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Bundling Up in December with ACEnet!
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ACEnet Tenant News
ACEnet has two new Food Ventures tenants! Joe to Go Espresso Catering was established in Colorado in 1999 and provides gourmet espresso bars to accommodate the ever growing requests for specialty coffee - ideal for corporate meetings, teacher and staff appreciations, conference and trade shows, grand openings, wedding receptions and more.
Moving back to their hometown of Logan, Ohio, Joe to Go has come to ACEnet for assistance in expanding their business to include locations in Ohio!
A Joe To Go barista will arrive at your location with everything needed to
prepare delicious coffee house favorites made to order for you and your guests. Their menu includes lattes, Americanos and cappuccinos made with the finest Italian espresso, their signature hot chocolates and custom blended chai tea and organic hot tea.
Woodland Ridge Farm, in Athens, Ohio, raises & sells naturally pastured, non-gmo, antibiotic & hormone-free, humanely raised pork and beef to home and commercial buyers. They also operate a farm stay bed & breakfast, offer farm tours, brewing workshops, edible/medicinal plant workshops, wild-food dinners, animal husbandry, garden magic and more!
This holiday season, Woodland Ridge Farm is offering a variety of gift boxes you can order online & pick up here at ACEnet!
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More ACEnet Tenant News!
ACEnet tenant, Chris Hedges, owner, designer and craftsman at AedanWorks, recently won Best of Show for one of his furniture pieces at the 19th Master Woodworkers Show in Knoxville, Tennessee. The show hosts both regionally and nationally recognized studio furniture makers and serves as a spotlight for many unique and well built furniture pieces. This was Chris' third time participating in the show and second time he was awarded Best of Show. The piece that took the prize is a reproduction of a Shaker counter originally built in 1830 in one of the nations first Shaker settlements. The original has been in a private collection for over 100 years. Reproduction of historical American furniture, along with custom designed and traditionally crafted cabinets and furniture, is the focus of Chris' one man studio, AedanWorks.
AedanWorks began in 2007 and is one of the wood making businesses that utilizes ACEnet's Nelsonville Wood Center. With the recent addition of new equipment in the Wood Center, Chris has been able to increase production and meet the needs of an ever growing clientele.
The Nelsonville Wood Center space and shared equipment is available for additional individuals and businesses to rent for production.
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New ACEnet Staff
Sarah Cornwell joined the ACEnet staff in November 2017 as the Microenterprise Program Trainer. Ms. Cornwell provides field training and technical support services in the form of workshops, webinars, and 1-1 interactions. Microenterprise training topics include: Social Media, Marketing, and Business Basics. Ms. Cornwell provides outreach and training services for food and agricultural entrepreneurs and ex-offenders reentering the community following incarceration.
Ms. Cornwell received her Bachelor's degree in Geography - Urban Planning from Ohio University in 2002 and her Master's in City and Regional Planning from The Ohio State University in 2006. Prior to joining ACEnet, she worked for a private consulting firm as an Environmental Planner and most recently for Ohio University's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs. Ms. Cornwell chose to make Athens County her home in 2010 when she accepted an AmeriCorps position with Rural Action's Stream Restore Corps. She thrives off of meeting new people and teaching about subjects she loves, and in her free time Ms. Cornwell enjoys spending time outdoors bicycling, canoeing, and camping.
Josh Waddell joined the ACEnet staff in December 2017 as the Facilities Operator at our Nelsonville campus. Mr. Waddell will oversee day-to-day operations in our Nelsonville Food Hub, warehouse & Nelsonville offices. Currently overseeing ACenet's Meat Processing & Produce Processing Facilities construction, Mr. Waddell will also work with clients once these are in operation.
Mr. Waddell received his Bachelor's degree in Latin American Studies from Ohio University. Fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese, he has
spent significant time in Mexico, Brazil and Djibouti, Africa but is proud to call Ohio his home. He enjoys hiking in the wonderful hills of Southeastern Ohio, reading books and has a passion for delicious things.
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ACEnet Holiday Open House Recap
ACEnet held our first annual Holiday Open House at the beginning of December! Guests were invited to visit our Food Ventures Center's shared-use kitchen and the facilities and businesses surrounding it to meet ACEnet staff & clients, learn about the work we do in our community & support some of the small, local businesses ACEnet calls clients.
After entering the Food Ventures building through the Ohio is Home retail space, also the home of Red Tail Design Company, attendees took a self-guided tour through the building while mingling with ACEnet's staff & Board of Trustees. As they made their way through the building, they given the opportunity to meet with, sample and purchase from a few of our clients. These clients included Dr. May's Thai Kitchen, Funny Girl Vegan Bacon, Pork and Pickles, Casa Nueva, Dutch Creek Winery, Woodland Ridge Farms, Joe to Go Espresso Catering, Crumbs Bakery and Athens Ki-Aikido. Community members, county commissioners, long-time supporters of ACEnet, other local non-profit employees and students were among those in attendance for the evening.
This Open House was a wonderful opportunity for ACEnet to share our work in the community and meet our neighbors as we shared our commitment to supporting local businesses and working toward economic growth in our region. Our staff also had plenty of fun decking the halls of the ACEnet kitchen in preparation for the event. We hope to continue hosting this annual gathering in the future!
You can see all of our Holiday Open House pics HERE!
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ACEnet Meat Facility Updates
As you may know, construction of our Ohio Department of Agriculture certified meat processing facility inside is underway at ACEnet's Nelsonville Food Hub! Local contractors, Hoon Inc. are doing a great (and fast) job! We'd like to share some pictures of our progress with you.
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New ACEnet Video!
ACEnet has a new Cooking with AK video! Learn how to preserve your produce goodies through blanching and freezing using some of the equipment in the ACEnet shared-use kitchen. We hope you enjoy!
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Free Small Business Social Media Training
Take your small business Social Media Marketing to the next level on Monday, December 18th at this FREE workshop with ACEnet's Sarah Cornwell at SPICE in New Straitsville!
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Amazon Smile Supports Nonprofits
Did you know that you can support ACEnet while shopping on Amazon?
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94 Columbus Rd, Athens, OH 45701
740-592-3854
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