United Way of Central Ohio celebrates an important milestone with the 20th Anniversary Community Care Day, the largest single volunteering effort in central Ohio. Over the past 20 years, Community Care Day has mobilized more than 75,000 volunteers and provided an estimated half a million dollars in equivalent labor costs to United Way member agencies, other nonprofit organizations, neighborhood groups and local schools. Community Care … Continue reading Community Care Day
Inspired by Will Allen’s recent visit hosted by the Stiletto Gardener, Local Matters, Hounds in the Kitchen, and Franklin Park Conservatory…. as well as the recent Community Engagement conversation hosted by the Food & Wellness Committee of the WPCCA, OSU Architecture, Local Matters, & MORPC at the Godman Guild…. A team from OSU Knowlton School of Architecture hit the road to check out Iron Street … Continue reading Iron Street
We’ve had our fair share of challenges this week in Weinland Park. For sure. On top of the enduring oppressive heat, humidity, and roar of the state fair, which anyone would be feeling a bit stressed about despite the charm of the nightly fireworks… We’ve also had a string of arsons, suicides, and then a fatal late-afternoon police shooting on 4th Street, diagonal from the park during cheerleading … Continue reading Power of the Positivity
Last Tuesday the Weinland Park Community Civic Association‘s Food & Wellness Committee hosted a Community Engagement Conversation in collaboration with Local Matters, Knowlton School of Architecture, CEGI, and MORPC. This event took a great deal of planning and genuinely sought resident input about food, possible food related jobs, and plans for the 3M site on 4th Street & 5th Avenue. The Community Engagement Meeting pulled in … Continue reading Community Engagement
Several weeks ago 4th Street Farms was accepted to a workshop as a project for a digital storytelling workshop offered by the Columbus Film Council and The Free Press sponsored by Comfest, where the video first was screened at the Shelterhouse as part of the work of Archives. Thank you to Martina Santos from OSU Knowlton School of Architecture for providing video footage, Susan Halpern … Continue reading Walk With Me
On July 3rd we gathered at the garden to celebrate the independence of growing our own vegetables and cooking our own food. Given all the issues with large corporate agriculture, specifically concerns over food safety and security, it is important to recognize that growing our own food is radical action in accordance with the principles that gave birth to this county. We enjoyed a … Continue reading Growing Independence
Last week in lieu of our regular work day in the garden at 4th Street, we were at Comfest and in addition to members volunteering in Clean Up & Recycling, Wine, Food Fairy, Archives, and Safety, we also were at the Solar Stage sharing with a larger community our work at 4th Street. For those not familiar, ComFest (officially The Community Festival) is a large, free, non-corporate, music and … Continue reading Food Not Lawns
Hats off to the growth of 4th Street Farms: Last Sunday it rained much of the day and the garden settled in with hungry roots drinking up nourishing ground-soaking water, while we got tomato stakes in and some very necessary weeding done. Join us Sunday, July 3 for our next gardening event where we are planning to celebrate all our hard work and Independence Day … Continue reading Growing with Celebration
…One bite at a time. That’s been the saying of the week. We’ve been making leaps and bounds at progress in the garden, but it’s still one baby step at a time. And , like most people, we are impatient to see things in place producing. But Gardening is a lesson in process for sure. Here’s where things started last Sunday morning…. We laid … Continue reading How Do You Eat An Elephant?
ECDI is hosting Market Ready to teach how to: Reach new markets? Capitalize on emerging trends? Manage market development risk? Develop better relationships with buyers? Improve profitability? You will leave knowing what is expected to sell to your market! • Product Selection & Supply • Packaging, Labeling & Merchandising • Pricing, Invoicing & Payments • Delivery, Storage & Temperature Control • Regulations, Certifications & Audits • Insurance & … Continue reading Market Ready
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