Lake Erie Creamery ~ Cleveland,OH

3167 Fulton Road
Suite 109
Cleveland, OH 44109-1466

(216) 961-9222




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Who would ever guess there was a small urban creamery tucked in redeveloped building in the city of Cleveland?

Since 2006, husband and wife team, Jerry Onken and Mariann Janosko, have been there, making their artisan cheeses by hand.Their cheeses are sold to local chefs, at farmers markets and at small retail outlets that care for their cheeses the way they would.

Byproducts, such as whey from making the cheeses, go back to area farms to feed Hampshire hogs and pastured poultry that are destined for some of Cleveland's finest restaurants.


Types of Cheeses

FRESH CHÈVRE

 

Hand made fresh each week from goat milk that is gently pasteurized in small batches, this  lightly salted chèvre has a clean flavor with buttery overtones. A delight to serve fresh or use in any goat cheese recipe.

BLOMMA

Blomma is Swedish for flower, a reference to this soft-ripened cheese’s “bloomy rind.” A more assertive goat cheese — creamy and piquant when fully ripe at about six weeks. For those who prefer a milder cheese, the Blomma goes to market at three weeks, with a creamy layer surrounding a firm center.

 

Lake Erie Creamy's  Blomma took the Grand Prize for Dairy in the 2008 Gallo Family Vineyards Gold Medal Awards.

FETA

Greek-style cheese of raw goat milk. The wheels are mild and creamy, aged for 60 days in a lightly salted whey brine.

FROMAGE BLANC

Creamy, unsalted cheese made to order. A whole milk rather than a cream cheese, it makes a flavorful substitute for cream cheeses in dessert recipes.

CAERPHILLY

Caerphilly is a simple cheese, mild and buttery, that originated in Welsh farmhouses as lunch for Welsh and English miners.  Lake Erie Creamy's Caerphilly is made with  raw goat milk, and dipped  in wax and aged for 60 days.

The goat milk they use comes from Saanen diary goats from Cherry Lane Farms in Portage County

(Wikipedia mentions this breed of goat is known for it's calm and mild manner, often described by breeders as "living marshmellows")

Cherry Lane Farm is a working farm and because of health and safety reasons cannot accommodate on-farm visitors.

Peninsula Farmers Market

2010 Schedule
Opens May 15
Saturdays 9 a.m.-noon Countryside Farmers Market in Peninsula

Howe Meadow
4040 Riverview Road
Peninsula, Ohio 44264

Countryside market is located within the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and offers high quality, locally grown foods in a beautiful setting. 

     
For information contact: Beth Knorr 330.657.2538
http://www.localharvest.org/farmers-markets/M7678
 

Tremont Farmers Market ~ Cleveland,OH

A weekly market in the heart of Cleveland

Tuesdays  4 PM - 7 PM

Lincoln Park,

on W14th between Starkweather and Kenilworth Avenues, at Howard Ave.

Parking is available around the perimeter of the park, or across the street behind St. Augustine Church, or in the fenced in corner lot owned by the Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church.

http://tremontfarmersmarket.com/

Market Offerings: Beans, blueberries, peaches, garlic, zucchini, yellow squash, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, cucumbers, carrots, beets, peppers, swiss chard, apples; free range eggs, beef, grass fed organic cheese, Chevre and Feta; whole grain, locally sourced breads, granola, vegan baked goods, pies, tea, tinctures, coffee, hot sauces, salsas, pierogies & marinara, pesto, hummus, baguettes, pizza. Not food, but: knife sharpening, plants and funky planters for the garden.

We proudly accept WIC, Senior’s Coupons and EBT!

Vendors:


Blaze Gourmet, Blue Sage Farm, The Bonbon Bake Shop, Godmother’s Pizza and Subs, Hickory Acres Meats of Oberlin, Humble Pie Baking Co., Lucky Penny Creamery, Morningside Farm, Ms. Julie’s Kitchen, Noon Sharpening, Ohio Farm Direct, Plant Kingdom Bakery, Por-Bar Farms, Posh Pierogies, Red Basket Farm, Red Cedar Coffee, The Spicehound, Tremont Digs, Tremont Urban Food System (TUFS), t. by Sarah, Woolf Farms, and Wonder City Farm

Brumbaugh Fruit Farm/Farmers Daughter Bakery ~ Arcanum,OH

6420 Arcanum/Hollansburgh Road               
Arcanum, OH 45304

Open May-December

Monday-Friday
9 a.m. - 6 p.m
Saturday 9 a.m. - 5  a.m.

Sundays also only in September
11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

937-692-8084
Darke County

fruit@core.com 

http://www.brumbaughfruitfarm.com/

 Fall Farm Festival each weekend in September-October. Company picnics up to 1,000 people, family fun, school tours, live entertainment. We have a bakery with pies and apple treats.

annuals, apples, baked goods, beans, bedding plants, cider, honey, Jams and Jellies, melons, peaches, pears, perennials, pumpkins, strawberries, sweet corn, tomatoes

Martin Blueberries, LLC ~ Columbia Station,OH

Neal and Mary Ann Martin
25380 Akins Road
Columbia Station, OH 44028

Lorain County

440-236-5341

nealandmaryann@martinblueberries.com

Farm location:
25380 Akins Rd. (at Columbia West River Rd.)
Columbia Station, 44028

Open July-August.
Monday-Saturday
8 a.m.

Call ahead for availability of blueberries.  



blueberries, Jams and Jellies Visit martinblueberries.com

Garden Gate Farm Market ~ Lexington,OH

1 Mile North

of the Square in Lexington!

Gary & Debbie Levingston
2405 S. Lex-Springmill Road
Lexington, OH 44904

Richland County

Telephone: 419-884-0226

glevin4399@aol.com

Open April-October,
Sunday noon-4 p.m.
Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

In the fall we have pick-your-own pumpkins, mazes, hayrides and we host fall parties for large groups in the evenings. School field trips, decorate pumpkins, corn crib, and crafts.

Specializing in:
Annuals & Perennials
Hanging Baskets & Vegetable Plants
Delivery Available
Topsoil, bulk or bagged mulch
Shrubs and Garden Supplies
Burt's Bees Products
Fresh Grown Produce, Strawberries,
Raspberries, pick your own available


Annuals, apples, asparagus, baked goods, beans, bedding plants, beets, black raspberries, broccoli, cabbage, cantaloupe, cauliflower, cucumbers, eggplant, Eggs, greens, herbs, honey, Jams and Jellies, lettuce, maple syrup, melons, onions, peas, peppers, perennials, potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, red raspberries, rhubarb, shrubs, squash, strawberries, sweet corn, tomatoes, turnips, watermelon, zucchini

Conneaut Farmers Market

The Conneaut Farmers' Market -now in it's 34th year 

Saturday June 19th through October.
10 a.m.-1 p.m.

WIC approved vendors
Ohio Direction Card welcome

Special events for children, vegetable grilling, homemade goat milk fudge, cut flowers, farm made products, visit our website for what is being harvested.

annuals, apples, asparagus, baked goods, beans, bedding plants, beets, black raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, cabbage, cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, celery, certified organic, cherries, cucumbers, eggplant, grapes, greens, herbs, honey, Jams and Jellies, lettuce, maple syrup, melons, onions, peaches, pears, peas, peppers, perennials, plums, potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, red raspberries, rhubarb, shrubs, squash, strawberries, sweet corn, tomatoes, turnips, watermelon, zucchini

Ashtabula County

We are currently looking for vendors for the 2010 season. Please call 440-599-8684 or send us an e-mail conneautfarmersmarket@yahoo.com

 

Dresden Year Round Farmers' Market ~ Dresden,OH

1319 Main Street

Dresden, OH 43821

Muskingum County

740-607-6748

Year round market.

March-November, Thursdays, 4pm - 7pm

Outdoors at the Dresden Swim Center Parking Lot

November-March, Thursdays, 4pm - 6pm

Indoor market a the Dresden United Methodist Church on Main Street.

This is a new year-round indoor/outdoor market established in 2009 featuring vendors who sell produce, specialty breads, plants,gluten free products, maple syrup, canned goods, baked goods, meats, cheese, salsa,chocolates, cookies, apple sauce, and more!..

For more information - anita.boyer@gmail.com

Killbuck Valley Mushrooms, Ltd. ~ Burbank,OH

7927 Overton Rd                

Burbank, OH 44214

(419) 846-3258

                                

 Thomas and Wendy Wiandt of Killbuck Valley Mushrooms

have been selling their oyster mushrooms to restaurants in the Akron area since November 1999.

Their business has expanded to more mushroom varieties and more restaurants. Every week Tom makes two trips to Akron and Cleveland to deliver their gourmet mushrooms. They sell five different oyster mushroom varieties (white, blue, brown, golden and pink), and raise shiitake, Lion’s Mane, Trumpet Royale and Maitake mushrooms. Tom said shiitake mushrooms have a smoky and woodsy flavor. Lion’s Mane are sweet, rich and meaty; Trumpet Royale are among the firmest mushrooms and Maitake have a strong, nutty flavor. In summer they grow Wine caps in garden beds outdoors.

Their business fits in well with the barns on their former dairy farm. A summer kitchen was converted to a lab for the initial growing stages of the mushroom spawn. A large bank barn shelters three rooms where the mushrooms are prepared, grown and harvested.

Tom and Wendy know they are serving a niche market . The oyster mushrooms they choose to grow are more perishable than other types of mushrooms and cannot be shipped long distances by the larger producers.

In a wooded valley just outside of Wooster, Ohio, Tom and Wendy grow fungi - growths  of yellow, pink, and blue sprout from hanging plastic columns. Mushrooms should be a critical part of agriculture—they’re the recyclers.
The Wiandts produce a variety of mushrooms in just a few small buildings nestled among an old-growth forest. They have made this pursuit economically viable enough to leave their former careers, and they contend that in an ideal society, mushrooms—grown on entirely waste products—could provide an extremely efficient protein source.

Though they still hunt and market wild mushrooms from their 46-acre, organically-certified woods, they now specialize in homegrown oyster, shiitake, and lion’s mane mushrooms. These go to farmers' markets, retail outlets, and restaurants.

To reduce waste, Wendy has begun pickling the mushrooms they don’t sell. They now have a licensed cannery and sell the pickled mushrooms at market.

Ohio Organic Family Farms ~ Utica,OH

Milkmen Manufacturing  

P.O.Box 646

Utica, OH 43080

740-892-3751
2nd Phone: 614-937-6030

MILKMEN MANUFACTURING is a manufacturer and distributor of 100% organic grass fed dairy products ,utilizing milk and cream from small family farms in ohio. sold under the brand name OHIO ORGANIC FAMILY FARMS.  Milkmen Manufacturing is also planning on manufacturing and distributing allegy free pasta products for kids , organic cultured dairy products and other products packed with flavor and nutrition.

Ohio Organic Family Farm's organic grass-fed dairy products are made from milk that comes from local small sustainable organic farms in Ohio



Ohio Organic Family Farm is the only dairy in Ohio bottling organic milk.It is a  local, independent  organic milk processing plant located in Utica, OH. Their milk comes from small independent organic grass-fed dairy farms in Ohio.


Products: Whipped cream, half and half, cottage cheese, creme fraiche and sour cream

They distribute in the Columbus area.

USDA Certified
 
http://ohioorganicfamilyfarms.com/news.html   Newsletter
 
http://happyhealthycows.wordpress.com/  Web Site

Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association (OEFFA)

Founded in 1979, the Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association (OEFFA) is a membership-based, grassroots organization, dedicated to promoting and supporting sustainable, ecological, and healthful food systems.


The OEFFA membership is very diverse. It includes farmers, consumers, gardeners, chefs, political activists, teachers, researchers, retailers, and students. What members have in common is an interest in creating and maintaining a food system that is good for people, good for the earth, and good for the future. By coming together for the annual conference, farm tours, and workshops, and attending chapter meetings, members help each other do this in their daily lives.

OEFFA provides to its members a consumer guide to organic and ecological farms and gardens, a membership directory, and a bimonthly newsletter that includes updates on OEFFA doings, regional and national news of particular interest, farm profiles, practical tips, book reviews, resources, events, opportunities, and more.

In addition, OEFFA provides organic certification services for growers, and an apprenticeship program to help students gain hands-on experience. OEFFA is also involved in research and development, farm and farmer preservation, policy making, and product promotion.

OEFFA Chapters

OEFFA Web Site

McDonald's Greenhouse, Ltd. ~ Zanesville,OH

Retail location:

190 Pleasant Grove Rd.  

Zanesville, OH

I-70 exit 157.

Open April-June

then

September-October

Monday-Friday noon-6 p.m.,

Saturday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.             740-452-4858  

mcdonaldsgreenhouse@columbus.rr.com


mcdonaldsgreenhouse.com

Corn Maze location:
3220 Adamsville Rd, Zanesville

2.5 miles north of I-70, exit 157,
Mid-September-October

Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Sunday 1 p.m.-7 p.m.

We offer a 5-acre Old McDonald's E-I-E-I-O corn maze, petting zoo, pumpkin patch, hay rides and other family fall activities.

annuals, bedding plants, perennials, pumpkins, shrubs, honey

Muskingum County

Canton Farmers' Market

2010 Schedule
Mid June 19 - October 16

Canton Farmers' Market
Saturdays:8:00-11:30
Downtown Canton
Between 4th and 5th St NW on Cleveland Avenue
 
www.cantonfarmersmarket.com
 

Geauga Farmers Market ~ Geauga,OH

2010 Schedule
Opening Day May 22

Saturdays, rain or shine
9:00-1:00PM
South Russell Village parking lot
Rt. 306 and Bell St. 

The Geauga Fresh Farmers' Market is an outdoor seasonal market bringing the freshest vendor grown fruit and vegetables to the community. Throughout the season one can also find beef, pork, lamb and eggs. Fresh baked goods, local honey and maple syrup, hand-crafted soap, and quality crafts are available as well. 

 
440-474-9885
www.geaugafarmersmarket.com

Carrousel District Farmers Market ~ Mansfield,OH

Carrousel District Farmers Market

Fridays beginning
May 28th
Historic Carrousel District
Mansfield
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
 
Located at 4th and Main in the Historical Carrousel District in Downtown Mansfield.
Market is located on 4th Street in front of the Richland Carrousel Park between Main and Walnut and features locally grown fresh produce.
 
http://www.carrouseldistrict.com/

Hudson Farmers Market

2010 Schedule
June 26 thru
October 2

HUDSON FARMERS MARKET       

Hudson Village Green

Come celebrate our 4th year in operation!

9:00am until 12:30pm

Over 30 vendors of local produce and goods will be participating in the Hudson Farmers Market...

Contact us directly by e-mail at MarketInfo@HudsonFarmersMarket.org or visit our web site -  http://www.hudsonfarmersmarket.org/

Bowling Green Farmers Market ~ Bowling Green, OH

May 12 - October 27, 2010
Wednesdays, 3 - 8pm

Parking lot between
165 S. Main and 181 S. Main Street
in downtown Bowling Green, Ohio


Downtown Farmer's Market
121 E. Wooster Street
Bowling Green, OH 43402


419-354-4332


The Bowling Green Farmers Market is a seasonal open air market featuring local produce, flowers, eggs, soaps, jams and crafts.

Also offers entertainment, fun things for kids to do, chef demonstrations, story hour, and an occasional petting zoo.

Medina Farmers Market

June 5 - Oct 9  
Saturday 9am to 1 pm

Medina City Square 
Medina, OH

Located at the historic square in downtown Medina this growing market offers healthy and high quality food and agricultural products grown in Medina County.

For additional information contact: Susan Hirsch at (330) 722-9219 

Additional resources for fresh produce in Medina County 

Blue Rock Station - Earthship - Philo,OH

Blue Rock Station
1190 Virginia Ridge Rd
Philo Ohio  43771

1-740-674-4300  
http://www.bluerockstation.com

I know this video is too wide for my blog but I think it's easier to include it so you can easily watch it.

So, what is an Earthship? 

Visit Blue Rock Station to get ideas on how to create a sustainable living way of life, or just to marvel at the various construction techniques.  Tour the 2,200 square foot house, currently under construction that utilizes tires, cans, old barn wood, bottles and mud to form a home heated by the sun, earth and wood. 

What will you see and do?

The guided tour of Blue Rock Station takes somewhere between an hour and 90 minutes (depending on how many questions you have).  During open hours, tours start about once an hour.  

The Earthship - a 2,200 sq. ft. home made of tires, cans, bottles, salvaged lumber, mud, sand, sweat and tears.  Annie & Jay will explain the various construction techniques and how the building uses the earth and sun to provide a comfortable place to live.

Lakewood Farmers Market

Lakewood will have 2 farmers markets this year.

The North Union Farmers Market
Wednesdays in the Kaufmann Park Parking Lot  
June 2 - September 29, 2010
10:00 a.m.  - 1:00 p.m.
Kaufmann Park Parking Lot behind Drug Mart
15412 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, OH
The Market is operated by the North Union Farmer’s Market in collaboration with the City of Lakewood and features vendors who grow their own produce on small, family-owned farms. Organizers expect up to 15 vendors at each Wednesday’s market.

TheNew Lakewood Farmers Market
Saturdays in the City Center Park, in front of Marc’s.
Beginning June 26  - through October 2, 2010
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
The market will operate every Saturday (except August 7 due to the Lakewood Arts Festival) t This market is being organized by a volunteer group, with the support of the City, who saw a need to offer an additional market during the weekend. Their mission is to connect local residents with fresh, local, homemade/handmade/homegrown produce and products while encouraging local entrepreneurship and unify the community through sustainable endeavors.

Lucky Penney Creamery

632 Temple Ave

(Temple Avenue is off of Lake Street north of Downtown Kent)  


 Kent Ohio 44240
 
Creamery Phone (330) 572-7550

Owners: Anderson and Abbe Turner
Lucky Penny Farm
PO Box 254
Garrettsville, Ohio 44231

abbe@luckypennyfarm.com
330-527-0548 farm

Please visit their web site

Lucky Penny Creamery specializes in crafting nutritious goat cheeses, produced with only the highest quality Ohio goat milk using no artificial preservatives.

True to artisanal standards,  their goat cheese is crafted by hand in small batches. Our value-added processing facility is an important connector from “farm to table” and an example of entrepreneurial agriculture as well as urban and rural economic development.  

Their goat milk is free of free of antibiotics, pesticides, preservatives and bovine growth hormones (BGH). However, their farm and creamery are not certified as organic.

The goats you will find on their farm are Nubian, La Mancha and Alpine Dairy Goats,  their milk is used to make artisan cheese and produce a delicious caramel sauce, Cajeta.

"We believe in shortening the distance from farm to table and the smart utilization of urban and rural resources to this end. People should have a relationship with the land. Local foods are a pathway for developing and sustaining these healthy relationships.”

"As farmers and friends we will guide the journey from our pastures to your table."

 Farmers Markets
 The Market at Lock 3 is open each Friday through October 15.

Recipes


Tips for shopping farmers market

Newcomerstown Farmers Market ~ Newcomerstown,OH

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Newcomerstown Public Library Parking Lot    
123 E. Main St.
Newcomerstown.

740-498-7706
Tuscarawas County

Sales begin at 9 a.m. Early sales will not be permitted for the safety of the shopper. Vendors may begin setting booths at 8 a.m. when the parking lot will close.

The purpose of the market is to promote locally grown and produced products. Vendors must grow, raise or make what they sell.

There is no fee for vendors to participate in the farmers market, but a signed vendor application is required. No live animals may be sold at the market. Vendors are responsible for complying with all federal, state and local regulations that apply to their product.

Local producers market with plants, flowers, vegetables and fruits, value added products, crafts, free range eggs, grass fed beef.

annuals, apples, Baked Goods, Baked Goods, beans, blackberries, black raspberries, cantaloupe, carrots, eggplant, eggs, greens, honey, Jams and Jellies, lettuce, maple syrup, maple syrup

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Charlie's Gourmet Garlic Farm ~ Hudson,OH

Purveyors of the finest all-natural garlic


Charlie's Gourmet Garlic Farm

2268 Middleton Road

Hudson, OH 44236
 



http://www.charliesgourmetgarlic.com/
 
 We grow our garlic the natual way without pesticides or chemicals

About the Farm  


We operate our family-owned farm in the beautiful, historic town of Hudson, Ohio. We've farmed our land for more than thirty years, using organic methods learned from our parents and grandparents.


We grow and sell a dozen types of gourmet garlic, including hardneck and softneck varieties that range from mild to fiery.

Chemical-Free

No chemicals of any kind are used in growing their garlic. Each clove is carefully planted by hand in rich organic soil and harvested at its peak to ensure teh outstanding flavor that comes form quality gourmet garlic.  Be sure to try each strain as each has its own unique taste and personality.

Recipes

EAT Food for Life

Food for Life can be found at the Greenville Farmer's Market or you can visit their farm store in Yorkshire, Ohio.

They offer a large assortment of chemical-free items, such as organic meats, cheeses, nuts, and raw honey, raw milk through herd share program and much more. Be sure to visit their web site.

Farmstore hours in Yorkshire, Ohio:
Closed Monday
Tuesday – Friday, 10:00AM – 6:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM – 3:00PM

419.336.(LIFE)5433

dan@eatfoodforlife.com

http://www.eatfoodforlife.com/index.html