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October 2008 eNewsletter
| | | | | | Welcome to OurOhio.org A Giant MissionBob Liggett was raised along the Ohio River in the Brown County town of Ripley. His father and grandfather managed the Ripley Hardware Co. for more than 60 years and Liggett grew up to be an optometrist. Nowhere along the way was farming a part of his life until he and his wife Jo moved to their current property outside Circleville 15 years ago and met a local farmer, Brent Rhoads. Rhoads was working soil on his property that backs to the Liggetts’. Liggett admited his nosiness was what prompted him to talk to Rhoads to find out what he was up to. “By the way, I’m planting a plant that grows giant pumpkins,” Rhoads told him. “But I don’t have the time to care for them, would you?” Click here to follow the progress of Liggett's giant pumpkin, Creampuff, which weighed in at 1,524.5 pounds at last year's Circleville Pumpkin Show. Bob and Jo Liggett won this year's Pumpkin Show, too. Their pumpkin, Megan, tipped the scales at 1375.5 pounds. The pumpkin is on display for the duration of the show. Stop by this weekend to see it! | | Upcoming EventsCircleville Pumpkin Show - This Weekend!
When you visit the Pumpkin Show, stop by the Pickaway County Visitors Pavilion presented by the Pickaway County Farm Bureau for daily entertainment and cooking demonstrations. Ohio Farm Bureau members who come to the pavilion to renew their membership for next year will receive a free gift. On display will also be the "Tip of the Hat to Ohio Agriculture" exhibit of 88 uniquely designed cowboy hats presented by Our Ohio. For more information on the Circleville Pumpkin Show visit pumpkinshow.com. Fabulous Food Show: November 14, 2008 - November 16, 2008
The third annual Fabulous Food Show, presented by Time Warner Cable, plans to mix up a ton of new ingredients including the key ones: Back by popular demand, Smithfield presents Paula Deen, brought to you by Land O'Lakes, and this year she will be accompanied by her son Bobby and husband Michael. Other guests include Cleveland's own Michael Symon, who will also emcee the first ever Sub-Zero/Wolf Cleveland's Best Sous Chef Competition, Food Network's Guy Fieri of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives and Curtis Stone of the hit series Take Home Chef on TLC. Experience live daily demonstrations, a chocolate bar, local foods tastings, and exhibitors. Cost is $25/person in advance, $27.50 at the door. Paula Deen ticket is $55. Hours: Fri. and Sat. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Location: I-X Center, Cleveland Contact Phone #: (216) 265-2665 http://www.fabulousfoodshow.comTo find other events happening in your area, click here. | | Win Fabulous Food Show Tickets
Take Our Survey!
At Our Ohio we are continuously working to appeal to your special interests. Please tell us what you want to see more of, by taking a few minutes to answer this survey.
The first 25 (Ohio Farm Bureau member) respondents will receive a pair of tickets to the Fabulous Food Show on Nov. 14-16.
Click here to take the survey. | | Our Ohio Season 4 Premiere
Don't miss the season premiere of the Our Ohio television series airing this weekend.
The state of Ohio has much to offer - world-class cities, abundant farm land, picturesque towns, a rich history and an exciting future. Emmy award-winning Our Ohio travels throughout the state to report on the people, places and products that make Ohio a great place to live.
JoLynn Johnston joins the show as its new host and continues Our Ohio's journey to feature the state's hidden gems.
The new season will feature a Morgan County artist who hand crafts furniture, a lavender farm near Cleveland, a buffalo farm near Cincinnati, a dairy farm near Toledo that generates part of the farm's electricity with its own cow manure, and more.
Stations airing Our Ohio can be found by clicking here. And, for a complete list of episode descriptions and schedules click here. | | October Recipe Highlight
Pumpkin Pancakes
1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 cups pumpkin puree
1/2 cup molasses, or maple syrup
3 to 4 tablespoons buttermilk or milk
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, or margarine, melted
1/2 cup chopped pecans or hazelnuts, optional
Powdered sugar for dusting
In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside. In another bowl, beat egg slightly. Add pumpkin puree, molasses or syrup, milk or buttermilk and melted butter or margarine. Mix until smooth. Click here for the remaining instructions. | | Make Breakfast A Healthy
Habit
Remember the saying “Have breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper”?
Funny thing is, there’s a lot of wisdom in those words. Recently, nutrition experts and leading minds in the medical field are discovering more about why that is. Starting off your day by breaking the fast your body has endured since dinner the previous night is a fundamentally good idea. Day after day, it’s like building a foundation on which to place the rest of your “structure.”
Most adults will readily acknowledge that eating breakfast is a healthy habit. Yet surprisingly, some 20 percent of all adults don’t eat at all in the morning. Click here to find out why that is.
Click here to learn more about Medical Mutual of Ohio.
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