FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 27th, 2000
CONTACT: Sean McGovern 614/421-2022
(Dear Editor: Please list this announcement in an appropriate area of your
publication. For a list of tours in your area, call 614/421-2022 or visit
http://www.greenlink.org/oeffa.)
OEFFA Announces 18th Annual Farm and Market Tour Series
A partnership of innovative grassroots and research based
agricultural groups today announced its annual series of farm tours,
intended to foster sustainable food systems in Ohio. The 2000 series
offers farmers and the general public a unique opportunity to visit a wide
range of organic and sustainable farming operations throughout Ohio. Host
farmers will provide walking tours and answer questions about organic and
other forms of ecological food production. Most tours are free and open to
the public.
The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA), Innovative
Farmers of Ohio (IFO), the OSU Extension Sustainable Agriculture Team, and
the Ohio Chapter 1 of the Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) hope
the tours will foster a dynamic relationship between ecological farmers,
the general pubic, and the OSU Extension and research community.
"Farmers and consumers need each other more than ever," said Harv
Roehling, President of OEFFA. "Although consumer demand for high quality,
fresh, and safe food is at an all time high, many farmers are receiving the
same price their grandfathers did for staple crops, and over 1,000 Ohio
farms are lost each year to housing developments, parking lots, and
shopping malls. It's time for farmers and consumers to work together to
preserve the commercial and ecological integrity of Ohio's agriculture."
The series will highlight organic and ecological vegetable,
livestock, and grain production. The series of 13 tours will run from July
1st to September 23rd. Topics covered will include weed and pest
management, marketing strategies used by ecological growers to market their
products, and organic and pasture based livestock systems. For a full
listing of tours, including maps, times, and descriptions of the featured
farms, call OEFFA at (614) 421-2022.
OEFFA is a non profit organization of farmers, consumers, and
gardeners founded in 1979 to promote a permanent, profitable, and
accountable agriculture in Ohio. For more information, contact OEFFA at
614/421-2022.
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Sincerely,
Sean McGovern, Executive Director
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
PO Box 82234 Columbus Ohio 43202
(ph) 421-2022 (fx) 614/421-2011 email: <oeffa@iwaynet.net>
www.greenlink.org/oeffa
Shipping Only: OEFFA, IPC, 1970 Waldeck Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201
For OCIA/OEFFA organic certification services in Ohio, contact:
Sylvia Upp, OEFFA Certification Coordinator
419/853-4060, fax 419/853-3022 or email <oeffasylvia@cs.com>
For OEFFA Newsletter submissions and/or ad rate sheets, contact:
Anne Bulford
2074 Brownschapel Rd, Clarksburg, Ohio 43115
(ph/fx) 740/993-2871 email <anneb@zoomnet.net> Call first for faxes.
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