ACEnet Tenant RePower Network Cooperative Gives New Life to Old Batteries |
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ACEnet tenant the RePower Network Cooperative has come together to work towards the transition to a clean and just energy economy by developing more accessible energy storage products. As the demand for EVs grows, there will be a wave of used batteries whose performance is no longer sufficient for vehicles that draw high power for acceleration and need high capacity for a long range. These batteries could still have a useful and profitable second life as backup storage for residential and grid-scale solar photovoltaic installations and would make energy storage more affordable. |
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Currently the RePower Network Cooperative works out of ACEnet’s Athens and Nelsonville incubator campuses. RePower Network Cooperative members include: Morgan Hager, Matt Baker and Nick Bolton. Cooperative governance is the next step in our development. We are committed to providing affordable products and services by utilizing second life batteries and through our cooperative business model. |
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Batteries are at the heart of our organization and expertise and we offer a variety of battery-centric products and services. We do complete off-grid solar installations for those interested in generating and storing their own electricity. For those more interested in powering a remote work site or while camping we also sell portable power packs that do not need to be incorporated with solar. |
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Finally, for those who want to get out and hit the trails or want a little more assistance on their commute, we have a growing inventory of affordable e-bikes for sale or will do a conversion if you bring-your-own-bike.
Interested in learning more? Please get in touch with us if you want to go off-grid, go e-biking or chat about all things battery! info@repowernetwork.com
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Submitted by Morgan Hager |
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Bloody Butcher BBQ & Moonshine Mary |
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ACEnet recently hosted Hocking College's Culinary Program for a production run in ACEnet's Food Ventures Center Thermal Processing room. They created 1 batch of "Bloody Butcher BBQ Sauce" and 1 batch of "Moonshine Mary Mix." The processing was completed by an instructor and students from the culinary program in collaboration with their distillation program.
Purchased in December 2017, the Black Diamond Distillery is part of the Fermentation Science program at Hocking College, a two-year degree program focused on brewing, distilling, viticulture, and fermented foods. The program is currently the first of its kind in Southeast Ohio and is the first in the nation to offer students the opportunity to learn how to make beer, wine and spirits.
The products that were made & bottled at ACEnet this day were to help promote that program. One of the beverages Black Diamond Distillery produces is Bloody Butcher Moonshine (distilled from the heirloom corn variety, Bloody Butcher); the Bloody Butcher BBQ sauce has the moonshine as an ingredient and the Moonshine Mary mix is meant to pair with the moonshine as a bloody mary style cocktail.
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Ohio’s Winding Road- Second Saturday Photo Show “Sharing Our Appalachia” |
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Ohio’s Winding Road is pleased to announce an open call for a photo exhibition, related to the theme “Sharing our Appalachia” to be exhibited in the Ohio’s Winding Road Marketplace, 117 Main Street, Shawnee, Ohio.
“Sharing Our Appalachia” photo show will harness the creatives and storytellers within Muskingum, Perry, Fairfield, Hocking, Morgan, Washington, Vinton, Athens, and Meigs counties through the lens of their unique experiences. All ages are welcome to submit and photographers do not need to live in the specified counties, but submissions must have been shot in one of the nine counties. The photos can be documentary-style or interpretive, color or black & white. Help us celebrate your favorite people, places or things along Ohio’s Winding Road.
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DEADLINE TO SUBMIT is June 20th. Attach your photographs in .JPG format, sized at 1800x300 pixels. Image files MUST include your last name, first name and image number. (For example: palmisano_delia_ 01.jpg.) Watermarked images will not be considered for use.
The opening reception will coincide with the Shawnee Second Saturday, July 10, 6-9 pm. The closing reception is scheduled for the Shawnee Second Saturday, August 14, 6-9 pm.
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Ohio’s Winding Road is the premier regional brand program for a nine county area of southeastern, Appalachia Ohio. Ohio’s Winding Road supports and promotes a new, experience-based economy to create more local ownership and employment opportunities for the people and places often left behind. As a brand initiative brand partners work with local residents, producers, and makers, as well as visitors coming to the region. |
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Daffodil Lunch Shack + Crumbs Bakery = Yum! |
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We are excited to see one of our newer businesses, Daffodil Lunch Shack and Catering, partnering with another ACEnet Food Ventures tenant, Crumbs Bakery, to source hamburger buns. The shared space of the Food Ventures Center creates many opportunities for tenants to collaborate with one another! Daffodil owner, Daniell Newton-Weider is set-up in the C & E parking lot at 470 Richland Ave. Visit the Daffodil Lunch Shack and Catering facebook page for daily menu information.
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ServSafe Food Protection Manager Training |
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Are you a full service restaurant?
Deli or meat processor?
Risk level 3 or 4 food servie operation?
Then you need ACEnet's 2 day, virtual ServSafe Food Protection Manager Training/Certification!
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Ohio's Winding Road - Spring Marketplace |
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Ohio's Winding Road has opened their Ohio's Winding Road Marketplace Spring/Summer Pop-Up in Shawnee! They also sell products online. All of the items in the Marketplace are locally made by artisans and producers in their nine-county region (Morgan, Athens, Perry, Hocking, Fairfield, Vinton, Meigs, Washington, and Muskingum).
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Saturdays, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Wednesdays, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM; vulnerable population 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
The Athens Farmers Market takes place year round on Saturday and from mid-April up to Thanksgiving on Wednesday at the Market on State Shopping Mall. For more information & information on becoming a vendor, see the Athens Farmers Market website.
Saturdays, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
The Meigs County Farmers Market is open from May 1st until the end of October in the levee parking lot (Main Street). For more information & information on ecoming a vendor, see the Meigs County Farmers Market website.
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Spring is in the air---time to think farmers markets! Are you a farmers market manager or a market vendor looking for some additional tips and tools this season? Please join us for a new series of market “meet-ups” – a time for managers and vendors to share what is working in their markets and learn new ideas from others!
All the market meet-ups will be hosted on zoom and each will have experts from the field sharing their success stories. Stay tuned to the ACEnet FB page for more info.
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Monday, June 14th; 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Marketing and Promotions: The workshop will share ways markets have designed new strategies to reach their customers through websites, social media and “earned media.” Learn from other market managers how they build capacity for marketing campaigns and enlist market vendors to share social media posts.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 875 2229 4701
Passcode: 660900
Monday, June 21st; 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Recruitment Practices and Vendor Satisfaction: The right mix of vendor makes for a successful farmers market. As the number of farmers markets expand throughout Southern and Central Ohio, vendors have new options. Managers and vendor will make recommendations on how to attract new vendors and retain your established vendors.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 856 4106 0289
Passcode: 311771
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UpBeat: Activities for Older Adults |
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Have you heard of UpBEAT? A program sponsored by OhioHealth O'Bleness Hospital in Athens, Ohio, UpBEAT offers free programs for those in our community 55 years and older.
In June, UpBEAT will focus on learning about the innovation and process which led to the start of True Pigments, a social enterprise of Rural Action; the process of clay production at our local Logan Clay; and how to best take care of our brain to promote our wellbeing. There is also a book club, singing group, and exercise class for members to participate in (all virtual opportunities). If you're 55+, connect with UpBEAT! https://www.ohiohealth.com/health-and-wellness/upbeat-program-athens You can also call Caitlin Bond, UpBEAT Program Coordinator, at (740) 566-4680 for more info or to receive the UpBEAT newsletter.
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Your tax-deductible contribution helps ACEnet expand economic opportunities in the Appalachian Ohio Region! Thank you for your continued interest in and support of what we do here at ACEnet! |
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Sincerely,
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Meggan Loveland
Appalachian Center for Economic Networks
94 Columbus Rd, Athens, OH 45701
(740) 592-3854
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