Deep Dive into the Buy Local Food Movement

by Chef's Garden | Jan 29, 2019 | Sustainable Agriculture

At Roots 2018, we offered a panel titled “Cultivating a New Perspective on the Buy Local Movement,” one in which Farmer Lee Jones participated. Early on, he jumped right in to tackle what he labeled as the elephant in the room—and that “elephant” is how the word...

Beneficial Insects Patrol Greenhouse Plants for Pests

by Chef's Garden | Jan 15, 2019 | Integrated Pest Management

Flower grower Gheorghe Gureu has unleashed a tiny army inside The Chef’s Garden flower house. In a microscopic game of “good guys vs. bad guys,” a phalanx of predatory insects is hunting down pests that could otherwise wreak havoc on edible flowers and leaves....

Surviving Winter: Sustainable Agriculture in Ohio

by Chef's Garden | Feb 16, 2017 | Agriculture

Whole Frame Honey

by Chef's Garden | Apr 7, 2016 | Apiary Management

Tending the bees has been an enjoyable pastime, hidden on the grounds of the Culinary Vegetable Institute that we can now share with you and your guests. For several years, the Chef’s Garden has harbored bee hives tucked in among its spruce trees, as well as the...

Brussels Sprouts Winter Harvest

by Chef's Garden | Feb 11, 2016 | Seasonal Farming

Some of our very best products are harvested during the winter months. Head into our Brussels Sprout field with Farmer Lee Jones.