At last it’s (almost) June, the first full month of Ohio’s growing season and the unofficial start of farmers market season in Ohio! The season is already well underway here in Sunbury, where the Sunbury Farmers Market runs in Sunbury Town Square, 51 E Cherry Street, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through SeptemberContinue reading “It’s Farmers Market Season!”
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Be Vocal, Buy Local: Produce shouldn’t need a passport
It’s tough entering a grocery store produce section when you know too much. In some ways I miss the days when I could buy apples from New Zealand and grapes from Chile without a second thought—and inevitably, despite my best intentions, watch at least a few of them rot away weeks later in my refrigerator.Continue reading “Be Vocal, Buy Local: Produce shouldn’t need a passport”
CSA: Yay!
CSA, or community supported agriculture, is a way to get fresh local produce delivered to you throughout the growing season. If you’re lucky enough to have a CSA in your community, you can reap all the benefits of growing your own fruits and vegetables without all the time, effort and expense of large-scale gardening, andContinue reading “CSA: Yay!”
Sowing Daylight
With last week’s winter solstice came the long-awaited (but still painfully slow) return of longer days. Specifically, here in Sunbury, Ohio, the sun is now setting a full seven minutes later than it was for most of the first half of December, when, according to TimeAndDate.com, the Sunbury sun set at a dismal 5:05 p.m.Continue reading “Sowing Daylight”
Ranch 61 