Off-Season Improvements

Growhio is using the off-season to make extensive changes and improvements to its website! What started as an effort to provide all information related to local food in Northeast Ohio on the site is now an active effort to provide only the best information on local food - in a clear, concise and easily navigable format. But we aren't going to spoil the fun of discovery now!

Look for gradual additions to the website content over the next few months. If you would like be notified when all planned improvements are live, please sign up here. We will not use your email address for any other purpose than this single notification.

As part of this transition we are also transferring web hosts, making our growhio.org email addresses inactive until at least mid-February. In the meantime, you reach us at growhioinfo@gmail.com.

Growhio.org Suggestions

At the launch party, we put up a large white roll of paper with the question, "What would you like to see on Growhio.org?" We set out a pile of markers and let guests write down their suggestions, which included, among others:

• Video
• Growhio certified gardens and farms
• Community composting (for those who live in small spaces)
• Grants for new businesses
• Foodie dating
• Opportunities for people to participate in outreach to schools
• Ongoing opportunities for people to attend food demos, classes, dinners, etc.
• List of cooks and eaters to learn tips from
• How our region compares to other regions in local food production

We were exciting to see some ideas that we are already working on, as well as some new innovative ideas. What would you like to add? If you did not attend the launch or get a chance to write down your suggestion, we would love to hear it! Comment on this post or our FB page, or send us an email.

Launch Party Well Attended

Growhio would like to thank all of those who came out on a cold and dreary day to support the launch of our new website! The event featured many local food treats served up by Karen Small from the Flying Fig (visit Fig TONIGHT for Local Foods Week Restaurant Night!), Giovanna Mingrone from The Cheese Shop, and Jeff & Michelle from Ohio City Burrito. A special thanks to GETCO for use of a very cool vacant space on W. 25th St. and to Harry Bacharach, who offered to sing at the party at the last minute, despite having to rush from our event to his previously scheduled gig. Thank you!

If you missed the event, you missed some good beer and conversation, information about Growhio memberships, merchandise sales, and a slideshow highlighting our new website's features. We can't offer the same experience again, but you can view the slideshow below and catch us Sunday at the Ohio City Harvest, where will be selling merchandise and memberships and sharing more information about Growhio.

launch party slideshow

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If cider, farms, and donuts aren't your cup of tea, then check out our website from the comfort of your computer chair and send us your feedback. We look forward to continually improving and enhancing the website to meet your needs and the needs of future local food participants.