Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Just because the weather turns cooler doesn’t mean shopping for local food and goods has to end! Join Cuyahoga Valley Farmers Market to shop local from over 30 farmers, food entrepreneurs, and artists through the winter season at our indoor farmers’ market at Old Trail School. 

Click the link below for vendor and location info. 

Dig deeper into the history and nature of Cuyahoga Valley with a 10-minute presentation in the outdoor pavilion next to Boston Mill Visitor Center. Topics vary. Will move inside for inclement weather. 

Adopt-a-Trail volunteers help park staff maintain safe and well-groomed trails. They participate in trail "sweeps" by picking up litter, trimming branches, clearing culverts, and reporting trail conditions on their adopted trails. For more information about the program, contact the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park at volunteer@forcvnp.org.

Adopt-a-Trail volunteers help park staff maintain safe and well-groomed trails. They participate in trail "sweeps" by picking up litter, trimming branches, clearing culverts, and reporting trail conditions on their adopted trails. For more information about the program, contact the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park at volunteer@forcvnp.org.

Adopt-a-Trail volunteers help park staff maintain safe and well-groomed trails. They participate in trail "sweeps" by picking up litter, trimming branches, clearing culverts, and reporting trail conditions on their adopted trails. For more information about the program, contact the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park at volunteer@forcvnp.org.

The Low Power Happy Hour speaker series features local professionals working toward a more sustainable future for Northeast Ohio.

Meet the farmers of Cuyahoga Valley National Park using sustainable agriculture practices & promoting conservation through modern farming! Learn more about modern farming and conservation in Cuyahoga Valley National Park from Oxbow Orchard, Purplebrown Farmstead, and Trapp Family Farm.

The Cuyahoga River Valley has supported a rich agricultural heritage for more than 1,000 years. Through an innovative park farming program that began in 1999, these cultural landscapes are preserved and protected in active, ecologically sustainable farms. The program invites farmers to live and farm on park-owned properties using sustainable methods appropriate for a national park. Eight farms currently operate on land leased from the park, growing and raising a diverse array of crops and heritage breed animals.

Join us to hear from Kyla Werlin of Oxbow Orchard, Sasha Miller of PurpleBrown Farmstead, and Mark Trapp of Trapp Family Farm on their practices and what to look for from their farms in the coming year.

ABOUT THE FARMS

Oxbow Orchard - Oxbow Orchard is a diversified farm that uses regenerative agriculture principles. They raise Icelandic sheep, chickens, and turkey as well as seasonal fruits and vegetables, seedlings, and flowers. They have a farmstand and a local food shop.

Purplebrown Farmstead - Purplebrown Farmstead grows a resilient and productive food forest. This includes cider apples, diverse fruits and nuts, vegetables, herbs, flowers, mushrooms, and complementary animal products.

Trapp Family Farm - Trapp Family Farm is a sustainable mixed crop-and-livestock farm. Draft horses have provided the power since its inception in 2012. Eggs, produce, and meat are sold seasonally on site. They strive to be part of a small, resilient community that is supported and sustained by healthy people, plants, animals, and soil.

Due to poor trail conditions, this trail sweep has been canceled.  

Adopt-a-Trail volunteers help park staff maintain safe and well-groomed trails. They participate in trail "sweeps" by picking up litter, trimming branches, clearing culverts, and reporting trail conditions on their adopted trails. For more information about the program, contact the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park at volunteer@forcvnp.org.

Adopt-a-Trail volunteers help park staff maintain safe and well-groomed trails. They participate in trail "sweeps" by picking up litter, trimming branches, clearing culverts, and reporting trail conditions on their adopted trails. For more information about the program, contact the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park at volunteer@forcvnp.org.

Join us at Happy Days Lodge on January 18th, for a lively afternoon with Ed Caner and special guest David Mayfield to enjoy extraordinary fiddling skills, folk music and more!

Embrace the magic of winter with a cozy fireside chat at the Hines Hill Stone Cottage. Join our Nature Rx fireside discussion series to discover ways to find magic, even in the colder months. Warm up with a cup of tea and discuss the ways, big and small, that joy and mindfulness can be found and the importance of the slower months of winter. Sarah Waite, founder of YouBloom LLC, will guide you through a short walk and movement series before leading a discussion on what to embrace and what to let go.

This event is part of the Nature Rx program. For more details on the program, please visit www.forcvnp.org/naturerx.

Additional Event Details

Parking/Directions: Parking is available at the Hines Hill Campus, 1403 W Hines Hill Rd, Peninsula, Ohio 44264. We will meet at the Stone Cottage.

Accessibility Note: The Stone Cottage is not wheelchair accessible.

What to wear/bring: Please wear closed-toed, sturdy shoes that you do not mind getting dirty if conditions are muddy. Dress for the weather as a portion of this event will take place outside on mostly flat surface. Walk distance will be under one mile.

Weather: This is a rain or shine event, so please dress accordingly so that you are comfortable. In the case of severe weather (lightning, hail, storms, etc.) we will cancel or postpone. Participants will be notified of any event changes via email.