Sunday, March 11, 2012

Bakehouse Bread and Cookie Company - Troy, OH

Who can resist homemade bread?  It's one of my weaknesses.... I love their breads and their food... it's worth a trip to Troy!

Bakehouse Bread and Cookie Company are located just off the circle so they are easy to find.

317 Public Square SW, Troy, OH
937.339.8100

Bakehouse Bread & Cookie Company creates handmade artisan breads and gourmet cookies for lovers of great food around the world.

The artisan breads they produce are authenic artisan breads, not the grocery store variety. The owners have done their homework and paid their dues...and have taken instruction from an Artisan Bread Baker at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. At the National Baking Institute in Minneapolis, she  apprenticed under a French Master Baker who gave her the confidence to start out on her own.

She and her husband began selling loaves to restaurants, grocery stores and farm markets throughout the Miami Valley. The following year their dream came true and they opened a retail store offering pastry goods, cookies and coffee as well as artisan breads. And that was the birth of Bakehouse Bread and Cookie Company!  After 3 years they nearly tripled the size of the original 1,700 square foot shop, added a cafĂ© and catering service, and purchased a stone hearth oven from Verona, Italy.

Please visit their website and like them on facebook!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

H2O Conserve - What's YOUR Water Footprint?

We won't know the real value of WATER until it's gone........but it is our most precious resource!

The H2O Calculator is an interactive tool designed to figure the amount water used in your home or business as well as the water used to produce food, purchase products and many other factors – including water utilized to cool power plants to produce electricity.

The calculator was created by H2O Conserve, a project of ICCR, GRACE, Food & Water Watch, and the Johns Hopkins University Center for a Livable Future. 
NOTE: Your results are only an estimate of your water use and are based on calculations and approximations using national averages. They should not be taken as exact measurements.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Honey Health Farms ~ Marysville,OH

Honey Health Farms customers constantly mention the many health and nutritional benefits they receive from using our products. The apiaries where our honey is produced are located in pastures and wooded glades where wildflowers and clover flourish. These hives are just a few of the many hives that our field crew maintain without the use of harmful chemicals! Children under one year of age and diabetics should not eat honey. People with known allergic reactions to honey or honey products should avoid using them.

Our goal at Honey Health Farms is to provide alternative nutrition and health options by selling high quality, all natural products produced with the help of honey bees and mother nature.
 
Many people are beginning to realize that natural raw honey and other products from the bee hive are a great choice for improved nutrition, health and beauty.  Honey Health Farms a family owned endeavor has long recognized that our products produced with the help of honey bees and mother nature "provide the alternative way" to better nutrition, health and beauty.

For thousands of years, the honey bee acted like a pharmacist and produced numerous healthy alternative products. The bee hive became a "so called medicine bag" for early mankind. Mankind discovered that using honey and other products made by honeybees helped heal their wounds, fought off their infections, helped combat their allergies and gave them incredible energy for survival. Honey is also well known for its many uses as a beauty treatment.
 
Also for those in the Central Ohio area that would like to purchase our products locally you can do so at:

Benedict Hardware at 84 North Gregory Street in North Lewisburg, Ohio 43060 from 8 a.m. til 5 pm Monday through Saturday (937 747 3867). 

To make a road tour as part of your hardware visit there are four wooden Covered Bridges within three miles.

 Dale Benedict "the honeyman" dbenedict@embarqmail.com

Honey, pollen, honey soaps balms and creams

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Night Sky Coffeehouse (and restaurant) ................ Troy Ohio




This family owned restaurant was custom designed to offer everything they ever wanted in an upscale casual restaurant that is perfect for a dinner for two or relaxing with friends and the food is great!

It offers lots of things to do besides drink coffee, have a meal or just dessert! They also have tons of board games, internet terminals, free wireless-internet-access, and live music. 
 



Night Sky Coffeehouse - just the right size with tons of fun stuff to do and all-kinds of things to eat & drink.

Relax... you're with friends. Warm up by the fire. Anyone for a game of cards? Talk. Chat. GOSSIP. Laugh. Laugh until it hurts. Night Sky Coffeehouse is just the place you've been looking for!



18 North Market Street
Troy, Ohio 45373

Phone: (937) 339-1300

Tuesday-Thursday: 6:30am - 9:30pm
Friday: 6:30am - 11:00pm
Saturday: 7:00am - 11:00pm
Closed Sunday & Monday

D'Allessios - Italian Inspired Cuisine - Greenville OH



D'Alessio's Italian Restaurant

Enjoy fresh ingredients and home-made recipes, some handed down from generation to generation. D'Allessio's is housed in The Palace in historic downtown Greenville, and offers Italian-inspired cuisine, as well as vegan and vegetarian options.
537 S. Broadway, Suite 102
Greenville, OH 45331
Phone: (937) 316-8070

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Piqua Farmers Market - Piqua, OH

 

937-773-9355

Producer-only market that features items that are home-grown, home-baked or hand-made. Re-sellers are not permitted at the market.
 The fourth season of the Piqua Community Farmers Market gets underway on Thursday, May 24, 2012. The market season will run for 18 weeks and end on Thursday, September 20.


Email  info@piquafarmersmarket.com

Friday, March 2, 2012

Apple Country Farm Market - Spring Valley, Ohio

Apple Country Farm Market (ACFM) is a family-owned and operated business that offers a unique experience the whole family can enjoy.

Whether you're looking for fresh home-grown fruits and vegetables, seasonal products such as pumpkins and gourds, Indian corn, straw bales, Christmas trees, or unique craft items, ACFM has it all! And if you're looking for some down-home agritainment fun, you won't want to miss the Cornfield Maze Adventure open during the fall season!

Farmers Market Hours
Mid-May – End of October:
Monday -Saturday 10:00 – 6:30
Sunday 11:00 – 5:00

What We Offer:

Throughout the summer and fall seasons, ACFM visitors can shop for fresh vegetables including sweet corn, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, beans, peas, melons, squash, zucchini, and pumpkins in addition to 30 varieties of apples. ACFM also offers other locally-grown produce such as red raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, plums, pears, and peaches.

Apples … they are what we’re famous for!

At ACFM, the apple harvest season begins in early September and runs through November. In addition to the large variety of apples we offer, ACFM also produces fresh cider from apples that are smaller, poorly colored, and less eye-appealing. To enhance the flavor of our cider, a special blend of apples is used. All apples are washed thoroughly before being ground and pressed to produce an all-natural product. No preservatives are added.  See our Apple Chart for information about apple types and uses.

Honey

Here at Apple Country Farm Market, we maintain our own bee hives to  produce for you the freshest honey possible. Our available honey  varieties change seasonally from apple blossom honey to pumpkin  honey.

Jams, Jellies and More…

On the main floor of ACFM’s Country Store,  visitors will find a large variety of delicious jams, jellies, preserves, apple  butter, pumpkin butter, relishes, salad dressings, Ohio syrups, Amish  noodles, and sauces.
http://www.applecountryfarm.com/