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2023

November 2023 – Planting the Seed Sprouts Photo Exhibit: Engaging Students in Food & Agriculture, ACEnet Food Ventures Tenant Happy Snacking Athens Can Make Holiday Road Trips Tastier, ACEnet Helps Entrepreneurs Build Assets with 2023 IDA Program, New Licensed Massage Therapist at ACEnet: Lily Marie LMT, ACEnet Welcomes New Staff: Justin Young & Ronnie Givens, ARFBC Business Builder Working Group Plans Grants for Small Businesses, ServSafe Food Protection Manager Training, ACEnet Food Ventures Tenant Hot Diggity Dog Unlimited Wins Big (Again) at Pawpaw Festival, Save the Dates – ACEnet Holiday Open House & Virtual Holiday Open House, Senator Brown Announces New Investment to Expand Access to Locally Grown Produce in Athens County, CFAES: Securing Grants and Loans for Your Food or Farm Business, Athens Farmers Market Open All Year, South East Ohio Hope Center Is Hiring

ACEnet Hiring & October Events – ACEnet is Hiring Senior Business Counseling Specialist, Second Annual Community Food Initiatives (CFI) Community Garden Party, Wedding & Event Expo-ATH Ohio Event

September 2023 – ACEnet Helps Food Businesses Get ODA Licensing, Blaney Family Farm, GazpachMeUp, Global Finishing Solutions Community Paint Booth a Clean Space for Ohio Woodworkers, ACEnet Food Truck Clients at Pawpaw Festival (Hot Diggity Dog Unlimited, Asian Fusion Cuisine, Dr. May’s Thai Kitchen, Rhythm & Food), The Impact of ARC POWER Local Partners in Developing the Area’s Workforce, Vote for Our Regional Farmers Markets, Chesterhill Produce Auction: Corn Maze, Horse Drawn Hay Rides & Pumpkins, Support ACEnet While You Shop, Park’s Place Expands into Uptown Athens, Central Appalachian Food & Ag Systems Opportunity: Beginning Farmer Working Group, Visit Our Regional Farmers Markets

August 2023 – Adam Kody Promoted to Director of Operations, ACEnet Gives New Look to Federal Valley Resource Center Website, ACEnet Welcomes New Workplace Development Specialist, Erica Foltz, ACEnet Designs Supporting Appalachia Website, National Farmers Market Week Events: Meigs & Athens County, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Shared Kitchen Insights, Veggie Van Expands to Nelsonville, CAN Beginning Farmer Working Group, ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification, 2023 Southern Ohio Forest Farming Conference, Regional Farmers Markets Info

ACEnet Hiring – Food Ventures Manager & Trainer

July 2023 – Food Ventures News: Go Green – Eat More Plants, Food Ventures Center Upgrades, Financial Intelligence + Bagels & Coffee with ACEnet at Athens Area Chamber of Commerce Event, ACEnet Multimedia Services, Pomeroy Merchants Association: Downtown Pomeroy Guide, Marketing & Social Media Basics Webinar with Rural Action, ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification, Vote for Our Regional Farmers Markets, Early Bird Special – Baileys Dirt Fondo Fundraiser, Forest Farming Sustainable Income Opportunities with Rural Action, Living Traditions Event in Glouster, Visit Our Regional Farmers Markets

ACEnet Hiring – Workforce Development Specialist

June 2023 –  Regional Partners Continue Convening to Improve & Expand Workforce Development Initiatives in Food Sector through Appalachian Regional Commission POWER Initiative, Free Financial Management Training with ACEnet’s IDA Program, Appalachian Accessible Food Network Hosts First Ever Summer Food Cohort, ACEnet Wood Manufacturing Center Updates, Farm-to-Table Learning Opportunity at Woodland Ridge Farm & Learning Center, ACEnet’s 5th Women in Business Conference Recap, Southeast Ohio Magazine Talks with Appalachian Accessible Food Network, New Trails Open at Baileys Trail System, Visit Our Regional Farmers Markets, Job Fair with OhioMeansJobs-Athens

ACEnet’s 5th Women in Business Conference – Recap, Presentations, Recordings, Links & Additional Resources, Thank You to Our Sponsors

May 2023 – ACEnet’s 5th Women in Business Conference, Southeast Ohio Collaborative Branding Project with ORCA, Support Your Local Library with ACEnet Client Ohio is Home, ACEnet Monthly Staff Lunches Support Local Businesses: Kiser’s BBQ, ACEnet Training Opportunities: ServSafe Food Protection Manager Training and Financial Management for Micro-Businesses, Visit Our Regional Farmers Markets, Acknowledging Our 2023 WIB Sponsors, Building Assets with ACEnet’s IDA Program

April 2023 – ACEnet’s 5th Women in Business Conference, Ohio’s Winding Road Seed Grant Winners, ACEnet Joins Regional Partners to Improve & Expand Workforce Development in Food Sector, Building Assets with ACEnet’s IDA Program, Supporting Appalachia: an RFSP program, Office Space for Rent in Nelsonville, CAN/USDA Community Food Systems Summit 6 Recap

Community Food System Summit 6 – Recap, Materials, Recording; Goals and Impacts of Summit Series, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Programs, CAN Project Funding through USDA LAMP Investment, Recommendations from Our Fields: Farmers on Farm Policy, Funders Investing in Food System Solutions, Regional and State Policy Recommendations for a Fair Food System

March 2023 – ACEnet & Refresh Appalachia Fermentation Workshop, Ohio’s Winding Road Seed Grants, ACEnet & AAFN at the Ohio Farmers Market Conference, Building Assets with ACEnet’s IDA Program, Supporting Appalachia: an RFSP program, ACEnet Marketing Workshop Series with WV Farmers Market Association, CFI Annual Seed Potato Giveaway, 5th Women in Business Conference Save-the-Date, Office Space for Rent in Nelsonville, CAN/USDA Community Food Systems Summit 6, 2023 CDFA Federal Policy Conference, Researchers Seeking Farmers & Ranchers with Children, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program

February 2023 – New ACEnet Staff, Ohio’s Winding Road Seed Grants, ACEnet Meets with Athens Art Guild, Regional Food Systems Partnership News, Training Opportunities in the Food Sector: ACEnet ServSafe Person in Charge & Ohio University’s Restaurant Ready, Appalachia Accessible Food Network Annual Report, FUN!damentals of Wire with Talcon Quinn, Researchers Seeking Farmers & Ranchers with Children, CAN/USDA Community Food Systems Summit 6, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program

Community Food System Summit 5 – Recap, Materials, Recording; Summit Impacts Summary, Overview of CAN PAD (Processing, Aggregation, Distribution) Working Group, Keynote Kickoff with Appalachian Harvest, Meat Facilities Panel, Investments in Infrastructure

January 2023 – Leslie Schaller Receives Athens Chamber Distinguished Service Award, Arjee Richmond Featured in OU Documentary, ACEnet Virtual Holiday Open House a Success, ACEnet Connects Businesses with Workforce: Shagbark Seed & Mill with SAOP & New Leaf Enterprises, Casa Nueva Applesauce Day at ACEnet, Athens County Tourism Development Grant, Building Bridges to Careers (BB2C) Internship Program for Students & Local Businesses, CAN/USDA Community Food Systems Summit 5, 2023 Food Ventures Fees, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program

2022

December 2022 – Athens Ki-Aikido Celebrates Two Anniversaries, Sprouts Garden Program with Community Food Initiatives & COMcorps Program, New Root to Seed Podcast, ACEnet Virtual Holiday Open House Continues, Food Ventures Tenant Milo’s Whole World Gourmet Wins Multiple 2023 Scovie Awards, Building Bridges to Careers (BB2C) Internship Program Paid Internships for Students & Local Businesses, ACEnet Plays Part in Supply Chain Providing Free Books to Families, New ACEnet Staff, New Fees in 2023 for Food Production at ACEnet, Holiday Pop-Up Event & 2023 Volunteer Opportunity with SAOP, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program

November 2022 – New ACEnet Videos, Briarwood Studios Flower Essences Releases New Book, ACEnet Holiday Open House Returns, New FVC Fees in 2023, Building the Wood Bridge Recap, Rural Action’s Annual Ginseng Sale, Woodland Ridge Farm & Learning Center 3-Day Whole-Hog Workshop, Talcon Quinn 3-Day Buckskin Tanning Workshop, ACEnet Can Assist with USDA Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crop Program, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program

Community Food System Summit 4 – Recap, Materials, Recording; Eastern KY Flood Response, Food Access Programs Serving Central Appalachia, Community Empowerment, Health Care & Funders for Healthy Food Access

October 2022 – ACEnet Presents at Ohio CDC Association’s 38th Annual Conference, ACEnet, Brown County Fair & Straight Creek Farms, Congrats to Milo’s Whole World Gourmet, ACEnet at Central Ohio Small Business Resource Fair, ACEnet Seeks Facility Manager for Nelsonville, A Community Conversation About Food Access, Free Events in Shawnee, Celebration of the New Hocking Hills State Park Lodge & Conference Center, 3-Day Whole-Hog Workshop in November at Woodland Ridge Farm and Learning Center, Opportunities for Seed Savers & Farmers, Final Shawnee Farmers Market Of The Season, New Leaf Marketplace in Nelsonville – Grand Opening, A Fair Food System Summit 4 Speakers, ACEnet Can Assist with USDA Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crop Program, Events at Athens, Meigs & Shawnee Farmers Markets, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program

September 2022 – Bad Boys Chicken, ServSafe Person in Charge Certification with ACEnet, Tackling Rural Food Challenges & Opportunities with RFSP Grant, ACEnet Partner Hiring Opportunities, New ACEnet Staff, Celebrating the Shawnee Farmers Market, Rural Action Ginseng Sale, Coalfield Development’s Appalachian Social Enterprise Summit, ACEnet Can Assist with USDA Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crop Program, Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program Opportunity, A Fair Food System Summit 3 Speakers, Events at Athens, Meigs & Shawnee Farmers Markets, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program

Community Food System Summit 3 – Recap, Materials, Recording; Climate Smart Ag, Climate Resiliency, Disaster Response

Community Food System Summit 2 – Recap, Materials, Recording; Ag Innovations, Local Food Economics, Beginning Farmer Programs

August 2022 – Milo’s Whole World Gourmet New Production Facility, Building Your Brand Whole Farm Series Webinar, ACEnet Supports National Farmers Market Week, ACEnet Can Assist with USDA Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crop Program, Community Food Initiatives Veggie Van Summer Tour, 7th Annual Athens Area Stand Down, A Fair Food System Summit 2 Speakers, Events at Athens, Meigs & Shawnee Farmers Markets, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program

Community Food System Summit 1: Speakers & Sessions

CAN & USDA Community Food System Summit Series

July 2022 – Red Barn Chili Reentry Work, Building Your Brand Whole Farm Series Webinar, ACEnet Can Assist with USDA Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crop Program, Hot Diggity Dog, Hot Diggity Dog’s Asian Fusion Cuisine, ACEnet at Triple Nickel Diner, ACEnet Makes Video for Ohio’s Winding Road Seed Grant Winner – Athens Farmers Market, A Fair Food System: A Summit on Scalable Solutions to Creating Community Food Systems, Events at Athens, Meigs & Shawnee Farmers Markets, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program

June 2022 – Root to Seed: An Appalachian Storytelling Podcast, STAR Community Justice Center Reentry 3rd Cohort at ACEnet, 2022 Southern Ohio Forest Farming Conference, The Three Pillars of Agritourism at Woodland Ridge, Meigs County Farmers Market, Architectural Millwork and Cabinetmaking Program at Hocking & ACEnet Wood Manufacturing Center, Rachel Brunot Reflecting on a Year of Service, ACEnet’s 4th Women in Business Conference Recap, Opportunities with OhioMeansJobs, Athens Farmers Market Celebrates 50 Years, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program

April 2022 – “ARC: Investments in Action” Spotlights ACEnet, Opportunities for Direct Sales at Farmers Markets, ACEnet Partners with Rural Action’s Whole Farm Series, CFI Seed Potato Giveaway at ACEnet, Shawnee Markets Seek Vendors, ACEnet Client Hiring Opportunities, Ohio’s Winding Road Spring Marketplace, Ohio University Community Bootcamp for Entrepreneurs at Stuart’s Opera House, Celebrate Athens Farmers Market with the Southeast Ohio History Center, ACEnet Partner Opportunities, Recovery Community Organization Grand Opening, Athens Farmers Markets 50th Anniversary, ACEnet’s 4th Women in Business Conference Tracks & Registration, ACEnet Looking for 2022-2023 AmeriCorps VISTA & Summer VISTA, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program

March 2022 – STAR Community Justice Center Reentry 2nd Cohort at ACEnet, Farm to School Initiatives, ServSafe Food Protection Manager training, WealthWorks in Appalachia training, Governor’s Office of Appalachia Visits Shawnee, Burr Oak Getaways: Sharing a Hidden Gem in SE Ohio, ACEnet Partner Hiring Opportunities, ACEnet LFPP Collaborators at 2022 OEFFA Conference, ACEnet Looking for 2022-2023 AmeriCorps VISTA, Paper Circle Origami Competition, Ohio’s Winding Road Seed Grants, ACEnet’s 4th Women in Business Conference Sneak Peek, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program

February 2022 – Root 56 Farm, Trail Morgan County Adventure Cycling, Talcon Quinn Buckskin Belt Pouch Class, New ACEnet Board Members, Grow Ohio Valley, The Roosevelt, ACEnet Wood Manufacturing Center, Neighbor Loaves [& Meals] Grant, OEFFA Beginning Farmer Pandemic Relief Microgrants, Rural Food Systems Partnerships (RFSP), OSU College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) Center for Cooperatives, ACEnet LFPP Collaborators at OEFFA, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program, ACEnet’s Women in Business Conference, Farm to Institution Midwest Summit

January 2022 – Milo’s Whole World Gourmet, Trail Town Business Challenge, Erin Perko LISW, Burr Oak Getaways Float Shack, STAR Community Justice Center Reentry 1st Cohort at ACEnet, Appalachian Understories, Rural Action, ACEnet LFPP Collaborators at OEFFA, Southeast Ohio Fibershed, Ann Fugate Memorial Fund for Beginner Farms Grant, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program, ACEnet’s Women in Business Conference

2021

December 2021 – Peaceful Panda Massage, Root 56 Farm, Vision to Learn, ServSafe Food Safety Training, Hiring Food Partners Access Coordinator, ACEnet Virtual Holiday Open House Opens, Meigs County Innovative Youth Society, Ohio Tourism Seeks Products, OEFFA Hiring, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program, Athens Holiday Market

November Appeal 2021

Trail Town Business Challenge

October 2021 – ACEnet Hosts STAR Community Justice Center Residents, Hiring Food Partners Access Coordinator, Dr. May’s Thai Kitchen & Hot Diggity Dog Unlimited Place First at Pawpaw Festival, ACEnet Employee Appreciation: Adam Kody, ACEnet & Hocking College Interns Collaboration, Veggie Van Builds Food Access, Ohio Tourism Seeks Products, OEFFA Hiring, Nelsonville-York Work Study Student with ACEnet, New Funding Opportunities, Women Entrepreneurship Week, Community Health & Wellness Event at Nelsonville Public Library, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program

Covid Resources Update

September 2021 – Hiring Food Partners Access Coordinator, New ACEnet Spray Booth, Regenerative Agriculture Event at Woodland Ridge, Meigs County Innovative Youth Society, Hrothgar’s Hoard, Welcome Delia, Grow Ohio Valley, ACEnet at 2021 Food Incubation Summit, Blue Rock Station, The Meating: A Regional Meat Marketing and Processing Summit, National Public Lands Day at The Bailey’s, Ohio SBDC Profit Mastery, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program, Recovery 360 Mission to Market

August 2021 – Hiring Food Partners Access Coordinator, Ohio’s Winding Road’s 20 Under 20, Welcome Bailey, National Farmers Market Week with Athens & Meigs Counties Farmers Markets, Athens Village, Grow Ohio Valley, Meigs County Farmers Market OWR Seed Grant, Recovery 360 Mission to Market, Blue Blaze Festival Vendor Opportunity, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program

July 2021 – Community Day of HOPE, Central Ohio Music Therapy (COMT), Athens Photo Project’s Photo Co-Op, LFPP Mobile Meat in Ohio & Central Appalachia, New Grants for Ohio Small Businesses, Farmers Market Toolkit, Mid-Ohio Valley INSPIRE Regional Conference, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program

June 2021 – RePower Network Cooperative, Hocking College Culinary Program & Black Diamond Distillery’s Bloody Butcher BBQ & Moonshine Mary, Ohio’s Winding Road “Sharing Our Appalachia,” Daffodil Lunch Shack, Crumbs Bakery, ServSafe Food Protection Manager Training, Ohio’s Winding Road Spring Marketplace, Farmers Market Webinar Series, Home at Hocking College, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program

May 2021 – Florentine Legacy, the Appalachia Accessible Food Network (ACenet, Rural Action, Community Food Initiatives), Gob Pile Press, Buckeye Hills Regional Council, Celebrate Stimson, Chosen Pathways Spiritual Emporium, Ohio’s Winding Road, Ohio’s Winding Road Marketplace, Upcoming Events, Ohio Hill Country Heritage Area, Central State University Extension-Southeast Region, Talcon-Quinn, Big Time Bookkeeping & OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program

April 2021 – Celebrate Stimson Avenue, The Farmacy, PPP Extended, ACEnet Food Ventures Center 25th Anniversary, Ohio’s Winding Road Marketplace Spring / Summer Pop-Up, Red Barn Chili, Park’s Place, Appalachian Wood Craft Scholarship, The Road to Reentry: Community Forum Revisited, Appalachian Gypsy, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program, Big Time Bookkeeping, Athens Area Lions Club Recycled Benches, Artking Pop-Up Art Events, CFI Nelsonville Community Gardens, Upcoming Events

March 2021 PPP Update

March 2021 – Hrothgar’s Hoard, Athens Ki-Aikido, Accessing Capital for Your Small Business ECDI, Road to Reentry Community Forum, Talcon Quinn, Ohio’s Winding Road Seed Grants, SNF Small Business Growth & Recovery Fund, Ohio’s Winding Road Marketplace Spring Pop-Up Event, Rural Action’s Whole Farm Planning & Mentoring program, USDA Winter Storm Assistance, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital UpBeat Program, ServSafe Person in Charge Training, Big Time Bookkeeping, Athens Area Lions Club Recycled Benches, Upcoming Events

February 2021 – Talcon Quinn, ACenet at OEFFA, Entertainment Covid Style with DJ A-Roc, Arts Midwest GIG Fund, Big Time Bookkeeping, Athens Area Lions Club Recycled Benches, Starbrick BBQ Boots & BBQ, Rural Action Whole Farm Planning program, Alzheimer’s Association February Programs, Understanding the Ohio Cottage Food Law, Relief Resources, Upcoming Events

January 2021 – Rogers Woodworking, Pork & Pickles, ACEnet at OEFFA 42nd Annual Conference, ServSafe Food Protection Manager Training, ARC Appalachia Nonprofit Resource Center, Rural Action Whole Farm Planning program, Relief Resources, Upcoming Events, SPICE webinars

2020

December Appeal 2020

Virtual Holiday Open House Invite – 2nd Ave Candle Co., Athens Bread Company, Athens Ki-Aikido, Briarwood Studios Flower Essences, Butcher’s Bites, Crumbs Bakery, Dr. May’s Thai Kitchen, Dutch Creek Winery, Funny Girl, Gabriel Farm & Greenhouse, Green Mantle Studio, Herbal Sage Tea Co., Jackie O’s, Jewelry by Cricket Jones, Lapp It Up Kombucha, Little Fish Brewing Co., Mansfield Metalworks, Mike West Artistic Woodworking, Milo’s Whole World, Moonville Print Shop, Ohio is Home, Paper Circle, Passion Works Studio, Petty Crimes of Fashion, Plays with Glass, Pleasant Hill Vineyards, Pork & Pickles, Primaterra Farm, River Willow Culinary Services, Rock Riffle Run Pottery, Saturday Darling Studio, Shade Winery, Sledding Hill Pottery, Snowville Creamery, Southeast Ohio Fiberworks, Space Cadet Soaps, Talcon Quinn, Ted’s Pepper Butter, Tina’s Tiaras, Totes Local, Trouvaille Chocolates, West End Cider House

November 2020 – Givig Tuesday & 30 Seconds with ACEnet, ACEnet Virtual Holiday Open House Save-the-Date, Farewell to Gourmet Your Way, Handmade Along the River/Pomeroy, Chams Olive Oil, Relief Resources, Upcoming Events, Pomeroy Merchants Association Small Business Saturday

Covid-19 Resources Update

October 2020 – Briarwood Studios Flower Essences, ACEnet Wood Sector Updates: Rogers Woodworking & Winston West, McAvoy Massage, Farm-to-School Tomatoes & Peppers, Athens Makerspace & Thrift Store, Produce Perks Save-the-Date, Honey for the Heart Parade in Place, Relief Resources, Upcoming Events

September 2020 – Totes Local (Pork & Pickles, Casa Nueva, Primaterra Farm, Trouvaille Farm & Chocolate, Nature’s Magic, Dexter Run Farm, Blaney Family Farm, Ridge Runner Coffee, Equinox Botanicals & Goddess Gardens), Love Athens Ohio, Rock Riffle Run Pottery, Posting & Post Types ACEnet Workshop, Athens Photographic Project, Produce Perks Save-the-Date, Local Roots & Grow Ohio Valley Tour ACEnet, Baileys Trail System Food Truck Survey, SOPEC Solar Assessment Program for Small Businesses, Athens Area Stand Down, Relief Resources

August 2020 – Singletree Farm Herdshare Provides Local Milk, Community Food Initiatives Veggie Van Rolls Out, Winding Road: Hocking Hills Inn and Coffee Emporium, ACEnet FVC Tenant: Butcher’s Bites, Athens Art Market Returns, Getting Produce to Patients: Rural Action & FARMacy, Amplify Farmers’ Voices with Farm Aid, Relief Resources

July 2020 – CCC’s RePower Second Life Lithium Ion Battery Reuse Program, Starbrick BBQ Release, ACEnet Wood Manufacturing Center, ACEnet: The Local Solution, Journey with Horses, PPP Checklist, ORCA D Opportunity, Virtual Reentry Summit

June Appeal 2020

June 2020– Snowville Creamery, ORCA ED Opportunity, Ted’s Pepper Butter, PPP Checklist, ACEnet at Meigs Co. Farmers Market, Barrels & Drums for Sale, Resilience Fund, Rural Action Farm Business Webinars, Relief Resources, PPP & EIDL Lunch & Learn

May 2020 – Local Meat Opportunities, SEO Fiberworks, Meigs Co. Farmers Market, ACEnet Virtual Drop-In (FFEC), Barrels & Drums for Sale, Rural Action Farm Business Webinars, Monday Creek Giveaway, SEO Alzheimer’s Assoc. Events, EIDL & Relief Resources

April 2020 – Covid Mask-Making Partnerships, Beepothecary, Ohio Is Home, Crafting through the Crisis, Relief Resources

Covid-19 Resources Update

Snowville Kiva Feature

Covid-19 Resources

March 2020 – Dutch Creek Winery, ACEnet Logo Workshop, Pork & Pickles, USDA Reap Grant Webinar, ServSafe Training, Captina Watershed

February 2020 – 2nd Ave Candle Company, ACEnet Financing Fundamental Class, Indiana Uplands Winter Food Conference, Intro to E-ship Nelsonville

January 2020 – Talcon Quinn, Butcher’s Bites w/OU Men’s Basketball & Athens Co. Sheriff’s Dept, River Willow Culinary Services, Holiday Open House Recap

2019

Holiday Open House Invite

November 2019 – Athens Ki-Aikido, Food Corridor’s Food Incubation Summit, Social Media Basics Workshop (with Winding Road), Small Business & Facebook Workshop (with SPICE)

October 2019 – Gourmet Your Way, Tuckerman’s on Lincoln, Farm on the Ridge, Project for Public Spaces, SPICE Fall Calendar

September 2019 – Miltin LLC, Primaterra Farm, ServSafe Training, Gourmet Your Way, AIR: Shift, Small Business Resources

August 2019 – Congress Run Greenhouse, HOPE Talks Event, Rick’s To-Go Packs, Lolly Berry, Hrothgar’s Hoard, Civil Eats: Food Sovereignty in Rural Appalachian Ohio

July 2019 – Global Cooling, McAvoy Massage, Ohio Is Home, HOPE Talks, Instagram Workshop, Athens Farmers Market Hiring

June 2019 – Hot Diggity Dog Unlimited, Country Fresh Stops, ACEnet Food Truck Festival Video, Alzheimer’s Association Workshops

April 2019 – Class A Sounds, 3rd Annual Women in Business Conference, ACEnet VISTA Opportunity, Crowdfunding L&L w/Hrothgar’s Hoard, ACEnet Small Business Classes at OhioMeansJobs, Art Builds Business Builds Art Workshop, ACEnet Small Business Classes at Pomeroy Library, Alzheimer’s Association Workshop Schedule

March 2019 – Ohio is Home Graduation, Food Insecurity in SE Ohio Nick Oatley Feature, 3rd Annual Women in Business Conference, ACEnet Small Business Classes at Pomeroy Library, Webinars & Toolkits Links, Appalachia Cooperates, Alzheimer’s Association Workshops Schedule

February 2019 – Trouvaille Goat Milk Chocolate, Red Tail Designs Bumblebee Logo, New ACEnet Board Members – Sky Pettey & Kevin Dotson, Inclusion, Independence & Autonomy Reentry Blog, ACEnet Cottage Food Laws Workshop, ACEnet Small Business Classes in Meigs County, ACEnet Crowdfunding Webinar, Rural Action Kiva Webinar

January 2019 – Farm Aid Funding, ACEnet’s Appalachia Asset Building Program, ACEnet Crowdfunding Webinar, ACEnet Small Business Classes in Meigs County, Alzheimer’s Association Workshops Schedule

2018

November 2018 – ALF Distribution, December Drafts for a Difference – ACEnet, Mad Sweet Heat, Holiday Open House, Absolutely Athens Contest, Food Safety Document Development Workshop, Giving Tuesday

October 2018 – Butcher’s Bites, Ohio Hills Midwifery, New Staff – Kyle Verge, ACEnet Small Business Classes in Albany, Akron Food Works Public Meeting, Building Wealth Through Worker-Ownership With CFAES, Free Webinars & Toolkits, Food Group, Inc.

September 2018 – Dr. May’s Thai Kitchen, Free ACEnet Webinars & Toolkits, Funny Girl Bean Bacon, Building Wealth Through Worker-Ownership With CFAES, Specialty Dairy Workshop & Webinar Series, Food Group, Inc.

July 2018 – ACEnet Food & Farm Enterprise Center, Nature’s Magic, ACEnet Small Business Classes at Glouster Library, ACEnet Wood Manufacturing Center, Solid Ground Farm, Ohio Tax Holiday

Food & Farm Enterprise Center Opening

May 2018 – Earthnut, ACEnet Re-entry Work Updates, Country Fresh Stops, Farm to Institution to School, Ohio University Work Study at ACEnet, Workshops & Webinars Schedule

April 2018 – KD BBQ Company, ACEnet 2nd Women in Business Conference, Farewell to Alexandria, ACEnet Hiring Multimedia Designer, Webinars for Meat Producers, ACEnet Hiring Summer VISTA, SPICE Workshop Schedule

March 2018 – Butcher’s Bites, ACEnet Webinar Schedule, ACEnet Farm Aid Funding, ACEnet Training & Workshop Schedule, SPICE Trainings, ACEnet Hiring Appalachia Asset Building VISTA

February 2018 – New & Returning Board Members – Donna Russel, Sarah Milligan, Ethan Frank-Collins & Becky Filar, Pork & Pickles Kitchen at Devil’s Kettle Kickstarter, New Staff – Madelyn Brewer, Ohio University ACEnet Video, Meat & Veg Processing in Nelsonville, Amazon Valentine’s Day Promotion

2017

December 2017 – Joe-to-Go Espresso Catering, Woodland Ridge Farm, AedanWorks, New Staff – Sarah Cornwell, New Staff – Josh Waddell, ACEnet Holida Open House Recap, ACEnet Meat Facility Updates, Cooking with AK Video, ACEnet Social Media Workshops

November 2017 – Funny Girl Bean Bacon, Japan Society Visit, Athens News Discusses ACEnet Meat Processing Facility, ACEnet Hiring Special Projects Coordinator, ACEnet GoFundMe – Proofing Cabinets, ACEnet Social Media Workshops

October 2017 – Beepothecary, ACEnet Growing Our Regional Economy Video, Kathryn McGushin Wins OCDCA Community Member of the Year Award, ACEnet Hiring Microenterprise Trainer, ACEnet Underwriting on WOUB, ACEnet Receives SBA Prime Grant, Winding Road All-Sector Meetup

August 2017 – Dr. May’s Thai Kitchen, Rural Sociological Society Visit, ACEnet at Live Healthy Appalachia’s KitchenFest, ACEnet at WV Regional Buyer-Producer Mixer for Central Appalachian Network, ACEnet Cottage Food Laws Workshop at SPICE, Zanesville Start-Up Weekend

July 2017 – Farm on the Ridge, ACEnet Meat Processing News, Central Appalachian Network, ACEnet Re-Entry VISTA Staff Change, New Staff – Carrie Carson, ACEnet Social Media Workshops

June 2017 – Brownwood Farms added to Milo’s Whole World Gourmet Family, ACEnet Takes Zero Waste Pledge, Crumb’s Bakery Video, ACEnet 2016 Annual Report, Free Finance Lunch & Learn with OUCU,

May 2017 – Nelsonville Food Hub Construction Update, OEOC & ACEnet Starting a Cooperative Lunch & Learn, Women in Business Conference Re-Cap, Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Continues Funding Appalachia Accessible Food Network, ACEnet Arbor Day Tree Planting

April 2017 – Red Tail Design & Ohio Is Home Grand Opening, Federal Budget Proposals Affecting Appalachia & ACEnet, Bluestone Mountain Farm, ACEnet Green Your Business Webinar, Women in Business Registration & Agenda, ACEnet Hiring Re-entry VISTA

March 2017 – Bluestone Mountain Farm, AedanWorks, ACEnet Intake Webinar, Women in Business Conference Trade Show Participants Wanted, ACEnet Hiring Re-entry VISTA

February 2017 – Athens Ki-Aikido, ACEnet Pallet Jack Instruction Video, Florentine Legacy, VISTA & Re-Entry News, ACEnet Social Media 101 Webinar, Upcoming Events & Trainings

January 2017 – Red Tail Design, New ACEnet Board Members – Scott Zielinski & Catherine Allgood, Exiting ACEnet Board Member – Ariana Ulloa-Olavarrieta, New Staff – Adam Kody & Sam Rife, ACEnet Mixed-Use Incubators in Rural Settings Training

2016

2016 Wrap-Up – RCIF & Nelsonville Farmers Market Work, Produce Perks & Athens Farmers Market, I Heart Farmers Markets Stickers, ACEnet Appalachian Ohio Kitchen Incubator Network Statehouse Visit, USDA Visit, ACEnet & the 32 Annual OCDCA Conference in Athens, ACEnet & the 5th Annual Real Food Real Local Conference, Funding Partnerships & Awards

November 2016 – National Women’s Small Business Month, Lula’s Alterations, Marketing for the Holidays with ACCVB, ACEnet Hiring Kitchen Manager

Holiday Marketing 2016 – ACEnet & ACCVB Marketing for the Holidays Lunch & Learn

October 2016 – Community Dehydration Project, Jackson Area Ministries, ACEnet Panels at 31st Annual OCDCA Conference, Farm to School Event, Project C ACEnet Video, Profit Mastery Class, 32nd Annual OCDCA Conference Save the Date

September 2016 – Hot Potato Food Truck, Pork & Pickles, Pastured Providence Farmstead, Community Dehydration Project, OHIO Farmers Market, Nelsonville Farmers Market, Appalachian Workforce Development Project VISTA, New ACEnet Labeling Machine, Devil’s Kettle Brewing Collaborate with Pork & Pickles, 32nd Annual Ohio CDC Conference

August 2016 – Vino de Milo, Kroger Community Rewards, Amazon Smile, Pints with a Purpose: Nelsonville Farmers Market, National Farmers Market Week, 5th Annual RFRL Conference Re-cap

July 2016 – ACEnet Recycles & Composts, The Athens Village, Gourmet Your Way Corn Roast, Technology Trainings & Workshops

June 2016 – Showcase of Ohio Micro Food Businesses at Columbus Statehouse, The Happy You, 5th Annual RFRL Conference, ACEnet Blogs, 2016 Farm-to-School Conference, Nelsonville Farmers Market & RCIF

May 2016 – USDA Officials Visit ACEnet, Hilary Clinton at Jackie O’s, Micro Food Business Showcase at the Statehouse, Dutch Creek Winery, Mad Sweet Heat, Uncle Jed’s Jamaican Jerk Sauce, ACEnet Visits The Commissary & The Food Fort, 5th Annual RFRL Save the Date

April 2016 – Light on the Land Services LLC (LLS), Ohio Hills Bio-Char, ACEnet’s VISTA Appalachia Workforce Development project, Healthy Food Access Promotion Program Summer VISTA, 2016 Ohio CDC Conference in Athens, ACEnet Presents at The National Good Food Network’s 3rd Biennial Food Hub Conference, Perry County 30 Mile Meal, Changes Made To Ohio’s Cottage Food Regulations, Profit Mastery with OUCU in May, 5th Annual RFRL Save the Date

March 2016 – Seaman’s Cardinal Super Market Local Products, Plaid Butterfly Soaps, ACEnet Presents at 2016 National Good Food Network Conference, Startup Weekend Athens

February 2016 – Petru Chocolate, Dutch Creek Winery, Athens Regional Food Policy Council, Startup Weekend Athens, 2016 Southeast Ohio Farm-to-School Conference

January 2016 – Nixtamalized, Shagbark Seed & Mill, New ACEnet Executive Director Larry Fisher, New ACEnet Board Members Katie McGushin, Phil Meyer, Kristin Miller

Recycling Update for Athens ACEnet Campus

2015

2015 Wrap Up – New ACEnet Executive Director, Thermal Processing Room Upgrades & Nelsonville Food Hub Expansion, ACEnet 30th Anniversary Celebrations, Changes to ACEnet Board of Directors, 2015 Funding Partnerships & Awards

December 2015 – Athens Messenger’s Product of the Month: Sol Restaurant, Support ACEnet, Rocky Brands Customer Service Reps Win Lunch from ACEnet Caravan, Nelsonville Emporium, Nelsonville Flower Shop, 25 Gifts of Athens County, ACEnet Equipment Wish of the Month Proofing Cabinet, Message from 30th Anniversary Sponsor OUCU

November 2015 – OhioHealth Home Health and Hospice Services Casserole Comfort Program in ACEnet Kitchen, OUCU Give & Grow Program, Athens Messenger’s Product of the Month: Integration Acres, Gourmet Your Way’s “Raid Our Freezer,” The Athens Village, ACEnet Equipment Wish of the Month Foodservice Table, Message from 30th Anniversary Sponsor OUCU

October 2015 – TEO African Restaurant, Nature’s Magic, Athens Messenger’s Product of the Month: Jackie O’s Chomolungma, New Food Ventures Center Roof, Kroger Community Rewards Program, ACEnet Equipment Wish of the Month Food Processor, Message from 30th Anniversary Sponsor OUCU

September 2015 – Lava Joe’s Hot Sauce, Joyful Jars Fruit Preserves, Athens Messenger’s Product of the Month: Athens Kroger, August Caravan Winner OhioHealth O’Bleness Athens Medical Associates OB/GYN, ACEnet President & CEO Angie Hawk Resigns, ACEnet Equipment Wish of the Month Blodgett Hydrovection Oven, Message from 30th Anniversary Sponsor OUCU

August 2015 – Wellberri, Inc., Mad Sweet Heat, Phresh Press Paninis, The Athens Birth Circle, Casa Nueva Restaurant & Cantina 30th Anniversary Party, Athens Messenger’s Product of the Month: Village Bakery & Cafe’s Solar Cookies, ACEnet Nelsonville Food Hub Expansion, ACEnet Equipment Wish of the Month Vacuum Packaging Machine, Message from 30th Anniversary Sponsor OUCU

July 2015 – STEAM Manufacturing Summer Day Camp at ACEnet, Athens Messenger’s Product of the Month: Kiser’s Barbeque Sauce, 4th Annual Real Food * Real Local Institute Conference, New ACEnet VISTA Grace Kroeger, Columbus Dispatch Visits Athens, ACEnet Equipment Wish of the Month Aluminum Proofing Cabinet, Message from 30th Anniversary Sponsor OUCU

June 2015 – New ACEnet Website Launches, Athens Messenger’s Product of the Month: Shagbark Seed & Mill’s Tortillas, STEAM Manufacturing Summer Day Camp at ACEnet, Real Food Real Local – 4th Annual Conference Announcement, Local Shopping Options for Father’s Day, Raise Your Glass: ACEnet’s 30th Anniversary Tour Announcement, ACEnet Equipment Wish of the Month Maple Benches and Shelf, Message from 30th Anniversary Sponsor OUCU

Raise Your Glass E-Vite

May 2015 – Local Shopping Options for Mother’s Day, Athens Messenger’s Product of the Month: Green Edge Organic Garden’s Pickled Ginger, New Food Partner Access Coordinator, May Caravan Winner Hampton Inn, Raise Your Glass:
30th Anniversary Tour, ACEnet Equipment Wish of the Month Food Processor, Message from 30th Anniversary Sponsor OUCU

April 2015 – Taste of ACEnet at Kroger, Athens Messenger’s Product of the Month: Nature’s Magic, Crumbs Bakery Introduces New Products, ACEnet Equipment Wish of the Month Aluminum Proofing Cabinet, OHIO Farmers Market, Appalachia Ohio Food Hub Partnership, Central Appalachian Network, Message from 30th Anniversary Sponsor OUCU

March & April Workshops and Events

March 2015 – Food Access Partners Seek Coordinator, Athens Messenger’s Product of the Month: Vino De Milo’s Creamy Vodka Parmesan Sauce, Ed’s BBQ Sauce, ACEnet Equipment Wish of the Month Vacuum Packaging Machine, FullBrooks Cafe: A Nelsonville 30 Mile Meal Destination, Message from 30th Anniversary Sponsor OUCU

February 2015 – Partnering with Athens Messenger in Year-Long ACEnet 30th Anniversary Celebration, Athens Messenger’s Product of the Month: Fluff Bakery, Food Venture Center Upgrades, ACEnet Equipment Wish of the Month Foodservice Table, Naturally Feel Good Foods No-Bake Coconut Snack, Message from 30th Anniversary Sponsor OUCU

January 2015 – Osteopathic Heritage Foundation funds Appalachia Accessible Food Network, New ACEnet Board Members, Black Hat Spicy Foods, PEO Sheito, Miss Liesbeth Takes Ownership of Athens Mini Maestros Music Studio, ACEnet Wellness Practitioners Opa Hamilton, Michael Loukas, Athens Ki-Aikido, The Appalachian Ohio Herb Clinic, Herbal Sage Tea, 2014 in Photo Review

2014

December 2014 – 25 Gifts of Athens, North Pole Nelsonville, ACEnet is on Instagram, Nelsonville Facility Energy Efficiency Upgrades, ACEnet Savvy Shopping on the Cheap Workshop Series, ACEnet Presents at Hocking Valley Community Hospital, Village Bakery Awarded REAP Funding for Geothermal System, Union Street Fire Employee Relief Fund

November 2014 – ACEnet Recieves USDA Local Food Promotion Grant Award, Jackson Area Ministries Applesauce, USDA Launches Four National Search Engines for Locating Local Food opportunities, B Lab & Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) develop B Impact Assessment, ACEnet provides Easement for City Bike Path Expansion Spur,

October 2014 – Frog Ranch Salsa 20th Anniversary, The Wingnuttery, New Access Road to ACEnet Nelsonville Business Center, Amazon Smile And Kroger Rewards, The Athens Wellness Cooperative

August 2014 – Ohio University Farmers Market, Pawpaw Festival, Community Food Initiatives, Kiser’s Community Action Tuesdays, ACEnet Presents at Zanesville Local Food and Cooperatives Conference, ACEnet’s Green Pathways Program, The Nelsonville Flower Shop, Maria Adornetto’s, USDA Announces ACEnet’s RMAP Award at Athens Farmers Market, ACEnet Featured in ARC Promotional Video

July 2014 – Meggan Riley and Carol Davey Join ACEnet, ACEnet Anticipates 30 Year Anniversary, 30 Mile Meal Month, Kroger Community Awards, Ohio Brew Week, Bon Appetit Appalachia, 3rd Annual Real Food Real Local Real Recap

June 2014 – Upcoming Real Food Real Local Conference, West End Cider House Opens, Ohio University Project C Student Group ACEnet Film

May 2014 – Ohio University Founders Day Celebration, New ACEnet Board Members, Events & Trainings Calendar, Farm to School Pre-RFRL Conference, Nature’s Magic, USDA Doug O’Brien Announces RBEG Grant Award of 198K to Rural Action & ACEnet, Marcus Bratton Joins ACEnet

January 2014 – ACEnet Seeks to Become Project C Finalist, West End  Cider House to Open in April, Social Media 101 Workshop, Upcoming Community Food Initiatives Events, The Athens Village Moves to ACEnet, Nelsonville Emporium Now on Facebook, ACEnet to Present at 2014 OEFFA Conference

2013

Seasons Greetings 2013

November 2013 – Ohio Economic Development Association (OEDA) Presents ACEnet with Excellence in Economic Development Marketing Award at Annual Summit for Promoting 30 Mile Meal, Upcoming Trainings and Events, Simply Supers Healthy Treats, Grumpy Goat Gourmet, Eden Kitchen, Tri-County Grill Master

July 2013 – Kroger & Seaman’s Begin Carrying More Local Products, Matrix J Technologies Graduates ACEnet, Larry Fisher Consults with Unity Square & Elijah’s Promise in New Brunswick, NJ, New Board Members, ACEnet’s Nelsonville Business Incubation Center Opens, 30 Mile Meal Month in Review, BALLE Fellowship Networking