I presented and attended the 33rd annual conference of the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) conference last Saturday and Sunday. The conference was inspiring, educational, and fun. I loved learning from experienced growers, meeting new and old foodie friends, and strolling the exhibit hall to learn what’s happening. In the coming weeks...
Read more →The lovely Catherine of Photo Kitchen came over last week to take photographs. We ended up doing so many fun things with eggs, including decorating and eating them, that will be sharing them for the next five days during Hounds in the Kitchen Egg Week. Inspired by Vanessa Prentice‘s workshop at the Ohio Ecological...
Read more →On Monday I had the pleasure of interviewing Joan Dye Gussow, keynote speaker for this weekend’s Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association annual conference. A matriarch of the local food and organic movements, our discussion largely related to her most recent book, Growing, Older: A Chronicle of Death, Life, and Vegetables. Rachel Tayse Baillieul:...
Read more →I am teaching a private cooking class, preparing to present at the OEFFA and Beyond Social conferences, celebrating Valentine’s day, and hosting three giveaways on the blog this week. We’re planning quick and simple meals to complement all the special events. Sunday – dinner with family, bringing vegetables and cranberry applesauce compote Monday –...
Read more →It’s time for another Friday Five! Here are five handpicked events that are sure to feed your soul in chronological order: 1. Field & Screen at the Wexner Center for the Arts – From February 4 – 24, the Wexner Center is featuring films about food and the environment. On the 24th, they will...
Read more →Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association is one of my favorite local foods groups in the state. They enable small farms to be certified organic, provide a great resource guide for consumers, hold informative farm tours, and run a great annual conference. On Saturday January 22, OEFFA is hosting a casual conference benefit evening. ...
Read more →I recently spoke at the Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association (OEFFA) on the topic of Urban Gardening. Approximately fifty attendees discussed their urban gardening challenges and together we brainstormed solutions. I transformed my handout for the workshop into a guest post for Kimberly Hartke, writer of Hartke is Online and publicist for the...
Read more →“We live in an amazing country where it’s perfectly legal to feed your kids twinkies, hoho cakes, and mountain dew, but raw milk, that’s dangerous.” So began Joel Salatin’s Saturday keynote address to the Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association annual conference on February 13, 2010. I attended the talk. The writing below is...
Read more →We’re gearing up for another busy week here. I am preparing for my OEFFA conference session on Urban Edible Gardening. I was told they expect it to be popular and well attended. Eek! Because I am working so hard, I plan to offer it as a stand alone workshop for those who couldn’t come...
Read more →The Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association conference will be February 13 – 14, 2009 in Granville Ohio. I am presenting a workshop about urban edible gardening from 10:35 – 11:30 AM Saturday. The conference website is rich with details including online registration. Full registration is $90/130 (member/nonmember); a single day is $65/90. A...
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