The Center for Food Innovation

05/31/2024

"The GARDEN was a missed opportunity to remake mall", The Lorain Chronicle titled our letter to the editor, which ran this Friday. What do you think?

05/13/2024

Brad thank you so much sharing our next steps for The GARDEN. https://www.crainscleveland.com/.../backers-food... We have funding interest, we have potential tenants already. While we have some really terrific alternatives, we are open to learning about any other options. We expect to be locking down something by midsummer. Learn more at www.foodinnovationneo.org.

05/10/2024

The GARDEN - Where in Northeast Ohio would you like to see it build? - https://mailchi.mp/18bed29f120a/the-garden-whats-next

04/30/2024

The GARDEN- Imminent decision - https://mailchi.mp/ad3eace3746e/public-meeting-14172273

02/27/2024

The GARDEN update - https://mailchi.mp/666a8fcfdb0d/public-meeting-14099338 The Public Forum, Feb 15 was a huge success. Watch the Video https://youtu.be/mDfvCTDxTho?si=1SmoLt2pH8nqfm3p. www.foodinnovationneo.org

02/15/2024

REMINDER - PUBLIC MEETING 6-8PM Thursday 2/15 - https://mailchi.mp/f84d98315b4f/public-meeting-13945854

02/08/2024

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Public Meeting to learn about The GARDEN a food production and education center in Lorain County

02/03/2024

The Center for Food innovation has been invited to the next round with The Garden - our vision to transform the midway mall into a food production and training facility.

The proposals from Industrial Commercial Properties and the Center for Food Innovation will go before residents before a final project decision is made.

12/04/2023

The Center for Food Innovation is NOT redeveloping the Midway Mall.  We are converting the Northeast Ohio Region into one of the largest year-round agriculture center in the country - and the Midway Mall is being transformed into the business, demonstration and education headquarters for this regio...

11/29/2023

Transforming Lorain: The Garden, where health grows -

The Center for Food Innovation is NOT redeveloping the Midway Mall.  We are converting the Northeast Ohio Region into one of the largest year-round agriculture center in the country - and the Midway Mall is being transformed into the business, demonstration and education headquarters for this regio...

10/09/2023

Want to support local food? go to wefunder.com/tylersfarm to support Tyler Farms a local hydroponic grower who is expanding.

Invest as little as $100 in startups and small businesses. Wefunder is the largest Regulation Crowdfunding portal.

02/05/2023

Do you have America's next greatest food idea? Come pitch your business concept to The Center for Food Innovation for the chance to win over $16,000 in prizes, including cash prizes and coaching! To sign up or for more information, go to: https://foodinnovationneo.org/your-amazing-food-idea-pitch-competition/

Ohio SBDC at Lorain County Community College The Center for Food Innovation