Economy Section :: Page 44

• Create the power to grow

  By Lauren HeatonNovember 3, 2011

  

  Local food has many meanings, but to Bob Jurick, having access to food locally is a social justice issue. People should be able to walk or drive a couple of blocks and buy fresh, healthy food at a reasonable cost.

• HEAP winter crisis assistance begins

  By YS News Staff

  

  With frigid weather approaching, qualifying Yellow Springers can again seek assistance with heating costs during the winter season through Ohio’s Home Energy Assistance Program, or HEAP.

• Geis replaces Omlor as leader of YSI

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 28, 2011

  Change in leadership is afoot at YSI.

• Goat mowing at Antioch

  By Megan BachmanOctober 26, 2011

  

  To clear weeds at the Antioch College farm, the college has turned to four-legged help.

• Silver business forks into two

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 20, 2011

  

  Connie and José Soto chose last weekend’s Street Fair to unveil their new handmade metal jewelry and art store, Twisted Tines.

• In coffee, it’s goats, not bears

  By Megan Bachman

  

  According to the legend, coffee was discovered when an Ethiopian goat herder noticed his goats jumped and danced around when they ate the ripe red berries of a certain bush.

• Home, Inc. Davis Street project breaks ground

  By Megan BachmanOctober 14, 2011

  

  Home, Inc. broke ground yesterday on one of two new lots it’s developing at the end of West Davis Street.

• Living tiny, in line with values

  By Megan BachmanOctober 6, 2011

  

  When Ellen Dawson-Witt wanted to live a more sustainable life, she didn’t take half-measures. She moved to a farm, went off the grid, and downsized to a house the size of a shed.

• YS home appraisals remain steady

  By Megan Bachman

  Property values in Yellow Springs stayed steady despite a more than five percent county-wide drop over the last two years, according to a recent Greene County appraisal.

• Tour of a Tiny House

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 28, 2011

  

  When Ellen Dawson-Witt wanted to live a more sustainable life, she didn’t take half-measures — she downsized to a house the size of a shed. Now she’s offering a sustainability course out of her tiny house starting Tuesday, Oct. 1.