Countryside has partnered with Cuyahoga Valley National Park for 22 years. We are one of 3 cooperative partners located inside the park, alongside the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad and the Conservancy for CVNP, all 3 organizations work to provide specific support...
This year, seventeen small farms and eight aspiring farmers joined together with Countryside to be part of something incredibly special, the New Farmer Academy. This is one of Countryside’s farm programs, now in its 4th year. The program is unique in that it is a...
As I write this blog post, I happen to be in Avon, Colorado, celebrating the July 4th holiday. I have already visited two local farmers markets…one in Minturn, Colorado and the other in Edwards, Colorado. This area has multiple farmers markets each week and it is one...
Photo by Ryan Grzybowski It’s prime time to take a trip out to a farm in the park! There are 10 Countryside Initiative farms that are currently operating in Cuyahoga Valley National Park and 7 of them have a variety of different offerings that are sure to keep your...
On March 20th, the Vernal Equinox arrived, it is the marker of Spring in our slice of the world. Some years, Spring shows up and the ground is still covered in snow. The crocus bulbs have barely forced their way through the frozen earth. But this year felt very much...
Photo by Ryan Grzybowski What can and should we be thinking about when it comes to food and agriculture as we start a new year and as the new Administration settles into the Whitehouse? The future! We have seen and felt the disruption and pain COVID-19 brought the...
Carrot Cash distribution ends Friday, September 24th at all participating community farmers’ markets. Previously received Carrot Cash tokens can continue to be spent through the end of the market season.
