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Thank you for your continued interest in and support of ACEnet!
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Wellberri, Inc. uses berries like the black raspberry as a foundation for all of
their products. Their mission is to provide healthy wholesome nutrition from good growing conditions and
a careful process for everyone to enjoy. Berries are hand-picked, from select family farms in
Ohio, for quality and processed using a specialty freeze-drying process for the highest level of nutrient retention. They are then sold in a pouch containing 50 freeze dried berries that consumers can mix with any liquid to enjoy. Wellberri is also working on a new black raspberry puree as an alternative to the freeze-dried berries!
Mad Sweet Heat
is a small family food processing business, run by Mark and Debbie Titus, which produces sliced, all natural Candied Jalapeno Peppers with no preservatives and no artificial coloring. Using all natural ingredients, no preservatives and no
artificial coloring, they produce their candied peppers by hand, running quality checks from washing to packing, ensuring the highest standards throughout the process. These can be purchased by the jar or by the case on their website, so be sure to remember them for your next summer BBQ!
on April 28th.
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food truck tries to source as many local items as possible. They source cheese from
Laurel Valley Creamery; beef, sausage, bacon, spring mix an
d some other produce from Dexter Run Farm; eggs from
Brite Farms; mushrooms and microgreens from Green Edge Gardens and they also source ingredients from the Athens Farmers Market.
The Phresh Press cart can be found in a variety of locations throughout the week, including area businesses during the day, and local microbreweries at night.
The Athens Birth Circle moved into ACEnet on July 1st. Their mission is to educate, support and empower women and their families as they journey through pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, and early childhood. Monthly meetings provide resources for families, share birth stories, present different topics related to pregnancy, childbirth and parenting. Support groups are also offered for anyone struggling with issues involving infertility and pregnancy loss. Programs available include Prepared Mommy Camp, Meals for Moms, Birth Circle Play Group and a Lending Library. All groups are focused on supporting mothers from pregnancy through childhood.
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Casa Nueva Restaurant & Cantina 30th Anniversary Party!
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August Product of the Month!
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Join in on the fun at Casa Nueva on August 8th, 2015, to celebrate 30 years of cooperative locavore love!
3 pm - Doors and Cantina open
4 pm- Bodega will be available for Casa food
5 pm- Kiser's BBQ Buffet- We will also have Casa salad and dressings and Chips and Salsa. (Limited time, first come first served)
5:30 - Casamentary
6:30 - Award ceremony and Toast
There will be trivia questions centered around Casa/Athens asked at various times from 3:30-8ish and there will also be some raffles. Prizes are donations from area businesses and Casa. There will be a station to participate in those events. Raffle tickets will be $1 each and all money will be Donated to CFI-Community Food Initiatives who is Casa's donation recipient of the month.
Come dressed to make memories and get a photo taken in the Casa photo booth available from 3-9pm. Photos will go into their Casa 2015 photo album. You can also purchase a photo for $3, which will go to CFI as well.
Bring the kids as there will be a Kid Friendly Area from 3-9 pm with a variety of activities for all ages.
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On East State Street in Athens, there resides a small business that epitomizes an emphasis on local products, renewable energy and community awareness. It's a place where owners Christine Hughes and Bob O'Neil strive to make customers feel at home in the heart of the city..
For full story, click here!
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Good News From Nelsonville!
The Nelsonville Food Hub Encompasses an estimated 10,000 square feet of the 95,000 square foot business facility ACEnet has owned since 2006. The facility is a prime location, close to major metropolitan Ohio and West Virginia cities. Additionally, a new roadway is to be constructed by year's end that will improve access to the facility.
Since June, the food sector space have increased by 3600 square feet, in which a new walk-in cooler/freezer storage was installed in early June 2015; the cooler measures 22'x16' and the freezer measures 14'x16'. Dry storage space for value-added products and winter vegetables is also available for area food businesses and producers, as well as a labeler and batch coder that will assist in increasing productivity for small food businesses.
With funding from the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation, ACEnet,
Rural Action, Inc., and Community Food Initiatives are collaborating to increase healthy food access in Southeast Ohio. To this end, a portion of the walk-in cooler space is secured to satisfy the collaborative mission. Currently, 100 cubic feet and counting of frozen and cut vegetables are stored for Farm to School program, which will be distributed to 13 areas schools over the coming year. The Donation Station has also been utilizing the food hub, as a way to increase healthy foo
d access to the Nelsonville food pantry.
We are currently reaching out to area food businesses, farmers, and regional distributors to begin conversations about the role the Nelsonville Food Hub will play to strengthen local distribution networks. ACEnet hosted an open house at the end of June, where we initiated conversations with four food distributors based out of Columbus, Ohio.
We currently have one food business who is utilizing the food hub as an aggregation and distribution space for their value-added products. Additionally, we have a cooperative that will be renting warehousing space beginning in August, for value-added products, allowing them to increase production and enter the market. Other outreach includes a variety of small food businesses and processors, including meat, dairy and produce.
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Upcoming Events!
August 4th, 2015 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
August 6th, 2015 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
August 7th - 15th, 2015
August 8th, 2015 @ 3:00 pm - 2:30 am
Casa's 30th Anniversary Party
August 9, 2015 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Native Medicinal Plant Walk & Plant Sale
August 17th, 2015 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
CFI: Preserving Garden Goodies: Can, Freeze, Ferment & Dehydrate Produce
August 19th - 22nd, 2015
September 5th, 2015 @ 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Athens Eats! (and Drinks)
September 9th - 14th, 2015
September 11th - 13th, 2015
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Wish of the Month!
Let's keep the 30th Anniversary upgrades rolling! The August Wish of the Month is the
ARY Vac Master VP 545 Floor Model Chamber Vacuum Packaging Machine
Recommended for limited space commercial settings, this large capacity vacuum packaging machine facilitates the packaging of liquids and liquid-rich foods. It functions by sucking air out of the entire chamber as well as the bag itself creating equalized air pressure on the inside and outside of the bag to ensure a superior seal. The Vac Master comes with a gas flush system which is designed to remove the oxygen and replace it with a mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen for longer product life. It's ideal for packaging soft fruits, dried food, chips, pasta, and pre-cooked meals that that shouldn't be compressed.
Donations of any size are appreciated and tax deductible!! To help us reach this month's goal, click the "Donate Now" button at the bottom of the newsletter.
Funding Cost- $1,999.00
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Thank you to our 30th Anniversary Champion Sponsors!
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