughout the farming season. [email protected] • bluescreekfarmmeats.com 740.601.8419 To determine if a CSA share is right for you, first think about these questions: 614.228.5727 FULL - $550 – $1100 varies with selection $ $ Will my family and I love trying new foods? Beef CSA • Custom Meat CSA HALF - 295 – 600 varies with selection CSA pick up – Pearl Alley (downtown COLS), Do I have time to pick up or receive produce weekly or every other week? FULL - $71.00/ month and $562.00/ 8 months Upper Arlington, Pickerington, Clintonville Will produce go to waste in my house? Do I have someone I can share my fruits and vegetables with? CSA pick up - Marysville, Columbus Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT SNAP Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT • SNAP Do I have time to cook at least a couple of times a week? Does the CSA reqire payment for a season up front or can I pay weekly? Cooke Forest Edibles and Medicinals Schultz Valley Farms CSA Do the “share” size options work for my family? (See Columbus Area CSA directory page 13.) [email protected] [email protected] • www.schultzvalleyfarms.com If you’ve decided to give it a try, here’s what to expect: Fruits - Elderberry, Mulberry, Blackberry, Raspberry, 740.438.8337 Strawberry, Aronia, etc. FULL - $600 • HALF - $375 • SINGLE - $250 Expect to still grocery shop. Many CSAs go beyond vegetables offering fruits, eggs, meat, and even baked Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT CSA pick up – Lancaster, Pickerington, Logan goods. However, don’t assume all you need for a meal will be in your share each week. Operate a CSA that distributes in Franklin County - yes Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT • SNAP Expect the unexpected and to try new things. Our products are also found at: Clintonville Co-op, Boline Apothecary • WIC FMNP • SENIOR FMNP Expect to cook more often. Expect a lot of certain fruit and vegetable when in season. Copia Farm Shady Grove Farm Expect to learn more about the importance of storing food. Knowing how to avoid waste [email protected] • 614.915.9269 [email protected] is half of the savings you get with a CSA. Learn quick and simple ways to store foods. FULL - $600 • HALF - $300 www.facebook.com/farmshadygrove CSA pick up - Clintonville, Westerville, New Albany, Granville 740.248.1207 This arrangement creates several rewards for both the farmer and the consumer. CSA delivery is available • Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT FULL - $450 • HALF - $275 Advantages for farmers: CSA pick up – Washington Courthouse, Columbus Get to spend time marketing the food early in the year, Folsom and Pine Farm Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT • SNAP before their 16 hour days in the field begin. 5959 Lambert Road, Orient, OH 43146 • WIC FMNP • SENIOR FMNP Receive payment early in the season, which helps with [email protected] • www.folsomandpine.com 614.385.4080 Swainway Urban Farm Monthly CSA the farm’s cash flow. FULL - $29.99 / wk • HALF- $29.99 / biweekly [email protected] • www.Swainway.com Have an opportunity to get to know the people who eat CSA pick up - Grove City 614.598.3359 the food they grow. Accepted Payment: • CREDIT FULL - $64 – 94/month Advantages for consumers: Farm Stand/ On-Farm Market Available - yes CSA pick up – Clintonville, Worthington Eat ultra-fresh food, with all the flavor and vitamin benefits. March 15 – June 30, Monday – Sunday 9 – 6pm Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT By appt. & seasonal events (check website) Get exposed to new vegetables and new ways of cooking. Wayward Seed Farm Usually get to visit the farm at least once a season. Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT Participate in Grove City, Easton Farmers’ Markets [email protected] • www.waywardseed.com Find that kids typically favor food from “their” farm, even Accepted Payment: • CREDIT 614.327.0102 veggies they’ve never been known to eat. $ Operate a CSA that distributes in Franklin County - yes FULL- 650 Develop a relationship with the farmer who grows their CSA distribution at Azoti, 1275 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 CSA pick up – Columbus and suburbs – farmers’ food and learn more about how food is grown. Grocery store sales at The Hills Worthington Market markets and neighborhoods 7860 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43235 Accepted Payment: • CREDIT • DEBIT

12 13 Ohio’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Harvest Calendar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Storage Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Storage Hard – Warm, Peaches Ripe – Cold Apples Cold Peas, Green Cool Asparagus Cold Peppers, Bell Cool Beans, Horticultural Cold Peppers, Hot Cool Beans, Lima Cold Peppers, Sweet/Cubanel Cool Beans, Pole Cold Potatoes Cool Beans, Snap Cold Pumpkins Warm Beets Cold Radishes Cold Blackberries Cold Raspberries, Black Cold Blueberries Cold Raspberries, Purple Cold Broccoli Cold Raspberries, Cold Cabbage Cold Summer, Red Cantaloupe Cold Raspberries, Fall, Ever-Bearing, Cold Carrots Cold Red/Yellow Cauliflower Cold Rhubarb Cold Cilantro Cold Spinach Cold Collards Cold Squash, Cold Summer / Zucchini Cucumbers Cold Squash, Winter Warm Currants Cold Strawberries Cold Dill, Dry Cold Strawberries Cold Dill, Seed Cold (Everbearing) Eggplant Cold Sweet Corn Cold Endive & Escarole Cold Mature Green-Warm, Tomatoes Ripe-Cool Gooseberries Cold Turnip Greens Cold Grapes, table Cold Turnips, Fall Cold Kale Cold Watermelon Cool Leeks Cold Greenhouse/Hydroponic Leafy Lettuce Cold Cucumbers / Long, Mustard Greens Cold Seedless Cool Okra Cool Herbs Year Round Cool Onions, Dry Cool Lettuce Year Round Cool Onions, Green Cold Peppers Cool Parsley, Herbs Cold Mature Green-Warm, Tomatoes Ripe-Cool Parsnips Cold 14 15 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION 10 tips be an active family Nutrition Education Series 10 tips for becoming more active as a family

Physical activity is important for children and adults of all ages. Being active as a family can benefit everyone. Adults need 2½ hours a week of physical activity, and children need 60 minutes a day. Follow these tips to add more activity to your family’s busy schedule.

set specific activity times plan for all weather conditions Determine time slots throughout Choose some activities that do not depend on the 1 the week when the whole family is 6 weather conditions. Try mall walking, indoor swimming, available. Devote a few of these times to or active video games. Enjoy outdoor activities as a bonus physical activity. Try doing something whenever the weather is nice. active after dinner or begin the weekend with a Saturday morning walk. turn off the TV Set a rule that no one can spend longer than 2 hours per day playing video games, watching TV, and using the plan ahead and track your progress 7 computer (except for school work). Instead of a TV show, play Write your activity plans on a family calendar. Let an active family game, dance to favorite music, or go for a the kids help in planning the activities. Allow them to 2 walk. check it off after completing each activity. start small include work around the house Begin by introducing one Involve the kids in yard work and 8 new family activity and add 3 other active chores around the more when you feel everyone is house. Have them help you with raking, ready. Take the dog for a longer walk, play another ball game, weeding, planting, or vacuuming. or go to an additional exercise class.

include other families CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis. For more information: go.osu.edu/cfaesdiversity use what is available Invite others to join your family Plan activities that require little or activities. This is a great way no equipment or facilities. Examples include walking, 9 MyPlate 4 for you and your kids to spend time jogging, jumping rope, playing tag, and dancing. Find out with friends while being physically On June 2, 2011, First Lady Michelle Obama and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack released the federal government’s new food icon, what programs your community recreation center offers for active. Plan parties with active games MyPlate, to serve as a reminder to help consumers make healthier food choices. MyPlate is a new generation icon with the intent free or minimal charge. such as bowling or an obstacle course, sign up for family to prompt consumers to think about building a healthy plate at meal times and to seek more information to help them do that by programs at the YMCA, or join a recreational club. going to ChooseMyPlate.gov. The MyPlate icon emphasizes the fruit, vegetable, grains, protein foods, and dairy groups. Later in build new skills 2011, MiPlato was launched as the Spanish-language version of MyPlate. Enroll the kids in classes they might enjoy such as treat the family with fun ChooseMyPlate.gov provides practical information to individuals, health professionals, nutrition educators, and the food industry 5 gymnastics, dance, or tennis. Help them practice. physical activity to help consumers build healthier diets with resources and tools for dietary assessment, nutrition education, and other user- This will keep things fun and interesting, and introduce new When it is time to celebrate as a family, do some- friendly nutrition information. As Americans are experiencing epidemic rates of overweight and obesity, the online resources and skills! 10 thing active as a reward. Plan a trip to the zoo, park, or lake to tools can empower people to make healthier food choices for themselves, their families, and their children. treat the family. MyPlate illustrates the five food groups that are the building blocks for a healthy diet using a familiar image – a place setting for a meal. Before you eat, think about what goes on your plate or in your cup or bowl. DG TipSheet No. 29 United States April 2013 MyPlate, MiPlato, and ChooseMyPlate.gov were developed by and are maintained by the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy & Promotion (CNPP). Department of Go to www.ChooseMyPlate.gov Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion Agriculture for more information. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 17 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION

The Columbus Local Foods Guide is published by the Franklin County Office of Ohio State University Extension with financial support from Franklin County Farm Bureau. Listings of markets and products in this publication are for educational purposes and do not imply endorsement of any products, market, or business. For more information about listing your market or business in future editions of the Columbus Local Foods Guide, contact: Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator & Associate Professor OSU Extension – Franklin County Office 2105 S. Hamilton Ave., Suite 100 Columbus, OH 43232 616.866.6900 franklin.osu.edu [email protected] CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a non-discriminatory basis. For more information: go.osu.edu/cfaesdiversity. Keith L. Smith, Associate Vice President for Agricultural Administration; Associate Dean, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Director, Ohio State University Extension and Gist Chair in Extension Education and Leadership. TDD N. 800-589-8292 (Ohio only) or 614-292-6181.

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