All Blog Posts Where's the Beef? Current Needs, Creative Solutions, and Cooperative Opportunities in Regional Red Meat Processing April 15, 2022 Paul Dorrance (Pastured Providence) Consumer demand for local, humanely-raised and pastured red meat has never been higher. Producers have both the desire and capability to grow

All Blog Posts Integrating Food Systems into Ohio Emergency Management January 25, 2022 Shoshanah Inwood, (Ohio State University) COVID-19 highlighted notable systemic weaknesses across the food system in Ohio and the U.S. at large. These impacts emphasize the need to better understand the roles of and

All Blog Posts U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur honored as Ohio Food Hero NOVEMBER 8, 2021 Ohio Food Policy Network On November 8, 2021, the Ohio Food Policy Network (OFPN) presented the Ohio Food Hero award during the eleventh annual Food Policy Summit to Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur,

All Blog Posts Statewide Food Policy Network Announces Policy Agenda May 27, 2021 Michelle Moskowitz Brown (Local Matters) The Ohio Food Policy Network (OFPN), which has brought together food system stakeholders in a variety of ways for more than a decade, is launching its first policy

All Blog Posts Ohio House Ag Committee Passes Family Farm Regeneration Act! MAY 13, 2021 Amalie Lipstreu  (Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Assocation) The Ohio House Agriculture Committee has unanimously passed House Bill 95, the Family Farm ReGeneration Act, putting us one step closer to achieving

Ashley Weingart of Perfectly Imperfect Produce to Receive Ohio Food Hero Award On November 16, 2020, the Ohio Food Policy Network (OFPN) will present the third annual Ohio Food Hero award during the tenth annual Ohio Food Policy Summit. Ashley Weingart, Founder of Perfectly Imperfect Produce, will receive the award. The OFPN Summit is being held virtually this

Call for OFPN Steering Committee Applicants Thanks for being involved in improving food in Ohio, and for participating in this listserv and in many other ways! The loosely organized, but mighty volunteer Ohio Food Policy Network currently has four seats open on its 18-member steering committee, and we invite you to Apply to be a member. The

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2020     CONTACT: Amalie Lipstreu, OEFFA Policy Director, (614) 421-2022, policy@oeffa.orgLauren Ketcham, OEFFA Communications Director, (614) 421-2022, lauren@oeffa.orgTevis Foreman, Produce Perks Midwest, Executive Director, (513) 769-7375, tevis@produceperks.org Jaime Hadji, Ohio Farmers Market Network Chair, (614) 327-0102, hello@ohiofarmersmarketnetwork.org Michelle Moskowitz Brown, Ohio Food Policy Network Chair, (614) 263-5662, mmbrown@local-matters.org Columbus, OH—The coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic is having far-reaching repercussions on

All Blog Posts 2018 OFPN Virtual Convening Recordings November 20th, 2018 Amanda Osborne, Ohio State University Extension Cuyahoga In 2018, the Ohio Food Policy Network began hosting monthly virtual convenings to provide continued connection and opportunities for co-learning for the network throughout the year. Below is