JR: Toledo weather mon oct 24 2016 - Oct 24, 2016 2:52 pm Weather : Partly Cloudy Temperature : 55 F Humidity : 51% Wind Speed : NNW 13 mph Barometer : 30.28 in Dewpoint: 37 F Visibility : 10.00 statute miles Toledo 7-day forecast Last Update: Oct 24, 2016 2:37 pm Tonight... more>> 2 min read
- Oct 24, 2016 - #toledo #weather #farming #garden #home

JR: Tt post sep 20 2016 - Phoenix Earth Food Co-op. This is one of my favorite stores in the Toledo area. The Sylvania Farmers Market occurs on Tuesday evenings, I think. I couldn't tell from their Facebook page. I've never attended this market. The Westgate Farmers Market... more>>
- Sep 20, 2016 - #farming #food

JR: Toledoans cannot drink the water - Sat, Aug 2, 2014 - #toledo - #health - #lakeerie - #farming https://www.facebook.com/cityoftoledo Advisory issued a little after Midnight on August 2. The city of Toledo released an urgent notice to all Toledo water users overnight. The city is asking anyone who... more>> 16 min read
- May 19, 2016 - #toledo #health #lakeerie #farming #Watercrisis #ToledoWaterWarning

JR: Buying local honey - I consume a fair amount of honey each week. I buy honey at the Phoenix Earth Food Co-op and at the Toledo Farmers Market. The co-op sells at least two options, produced by local farmers who locate their beehives within and around Toledo. In ... more>> 1 min read
- May 19, 2016 - #farming #food #toledo

JR: Fleitz Pumpkin Farm visit - Sat, Oct 11, 2014 - Toledo morning temps started out in the mid to upper 30s. It turned out to be a sunny, comfy fall afternoon. After shopping downtown at the Toledo farmers market, DD and I drove east of Oregon to visit Fleitz Pumpkin Farm. It was our first visit in a... more>> 1 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #farming #food #family #event #blog_jr

JR: Notes - Sat, Oct 18, 2014 - I walked Barney in the morning. We shopped at Steinmart in Westgate. We shopped at the Toledo Farmers Market. We ate lunch at the Glass City Cafe. We bought two small items at Adams Street Antiques, Art, Collectibles. We visited the newly-opened sma... more>> 2 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #farming #restaurant #antiques #shopping #home #pets #business #blog_jr

JR: Tt post sun apr 17 2016 about local sweet corn and canning - "Not cheap but worth EVERY penny." Really? And where is the sweet corn from? When was it picked? It's probably pricey because of the distance that it had to travel. I guess if you're tired of eating local carrots, parsnips, and beets all winter, th... more>> 2 min read
- Apr 17, 2016 - #home #food #farming

JR: Fiber events - #farming - #wool - #fiber - #knitting - #crochet - #spinning Sheep and wool festivals last Saturday of March in bowling green first Saturday of May in Maryland oct 17, 2015 Ashland Ohio Black Swamp Spinners Guil... more>>
- May 21, 2015 - #farming #wool #fiber #knitting #crochet #spinning

JR: Brunello Cucinelli - Cashmere - When I decided to start a knitwear business in 1978, Perugia was already one of the major towns in the trade and employed over thirteen thousand people. I got a 500,000 lire loan and set up a workshop, which made five colored cashmere sweaters for my... more>> 2 min read
- May 05, 2015 - #farming #fiber #business

JR: 2014 Black Swamp Spinners Guild Market Day and Fiber Fair Vendors - Unfortunately, we missed this event held in Bowling Green, Ohio on Sat, Mar 29, 2014. Vendors: Ann M Beck Bowling Green, Ohio ambeckartist@gmail.com Bad Amy Knits Toledo, Ohio Amy Duvendack www.badamyknits.etsy.com badamyknits@gmail.com Bi... more>> 2 min read
- Jan 15, 2015 - #business #art #farming #yarn #blog_jr #event #wool

JR: Government regulations regarding tiny farming operations - (my nov 25, 2014 toledotalk.com comment) We were initial members for the Community Supported Agriculture farm called Shared Legacy Farms. That first year in 2008, the farm only had 12 members. Our produce came from the farm dirty, which was no big... more>> 1 min read
- Nov 25, 2014 - #farming #food #politics #moronism

JR: Local health department idiotic behavior at the Toledo farmers market - (my nov 25, 2014 tt comment) "now, I will be the first to admit that I don't know the whole story. " Indeed, you don't. Cider To repeat, the Toledo farmers market vendor could "sell" the cider by accepting "payment" in the form of a donation, bu... more>> 3 min read
- Nov 25, 2014 - #toledo #politics #moronism #health #food #farming

JR: Toledo Farmers Market Vendors - 2014 - Downtown Toledo Farmer's Market open Saturdays: 8 to 2 (May - Nov) 9 to 1 (Dec - April) The vendors that sell at the downtown Toledo farmers market changes throughout the year, depending upon space availability and what's in season. Some vendors... more>> 3 min read
- Oct 13, 2014 - #farming #food #business #toledo

JR: Shared Legacy Farms CSA and buying or growing local produce - my Jul 23, 2014 TT comment We were members for the first five years of Shared Legacy Farms, which is the Community Supported Agriculture, created by Corinna and Kurt Bench out in the Elmore area. This is their seventh year of operation. https://... more>> 4 min read
- Jul 24, 2014 - #food #farming #toledo #business

JR: Hempoline bio-fuel - (My ToledoTalk.com post from 2007) Info related to hemp and other products used for bio-fuels. Some of the information is from a July 11, 2006 Toledo Talk thread titled More ethanol plants by The Andersons. Hemp summary points Today, more tha... more>> 30 min read
- Jul 22, 2014 - #environment #energy #biofuel #activism #auto #farming #politics #blog_jr