OEFFA - Coordinator of Partnerships and Engagements & Local Sourcing
Formed in 1979, the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) cultivates a future in which sustainable and organic farmers thrive, local food nourishes our communities, and agricultural practices protect and enhance our environment.
NCR-SARE - “Food Waste For Farms” Grant Recipient
FWFF was a pilot project to link generators of commercial food waste with farms to utilize this nutrient rich asset as animal feed or compost material. North Central SARE strengthens communities, increases producers' profitability, and improves the environment through grants and education.
Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network - USDA Technical Assistant
NMPAN is housed at Oregon State University and offers tools and technical assistance for small processors and the farmers, marketers, and meat buyers who depend on them.
Rural Action - Whole Farm Business Planning Consultant
Abbe developed curricula a farm planning & business series created by Rural Action, a nonprofit nestled in the foothills of Appalachian Ohio founded on the principle that locally-based, sustainable, and inclusive development is the main strategy for building resilient rural communities.
Lucky Penny Farm & Creamery - Founder
Lucky Penny Farm is a special place where art, agriculture, and family intersect. Although it exists for us as century home and family farm, it’s just as much a state of mind dedicated to food, family, living simply and sustainably and using our hands for good work.
USDA - Value-Added Producer Grant Writer
Abbe has assisted in grant-writing for others, as well as her own. The USDA provide leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on public policy, the best available science, and effective management.
Ohio’s Winding Road
Abbe led a an agri-tourism event, " Ramps to Restaurants with Chefs and Shovels" featuring Ohio chefs to promote forest farming.
Farm Aid - Farmer Hero and Grant Recipient
Farm Aid has raised more than $64 million to promote a strong and resilient family farm system of agriculture. Farm Aid is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to keep family farmers on the land.
Mushroom Harvest Provisions - Founder
Mushroom Harvest Provisions is a small company dedicated to providing a distribution channel for artisan producers and farmers. As growers of mushrooms and as cheesemakers, we value the raw materials that are gifts from the land and its animals. We believe in building soil, protecting the woods, and sharing good food.