Team Goal
LOCAL FOOD: Double the percent of fruits and vegetables sourced and consumed within our region.
Local Food Team
Mission
The Local Food team brings together local farmers, distributors, farmers markets, cooperatives, community gardeners, community supported agriculture organizations, health professionals, restaurants, extension services, educational organizations and processors to develop strategies to increase the demand for local foods, increase production and identify new markets for local foods.
Our current campaign is the 10% Food Shift - Click here and Pledge Allegiance to Local Foods
Action Plan
Developing a digital baseline map of production farms, farmers markets, processors of local food, etc. Sharing best practices. Inventorying existing services and resources available to local growers. Collaborating to promote the CORV annual Guide to Local Foods.
Check the Event Calendar or contact the Action Team Chair for the next scheduled meeting time and location.
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News
Rockdale Academy's Green Team is made up of students from the after-school program, made possible by the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati. The Green Team is led by representatives from Keep Cincinnati Beautiful and the Cincinnati Zoo, and has partnered up with the Civic Garden Center to...
The Lettuce Eat Well Farmers’ Market (LEWFM) on Cincinnati’s West Side is excited to announce that Cheviot United Methodist has offered to allow the Market to be held at their church year-round. Until now, LEWFM has held a Summer Market at Harvest Home Park and a Winter Market at...
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May 25, 2013
Combining Art and Gardening, students will discover the excitement of growing their own produce....
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June 1, 2013
Combining Art and Gardening, students will discover the excitement of growing their own produce....
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July 22, 2013
Join Maggie Green, author of "The Kentucky Fresh Cookbook" as she discusses sourcing an...
Get in Touch
Vickie Ciotti, Civic Garden Center
vciotti@civicgardencenter.org
