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‘Growing a Masterpiece’ is back
For a third year, county Farm Bureaus will have the chance to showcase their members’ artistic talents at the Land and Living exhibit at the Ohio State Fair. This year’s "Growing a Masterpiece" project is a wooden barn silhouette designed by Shepherd’s Heart in Salem. Every county Farm Bureau should select one or more artists to paint and decorate the barn into an artistic representation of agriculture in each county. The only stipulation is the words Our Ohio or the Our Ohio logo should be featured on the front of the barn.

The barns will be displayed for public voting during the state fair and other events and will be photographed and displayed at OurOhio.org for voting. The announcement of the top three People’s Choice awards will be announced at OFBF’s annual meeting, as determined by votes received from all events and votes via OurOhio.org. Last year, more than 50,000 total votes were received. Additional awards also will be given at the state fair for the top three barns as decided by the Ohio State Fair Queen’s Choice, Most Artistic and Ohio State Fair Manager’s Choice.

Our Ohio on the air
New Our Ohio television shows will begin again in April on all Ohio public television stations. Some of the stories planned include Menches Brothers hamburgers, apple cider, maple syrup, forests and paper, Amish barn builders, Jeni’s Ice Cream, wildlife, auctioneering school and community gardens. Special cooking segments with Chef Pierre Wolfe and animal segments with Dr. Don Sanders will be included as part of the show. Visit OurOhio.org, then "television" for show air dates and times.

Looking for story ideas
OFBF staff is looking for story ideas for season three of the Our Ohio television series and for the 2008 Our Ohio magazine. Subject matter that has already been featured is posted at OurOhio.org under "television" and "magazine." New show and article topics should be e-mailed to info@ourohio.org or mailed to Our Ohio story ideas, P.O. Box 182383, Columbus, Ohio 43218-2383. Thank you!

Our Ohio advertising
Watch for new Our Ohio full-page magazine advertisements in the spring issues of Ohio and Cleveland magazines. Themed "It’s more than agriculture, it’s Ohio culture" the ads tell the stories of various Ohio farm families and their businesses. Past ads have profiled the Kinkead Ridge Estate Vineyard, and the newest ad features mint farmer Dan Tropea and family of Wayne County.

Our Ohio is brought to you by Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and Nationwide Insurance.