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Stewart Farmers Market starts a new tradition in Rome Township
The Monday market will be held through fall at the Federal Valley Resource Center, allowing residents to buy homemade and homegrown goods without traveling to Athens.
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Athens Bread Company combines sustainability, charity
The artisanal bakery partners with local organizations to reduce food waste and provide sustenance to those facing food insecurity.
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Florence Creamery celebrates 100th year of operation
Milk production started in 1925 at the family farm in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
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Monthly farmers market will bring fresh food to Nelsonville
The market will be held June through October on the first Wednesday of each month from 4–7 p.m. in the parking lot of the Athens County Community Cares Resource Center.
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Joe Burrow Foundation, Hocking College launch 740 Rescue Kitchen
The two entities partnered to take surplus food that would have gone into landfills and turn it into meals for community members facing hunger.
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Growing Chesterhill Produce Auction has been a two-decade labor of love
Thanks to investments made since 2005, farmers in southeast Ohio have been able to sell their produce directly to residents.
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Chesterhill Produce Auction celebrates 20 years of abundance
An enterprise that started as a tent on a hill in 2005 has now increased its yearly revenue to half a million dollars in sales, a milestone measuring its contribution to the resiliency of this rural Appalachian community and its neighbors.
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Athens Food Rescue gifts support local food pantries’ work
The organization donated a food cooler and carts to two local food pantries. Funding for the gifts was provided by QuidelOrtho of Athens.
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Tavolino feeds, fosters community
Tavolino owner Emily Christine blends traditional Italian cooking with a deep sense of community — offering more than meals.
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Anonymous donor makes a happy Thanksgiving for local residents
The donor provided 1,662 pounds of food that Athens Food Rescue volunteers distributed to organizations across the county.