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Kathy Gray - Nov. 24
The United Nations’ challenge to a Cincinnati-area high school class was grandiose: Come up with a way to end hunger and poverty in the world. But instead of dismissing the challenge as impossible, teacher Tom O’Neill’s information technology students at…
Michael Stewart Leach - Nov. 19
Nostalgia and trendy share shelf space at the family-run Monnin’s Fruit Farm about 10 minutes from downtown Dayton. Antique cash registers used in the farm store’s first years, trays of hydroponic lettuce grown in nearby Vandalia, FreshStart Farm organic dairy…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Nov. 18
Gale Betterly grew up on a small dairy farm in northeast Ohio. An avid 4-Her in Summit County, she was a serious competitor and was active in showing cows in Medina County, where her brother Gene Baumgardner said the best…
Amy Beth Graves - Nov. 17
When restaurants started closing their doors because of COVID-19 in March, Tom Hertzfeld scrambled to find homes for many of the eggs sold through his family business, Hertzfeld Poultry Farms in northwestern Ohio. Some were shifted from going to restaurants…
Ty Higgins - Nov. 16
The agribusiness industry in Ohio includes the entire crop and livestock supply chain, from production through distribution to final sale, as well as industries such as landscaping, parks and golf courses. A new study looked at the career opportunities in…
Susan Crowell - Nov. 12
Farmers are used to getting paid for raising a quality product — soybeans, sweet corn, apples, peppers. But a farm’s value lies in its soils, too. What if farmers could get paid for building a quality soil? Just like markets…
Cozy up to this warm, comfort dessert on a cold winter’s night. It also can be topped with ice cream. From the November/December 2020 Our Ohio magazine.
Think spring with a berry favorite that also happens to be perfect for the holiday season. From the November/December 2020 Our Ohio magazine.
Feeling a little adventurous? Baklava traces its roots to the Ottoman Empire. This dish will trace its roots back to your kitchen.
No need to go to a chain restaurant to share cheesecake this Christmas. Create your own at home.