Northwest Ohio celebrates Ohio Local Foods Week (annual August events)
OSU Extension, Lucas County supports education and conversations about the definition of "local" and the value of local food to our community. Although there is no one definition for "local foods", in Lucas County, "local" generally means neighboring counties and the larger region of Northwest Ohio/Southeast Michigan. For more information, please visit the following pages:
Online Food Directories for Local Foods
Lucas County Local Foods Resources
Ohio State University Extension, Lucas County:
- Offers an Introduction to Local Food class as well as other community education opportunities on a continuum of "plant to plate" topics like Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), Fall Vegetable Gardening and Introduction to Home Food Preservation. For more details visit Lucas County Local Food Resources
- Celebrates the annual Local Foods Week (usually kicked-off by the vegetable gardener's unofficial holiday, August 8th, Sneak a Zucchini on Your Neighbor's Porch)