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‘I am the mother of 800′

By gregasne July 17, 2015

Local farmer leaves corporate world, discovers love of livestock by Greg Anderson If You Go: Breakneck Acres 2743 Summit Road, Ravenna, Ohio Open on Wednesdays, 1 – 7 p.m. Owners: Ami Gignac and Tim Fox http://www.localfoodmarketplace.com/breakneck/index.html Breakneck Acres is a 35-acre self-sustainable farm in Ravenna, Ohio owned by Ami Gignac and Tim Fox. After four years […]

Starting Small, Staying Small

By jacobsavishinsky July 17, 2015

Kent area growers juggle the benefits, bureaucracy and business of small-scale farming by Jacob Savishinsky SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE: Meredith Poczontek of Gray Fox Farm talks about the Kent area small farming community. Poczontek says she enjoys learning from and bartering with other area farmers.  As interest in local, seasonal, natural, organic and healthier food grows into […]

Got your goat? A nanny’s milk is healthier than a cow’s

By thejayonline July 17, 2015

By Don Anderson Lucky Penny Farm When it comes to milk nutrition, Abbe Turner of Lucky Penny Farms can tell the sheep from the goats—and the cows. It’s not that cow’s milk is baaad, but that sheep and goat milk is much moo healthy. Bad farm animal puns aside, a glass of milk from one […]

Following local goat cheese from farm to table

By matthewssmith17 July 17, 2015

by Matt Smith Ginny decides which goat gets milked first. Ginny is the one who decides when the herd goes out to pasture to eat, and, much like her mother before her, it is Ginny who decides when it’s time for the herd to head back into the barn. Ginny may just be a goat, […]

Recycle Pots and Pans donates kitchenwares to low food security households

By lesliecarole July 17, 2015

By Leslie Dennis Abbe Turner just can’t let go of an idea. Five years ago, the Lucky Penny Farm matriarch and Ohio Sheep Milk and Cheese Initiative co-founder found a new cause to support – food security. “I was at one meeting [for local food movement],” Turner said. “A non-profit had just purchased a $50,000 […]