BUY LOCAL at our Summit County Farm Markets
By Carol Bessemer
It seems like we’ve had no spring this year. Yes, the calendar said that spring had arrived, but the days were still cool or cold. Then we had those spring showers. Now, we have gone straight to summer. Other areas of the state have some really good looking crops. However, northeast Ohio has not done as well. And even further northeast in Ohio, farmers have less planted than we do in this area. It is such a shame as farmers work so hard to get those crops planted timely, as that gives them the best yield. They are at the mercy of Mother Nature and it is so tough, knowing you can’t do anything about it. Those electric, gas, seed, fertilizer, spray, equipment and mortgage bills are still going to be arriving in the mail whether the crop is planted or not. Farmers love what they do, it is just that some years are really harder than others. I was talking to a fellow farmer the other day and he said it just seems like the last 3 or 4 years have been so much rougher because of the weather. We use to have more sunny days in a row which made it so much e
asier to plant, make hay and care for the crops.
All our local farmers who supply all those wonderful farm markets have had a tough spring. Hopefully, things will turn around so that we can enjoy the fruits of their labor at our local Summit County Farm Markets. I can’t wait to have locally grown lettuce and tomato for that delicious BLT sandwich. I’m anxious to see you at one of our local markets.
Becker Herb Farm
1118 Killian Road
Akron, Ohio 44312
330-644-3408
Seasonal by appointment only – NO walk-in
Special orders only
Herb Programs & Custom Growing
Beddow Farms
4379 Greenwich Road
Norton, Ohio 44203
330-336-3611
Seasonal: May thru October
Daily 10am-6pm
Hay, Sweet Corn, Vegetables, Greenhouses
Boughton Farm
2256 Boughton Drive
Akron, Ohio 44320
330-864-6102
www.BoughtonFarm.com
Seasonal: June thru October
Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sat 9-4pm, Closed Sundays
U Pick and Farm Store: Strawberries & Vegetables
Countryside Conservancy
2179 Everett Road
Peninsula, Ohio 44264
330-657-2542
www.cvcountryside.org
Monday thru Friday 9am-5pm
A nonprofit connecting people, food
and land with farmers’ markets and
food and farm education.
Countryside Farmers’ Market at Howe Meadow
4040 Riverview Rd
Peninsula, Ohio 44264
May – October
Saturdays, 9am-Noon
Countryside Farmers’ Market at Old Trail School
2315 Ira Road, P.O. Box 827
Bath, Ohio 44210
November – April
Select Saturdays, 9am-Noon
Countryside Farmers’ Market at Highland Square
Conger Ave. & West Market St.
Akron, Ohio 44303
Late May-October
Thursdays, 4pm-7pm
Dayton Nurseries, Inc.
3459 S. Cleveland Massillon Road
Norton, Ohio 44203
330-825-3320
www.info.DaytonNursery.com
Seasonal
Retail Garden Center
and Farmers’ Market
Dunkler’s Farm Market
1350 Collier Road
Copley, Ohio 44320
330-607-3823
Facebook.com/DunklersFarmMarket
Seasonal, May thru October
Mon. thru Sat. 9am-6pm
Sunday 10 am-5pm May & June ONLY
Farm Market and Greenhouse
Dunlap’s Orchard
1106 Apple Ridge Road
Clinton, Ohio 44216
330-896-8650
Seasonal: Mid-July thru October
Daily 9am-7pm
U Pick or we pick Apples & Cider
Graf Growers Garden Center
1015 White Pond Drive
Akron, Ohio 44320
330-836-2727
www.GrafGrowers.com
Varies with season, Farm Market July- October
Retail Garden Center, Nursery, Farm Market
H & H Farm
4162 Wadsworth Road
Norton, Ohio 44203
330-334-1325
www.handh.com
Please Call for Appointment
Hay, Straw, Beef, Pork, and Turkeys
Jacobs Heritage Farm
2196 Jacoby Road
Copley, Ohio 44321
330-671-8219
Seasonal, varies
Farmstead
Katz, Beez, Chickenz: OH My!
3869 Royal Rock Road
Copley, Ohio 44321
330-670-0676
www.facebook.com\KatzBeezChickenz
Call for appointment
Eggs and Honey
Kendall Farm
3734 Clark Mill Road
Norton, Ohio 44203-1036
330-745-7694
Daylight as necessity dictates
Farm/Hay Sales
Kuner’s Fruit Farm
5424 S. Arlington Road
Clinton, Ohio 44216
330-896-1391
Seasonal: Mid-August thru October
Daily 9am-7pm
U pick or we pick Apples & Cider
Luther Farms & Luther Farm Market
5150 Alger Road
Richfield, Ohio 44286
330-659-2526
www.Lutherfarms@windstream.net
www.lutherfarms.com
Seasonal: July thru October
Mon-Fri 12 noon-6pm, Sat & Sun 10am-6pm
Grain, Hay, Produce, Pumpkins, Freezer Meat & Beef
Pressler’s Meats, Inc.
2553 Pressler Road
Akron, Ohio 44312
330-644-5636
Tues-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 8am-5pm
Closed Sunday & Monday
Meat Market – Custom Butchering
Homemade Sausage & Luncheon Meats
Schanz Farm
1814 Center Road
Clinton, Ohio 44216
330-882-6502
Registered Highland Cattle – Freezer Beef
Seiberling Farm
4117 Greenwich Road
Norton, Ohio 44203
330-328-7004
www.SeiberlingFarm.com
9am-5pm during Sweet Corn Season
Produce
Szalay’s Farm & Market
4563 Riverview Road
Peninsula, Ohio 44264
330-657-2727
www.SzalaysFarm.com
Seasonal: Early-June thru October 31st
Daily 9am-7pm
Fruits, veggies, local homemade pastries, jams, honey,
Maple syrup, cider, pumpkins & lots of fall activities
Y-Not-Llamas Farm
3718 Eastern Road
Norton, Ohio 44203-8104
330-658-4433
*Call for appointment* Daily 9am-6pm
Fresh Pastured Eggs, Llama Manure, Black Walnuts (Shelled)