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Standing Out in September with ACEnet!
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Client News!
New ACEnet client,
Hot Potato Food Truck
serves Turkish Kumpir & many other
internationally-themed, gourmet baked potato dishes, loaded potato skins & soups! Vegan versions of most menu items are available and they also serve a variety of breakfast wraps until 11:00 AM. Some of Hot Potato's choices include Turkish Kumpir, Athens Greek, Indian Thriller, American Standard, Arab Cherub, Chilli Cheesey, New South, Always Thankful and Broccoli Cheesy. Be sure to stop by their truck on East Union St. next to College Green to support your local economy one gourmet baked potato at a time!
Based out of The Plains,
Pork & Pickles
serves classic bratwurst, breakfast sausage links
, chorizo, meatballs, pickles, and mustard to Athens, OH. Also pickled beets, curry cauliflower and sweet dill zucchini. Bacon, pâtés, hams, and more coming soon. Local and humane, P&P sources their produce from Cowdery Farm, Homecoming Farm & the Chesterhill Produce Auction, and their meat from Dexter Run Farms and Humble Roots Farm. You can find Pork & Pickles at the Athens Farmers Market on Saturdays, and will deliver, free of charge, in the Athens City limits. See below for information about the Pork & Pickles & Pints event happening September 9th in Athens!
Pastured Providence Farmstead
in Chillicothe, Ohio aims to find their place among the ranks of those who believe in a better way of raising food and are taking action based on those beliefs. Their vision is to make a living off the land by humanely raising and selling pastured meats and other all-natural products direct to consumers, including beef, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey, eggs, honey, maple syrup, soap, firewood and more. They offer
Buying Clubs
in metropolitan areas in Athens and Columbus. Connection Points and hours are set where customers can meet with them to receive products that they have pre-purchased. There are currently Buying Club Connection Points in Columbus at
City Folk's Farm Shop
, and their Athens Connection is right here at ACEnet on the 4th Monday of the month!
On Friday, October 7th, Pastured Providence Homestead is hosting their first annual
Farm-to-Table Dinner & Movie
. Dinner will feature sustainably raised meat and organic ingredients sourced from local farms, followed by an outdoor showing of the award winning documentary "American Meat."
Tickets are $50, and an RSVP is required to paul@pasturedprovidence.co
m or 740-851-3883.
Community Dehydration Project is a new ACEnet
client who is running Food Dehyd
ration & Culinary Skills Workshops in our Food Ventures Center. At these workshops people learn and explore the uses of dehydration for preserving surplus summer produce for winter or even later. Workshops take place September 10th, 23rd, 24th and October 7th, 8th, 21st & 22nd. For more information & to sign up, please email Seema at: sm618312@ohio.edu
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Local Farmers Market News
Ohio Farmers Market
In it's 5th year in operation, the OHIO Farmer's Market is a weekly event that brings locally made foods and goods to the Ohio University campus. Located on campus at Lindley Park next to Bentley Hall, the market runs from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Fall dates include:
September 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th
October 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th
Nelsonville Farmers Market
Julie Garner, Nelsonville Farmers Market manager for the past few years, is officially retiring from the market on September 17. Under Julie's leadership, the market has grown and found a permanent home, and there have been many great opportunities for working with local businesses and community members. N
ew market manager Doug Bentley, owner of Nelsonville's PDQ Carry-Out, has
been a wonderful fixture within the Nelsonville Community and is a strong advocate for supporting local.
The Nelsonville Farmers Market can be found in the Rocky Boots Clock tower building parking lot at the corner of East Canal and Rocky Boots Way on Saturdays from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, May - October.
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New ACEnet Staff
Erin Phillips joined ACEnet in June 2016 to begin her
OHIO CDC AmeriCorps VISTA term. Ms. Phillips' goal is to find solutions to the unemployment and underemployment issues facing low income individuals in impoverished areas of rural Appalachia Ohio through the Appalachian Workforce Development Project. Her research primarily focuses on women in poverty and prison work release individuals. She hopes that her research, data collection, and push toward community partnerships will help others become self-sufficient through economic independence.
Ms. Phillips holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Ohio University and has also obtained a Certificate in War and Peace Studies.
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New Equipment
ACEnet has invested in a new label machine! The new Autolabe Pressure Sensitive Labeling Machine Model 110, an automatic wipe-on label applicator, has replaced the 20 year old labeler in our Food Ventures Center to increase clients' efficiency. The Model 110 has been continually upgraded to meet today's demanding labeling needs and is used in virtually every industry for primary and secondary labeling. Local business and ACEnet client Vino de Milo has donated the shipping costs for this purchase.
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Pork & Pickles & Pints
On Friday, September 9th from 5:30 - 9:00 PM,
Devil's Kettle Brewing
at 97 Columbus Road (across the street from ACEnet) will be hosting a collaborative tasting, Pork & Pickles & Pints, where e
ach flight of beer that you purchase comes paired with a complimentary flight of sausage or pickles.
Pork & Pickles'
full line of products will be available for sale.
SAUSAGE FLIGHT
1. Classic Bratwurst paired with Bock
2. Parsnip, Cocoa, & Dunkel Sausage paired with Dunkle
3. Coconut Curry Sausage paired with Spider Silk
PICKLE FLIGHT
1. Sweet Dill Zucchini paired with Pale Ale
2. Curry Pickled Cauliflower paired with IPA
3. Spicy Pickled Okra paired with Dopple
LIVE MUSIC
Starting at 6pm live music will be provided by the ever so talented Caitlin Kraus-Torres, recently back in Ohio from Austin, TX.
The fine folks from Dexter Run Farms will be there discussing how the Pork & Pickles' pigs are raised on their land, and providing info about all their other amazing offerings; including grass-grazed cattle, pasture raised hogs, and year-round salad greens.
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32nd Ohio CDC Association Conference
Join the Ohio CDC Association at their 32nd annual conference as we explore Appalachia and Southeast Ohio. Workshops, networking, tours, local food and keynote speaker Dan Pallotta, whose iconic 2013 TED Talk, The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong, has been viewed more than 3.9 million times and is one of the twenty most-commented TED Talks of all time.
Early bird discount registration ends on September 16th, and discount hotel reservations end on September 18th, so be sure and register today! For more information on workshops, tours and registration, please visit the Ohio CDC's Conference Page
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Upcoming Events
The Chesterhill Produce Auction takes place every Monday and Thursday during the summer months. Auction starts at 4:00 PM. Cash, approved checks & credit cards accepted; buyer is to pay in full on day of auction. Thursdays feature #FryPieThursday at the Country Cooking Cart, and you can also shop the CPA Country Store for baked goods, crafts & more! For more information call 740-677-4047, follow on Twitter: FreshLocalCPA, or check out CPA's Facebook Page. *Weekly prices available at Ohio Foodshed: Chesterhill Prices.
The Athens Farmers Market takes place every Saturday & Wednesday from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM at the Market on East State. Thursday's Market takes place from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM in the same location. For more information & information on becoming a vendor, see the Athens Farmers Market website.
SEPTEMBER 7th - 11th
Albany Independent Fair at the
Albany Fair Grounds - Gates open at 8 am. For schedule of events, visit
www.albanyfair.org
.
SEPTEMBER 10th; 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
September 16th; 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Beginner Quickbooks: Participants will gain
an understanding
of QuickBooks and
be able to use the
software to:
Set up a company, work with lists;
Set up inventory, sell their product;
Invoice for services, process payments;
Work with bank accounts, enter & pay bills;
Generate and print reports along with
create budgets. The Ohio SBDC & Ohio University's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs are partnering up to provide this free workshop that will teach users advance Microsoft Excel. Training will take place at the Tri County Adult Career Center at 15676 St. Rt. 691 in Nelsonville from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM with a free hour for lunch. For more information or to register, contact Trenia Twyman at twyman@ohio.edu or 740-597-1460.
SEPTEMBER 16th - 18th
The Ohio Pawpaw Festival at Lake Snowden in Albany, Ohio is a fun-filled and educational community event celebrating one of America's largest native tree fruits, the Pawpaw (Asimina triloba), and highlights the rich history and future possibilities of the pawpaw through delectable foods, quality entertainment, unique arts, crafts and local businesses throughout southeastern Ohio and beyond. Special events at the festival include competitions for the best pawpaw, best pawpaw-related work of art, pawpaw cook-off, and the ever-popular pawpaw-eating contest. Kids Central provides a wide range of hands-on activities. The Main Stage is host to some of the best musicians and performers in our region. A full line-up of presentations and activities cover pawpaw growing, cooking, genetics, medical use and other topics related to sustainability. For more information, visit www.ohiopawpawfest.com.
September 22nd; 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Advanced Excel workshop: Creating Advanced Formulas, Analyzing Data with Functions
& Conditional Formatting, Organizing and Analyzing Datasets and Tables, Visualizing Data with Basic Charts AND MORE! The
Ohio SBDC &
Ohio University's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs
are partnering up to provide this free workshop that will teach users advance Microsoft Excel. Training will take place at the Tri County Adult Career Center at 15676 St. Rt. 691 in Nelsonville from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM with a free hour for lunch. For more information or to register, contact Trenia Twyman at twyman@ohio.edu or 740-597-1460.
September 23rd; 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Advance Quickbooks:The objective of this training is for participants to learn how to use advanced features of the Quickbooks software, including: Memorize transactions; Customize forms; Use other Quickbooks accounts; Create reports and graphs; Tack and pay sales tax; Prepare payroll with Quickbooks; Share files with an accountant; Estimate, time track and job cost. The Ohio SBDC & Ohio University's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs are partnering up to provide this free workshop that will teach users advance Microsoft Excel. Training will take place at the Tri County Adult Career Center at 15676 St. Rt. 691 in Nelsonville from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM with a free hour for lunch. For more information or to register, contact Trenia Twyman at twyman@ohio.edu or 740-597-1460.
September 28th; 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Learn How to Make Effective Presentations with PowerPoint & Prezi. The Ohio SBDC & Ohio University's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs are partnering up to provide this free workshop that will teach users how to use PowerPoint & Prezi to create presentation materials to showcase their businesses. Training will take place at the Tri County Adult Career Center at 15676 St. Rt. 691 in Nelsonville from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM with a free hour for lunch. For more information or to register, contact Trenia Twyman at twyman@ohio.edu or 740-597-1460.
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94 Columbus Rd, Athens, OH 45701
740-592-3854
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