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Farming with Friends

Regenerative Farming + Employment of People with Disabilities + Community Engagement

Farming with Friends' mission is to create opportunities for people with disabilities to grow, work, and connect through farming — building friendships, purpose, and a lasting bond with the land and our community.

12/01/2025

EXCITING NEWS!! Meet our new friends at Goldberry Roasting Company. Every week in December this amazing business is partnering with one Medina County non-profit to receive 20% of sales as a donation from their Market 42 - Ohio cafe. They selected US for week one! We are beyond thrilled and so very grateful!

Goldberry Roasting Company is not your typical coffee purveyor. They have a close relationship with their coffee farmers in the Sierra Norte region of Mexico and have a hand in the cultivation and processing of the coffee beans. Even better, they started a non-profit to enhance the quality of life for struggling coffee growers in Mexico!

So, your purchase supports a wonderful local business, two incredible non-profits, and community-based agriculture, both at home and abroad!! Great coffee is an excellent holiday gift. Please be sure to stock up and spread the love!

Visit them this week at Market 42 - Ohio, or purchase online: https://order.toasttab.com/online/goldberry-market42

11/27/2025

🍂 Happy Thanksgiving from Farming with Friends! 🍂
Today we’re extra grateful for our community—your kindness, your support, and the way you show up for our farmers, families, and friends all year long.

As we gather around our tables, we’re reminded how powerful it is when people come together. If you’d like to help us continue growing inclusive farm programs, learning opportunities, and community connections, we’d be so grateful for your support.

🤘 Donate here: https://givebutter.com/J7PNbE

Every dollar helps us create a place where everyone can belong, learn, and thrive.
Thank you, and Happy Thanksgiving! 🧡🦃

11/25/2025

🧡 Happy Thanksgiving Week! 🍗

This week is all about GIVING, and we’re so grateful for the impact our community has helped us create this year.

As shown in our infographic, together we’ve:
🥕 Harvested 2,500+ pounds of produce
🙌 Welcomed 170+ volunteers
🎃 Hosted 1,200 guests at our Fall Festival
🏆 And received the Patrick O’Bryan Faithful Servant Award

Your generosity makes all of this possible. If you’d like to continue the spirit of giving, our GiveButter fundraiser helps us grow inclusive programs for individuals of all abilities.

🤘 Support here: https://givebutter.com/J7PNbE

Thank you for giving so much to Farming with Friends this Thanksgiving Week! 🌾🦃

11/15/2025

🌾 That’s a wrap on our farm season! 🌾

Our incredible crew wrapped up their final week on the farm and are heading into a well-deserved winter break, while our director and board shift into planning for 2026. It’s always a bittersweet moment… so we made sure to make it a week to remember!

This week we:
✨ Harvested 95 lbs. of food to donate to neighbors in need
✨ Bid a warm “see you soon!” to our friends at Teammates Center L.L.C — thank you for a fantastic season! 🤟
✨ Created dried-flower wreaths with our friends at Heads Up Flower Garden (more to come about those wreaths — and our growing friendship!)

And on Friday?
🍩 Ate donuts
🎁 Opened presents
🌱 Tarped the garden
🪣 Cleaned a million buckets and bins
🌤️ Enjoyed a beautiful fall day together — complete with a few hugs 🥲

💛 Thank you, friends, for an amazing season. We are so grateful for this community and can’t wait to share our plans for next year!

11/07/2025

Check out this huge blister beetle we found while harvesting spinach this week! They look cool, but if you touch them, they could give you a rash, so be careful!

Also, here's a picture of Andrew with our spinach harvest. It's destined for local food pantries. We are so fortunate to be able to share our bounty with the community this harvest season! 💚🤟

10/28/2025

🌸 Did You Know - We’re Growing (and Drying!) Flowers! 🌸

This year at Farming with Friends, we took our love of growing to a whole new level — adding flowers to our fields! 🌻💐 From vibrant zinnias and cheerful marigolds to golden sunflowers, our friends worked together to grow, harvest, and even dry these beautiful blooms.

The best part? We’re putting those dried flowers to good use — we will be creating one-of-a-kind holiday wreaths that will bring warmth and color to the winter months and your homes. STAY TUNED!

It’s been incredible to see how flowers can brighten spirits, spark creativity, and build connections. And next year, we’re excited to expand our flower program even more — growing new varieties and finding more ways to share their beauty with our community. 🤘

Check out some of the fresh and dried arrangements that were made this year at the farm.

10/14/2025

🤘 We’re still feeling the love from our Fun on the Farm event at Crown Point Ecology Center! 🍎🐓✨

What an incredible day — full of laughter, smiles, and community. Seeing families explore the farm, kids getting their hands a little dirty, and everyone connecting over farming, food, and friendship truly filled our hearts.

We put together a little video of photos from the event so you can relive some of those special moments with us 🎥💕

A huge thank you to everyone who came out, supported, volunteered, and helped make the day such a success. Your energy and kindness are what make our mission come alive.

And guess what? We’re already dreaming and planning next year’s event — even bigger, brighter, and just as full of love. 🤘

10/09/2025

Our mission in action! 🤟 Medina County Career Center!

10/06/2025

Hi, friends! Saturday's event, Fun on the Farm: An Ability Inclusive Fall Harvest Festival, was a✨magical✨ experience! The weather was perfect and we had an incredible turnout!! We're already making plans for next year. 😁 Stay tuned for more pictures, but here's one of Ringmaster Dennis, who greeted our guests as they parked. 🪄

THANK YOU to everyone who made this truly inclusive event possible. (If we forget someone on this list, it's only because we had SO MUCH support!):

Our host and partners at Crown Point Ecology Center
Our "Harvest Champion" Sponsor, Buckeye Corrugated, Inc. (https://www.bcipkg.com/)

Our "Friend of the Farm" Sponsors:
Barb Greene
Sarah and Jeff Johnston
Minuteman Press Medina
Old Trail School
Youth Challenge (https://www.youthchallengesports.com/)

Our Basket Donors:
Grace Brothers Nursery & Supply
Sweets & Geeks
Petitti Garden Centers
The Market 42 - Ohio
Hinckley Women's Club
Nancy and David Wheeler
Bainbridge Blooms
Medina County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Hale Farm & Village
Emma Schaeffer and Sam Brady
Missy Smith
Linda Brady
Medina County District Library
Darlene Toth

Our Vendors and Collaborators:
Taste The Vibe
Major Lee's Kettle Corn
Hutch's BBQ
Autism Society of Greater Akron
Kadiant (https://www.kadiant.com/ohio)
Kristal Schultz- Off To Neverland Travel
LCCC Sustainable Agriculture Program
Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board
Open Trail Collective
Luther's Farm Market
McCardle's Dance Studio
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities

To all of our friends - 🤟🤟🤟!

10/03/2025

🎉 A Big Thank You to Our Amazing Sponsors! 🎉

We want to take a moment to extend our deepest gratitude to all of our incredible sponsors who helped make Fun on the Farm: An Ability Inclusive Fall Harvest Festival a success. Your generous support means the world to us and played a vital role in bringing our vision to life.

Thank you to our GIFT BASKET RAFFLE DONORS!
Bainbridge Blooms
Crown Point Ecology Center
Emma Schaeffer and Sam Brady
Grace Brothers Nursery and Supply
Hale Farm & Village
Hinckley Women's Club
Linda Brady
Market 42
Medina County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Medina County District Library
Missy Smith
Nancy & David Wheeler

10/02/2025

🎉 A Big Thank You to Our Amazing Sponsors! 🎉

We want to take a moment to extend our deepest gratitude to all of our incredible sponsors who helped make Fun on the Farm: An Ability Inclusive Fall Harvest Festival a success. Your generous support means the world to us and played a vital role in bringing our vision to life.

Thank you to our FRIEND OF THE FARM SPONSORS!
Barb Greene
Sarah and Jeff Johnston
Minuteman Press Medina
Old Trail School
Youth Challenge (https://www.youthchallengesports.com/)

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http://farmingwithfriends.org/

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