For Valentine’s Day, WYSO went candy shopping in West Liberty, where Marie’s Candies is the place for chocolate and local legends.
Some farmers in Ohio are shifting their practices and being part of the climate change solution. They do that through regenerative agriculture that seeks to restore and build on farming’s pre-industrial practices. Some small farmers are leading that change.
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The Ohio Department of Agriculture has secured a federal grant to help farmers who work in the middle of the food chain sector.
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Local leaders, farmers, and anti-hunger advocates talked solutions on addressing food insecurity locally at the 13th annual Montgomery County Food Summit.
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Finding familiar food in a new country can be doubly difficult if you’re relying on food assistance. A group in Dayton is trying to bridge that gap as more immigrant communities call Ohio home.
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Utility scale solar power is coming to Ohio. The innovative way it could be a boon for sheep farmersOhio has approved over two-dozen utility-scale solar farms across the state this year. That's led solar companies and livestock farmers to work together on what's called solar grazing, a form of agrivoltaics.
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According to a report published by the Environmental Working Group, over 600 Ohio schools near farms may face pesticide spray risks. Some congressional members aim to block state and local safeguards.