(OH) Cleveland Plain Dealer – Despite the clamor for local food, only about 1 percent of the food eaten in Ohio is grown in Ohio. And of the 14 million acres farmed in our state, 8 million produce corn and soybeans. Those crops are subsidized by the government, shipped out of state to make processed food, then shipped back for sale.

Mary K. Holmes gave those statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to those attending a forum Saturday, Sept. 19, sponsored by the Innovative Farmers of Ohio, a small-farm support group. More