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We’d like to extend our thanks to the lovely volunteers who came out on Saturday morning to work on the experimental/commercial farm. Here are some pictures

The next planting day at The Farms on Baldwin will be this Saturday, May 15, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please come help us make urban farming a reality Youngstown. Refreshments will be served afterward. Please see the flier below.

The Northside Farmers’ Market 2010 season will begin on Saturday, July 10, 2010 on the UUYO lawn, and the Downtown Farmers’ Market on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at Federal Plaza.
The Northside/Downtown Farmers’ Market is growing and needs volunteer support to continue bringing farm fresh produce and fairly traded goods to the heart of Youngstown. [...]

We all know we should support our local businesses, but an article published on yesmagazine.org last month points out something that we might not have realized: shopping local is more neighborly. According to the article, Local Economies Close the Distance Between Us, “residents of communities with a vibrant local business district are more likely to [...]

A message from our friends at Grow Youngstown:
Grow Youngstown will host a screening of The Living Land, the second film in The Real Dirt on Food film series, beginning at 7 pm in the Radius Room at the Davis Visitor Center at Mill Creek Park, on Wednesday, May 12.  The film examines [...]

Common Wealth, Inc. will be hosting a planting party at the Experimental Commercial Farms on Baldwin Street around the corner from the Stuart building tomorrow, May 8, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Please join us and bring energy, gloves and little diggers. After the gardening there will bratwurst with sauerkraut, veggie burgers and [...]

This article was published on Inc.com last week. It’s long, but very much worth the read:
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100501/semper-youngstown.html