Loveland, OH April 2020

APRIL 2020

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LIFESTYLE LETTER

APRIL 2020 PUBLISHER

Emily Barlow | emily.barlow@lifestylepubs.com EDITORIAL COORDINATOR

Stephanie Meinberg | stephanie.meinberg@lifestylepubs.com SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR

A Green Generation IF YOU COMPARED THIS COVER TO MY APRIL COVER LAST YEAR, YOU’LL NOTICE THEY ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR—BOTH FEATURE KIDS OUTSIDE, COMPLETELY ENTHRALLED WITH NATURE. At first, I chalked this up to a coincidence ... we just liked those two pictures. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized there was an underlying reason why we’ve gravitated toward photos of kids for the cover of the April Eco issue now two years in a row. Kids hold the key to the future of this planet. It’s important they understand how to care for the earth, value its resources and respect it.

That’s one of the many reasons why I love Children’s Meeting House Montessori School. With a campus located next to a nature preserve and a full-time naturalist

Mandy Geyman AD DESIGNER

Miranda Williams LAYOUT DESIGNER

Dana Rudolph CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Elizabeth A. Lowry, Stephanie Meinberg, Natalie Shawver, Bill Furbee, Henry Allen CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

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on-staff, the school encourages the kids to be outside, experiencing and appreciating nature as much as possible. Whether it’s going on a hike, gardening or learning about various species of birds, the kids’ hands and minds are full each step of the way.

One of the best things we can do for the environment is recycle—to be honest, I’m sometimes at a loss on how to properly dispose of things like electronics, batteries and paint. Enter the Loveland Sustainability Council. We’re so lucky to have this orga-

CORPORATE TEAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steven Schowengerdt CHIEF SALES OFFICER Matthew Perry CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DeLand Shore

nization in our community. With their One Stop Drop events, tons of items are being

ART DIRECTOR Sara Minor

properly disposed of. Make sure you read “Clean and Green” to learn about these

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Janeane Thompson

opportunities, and when and how you can drop off items.

Food is one of the greatest gifts we get from Mother Earth, and Bite Restaurant in Milford is very appreciative. Not only does their menu boast fresh, seasonal flavors—

AD MANAGER Chad Jensen REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR Eric Williams WEB APPLICATIONS Michael O’Connell

some from their own garden located right outside the restaurant—but they are also doing their part to lessen their carbon footprint. Setting up beehives, composting and recycling are just a few ways Bite strives to make a difference.

No matter what age you are, it’s important to preserve this planet for future generations—and in turn teach those future generations how to do the same. Best of all, there’s no better time than now to do your part.

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FEATURES 16 Clean & Green Sustainability: The Keystone of Community

20 Soil to Soul Bite Brings Real (Good) Food to Every Palate and Plate

24 Second Nature Not All the Classrooms at CMH Have Four Walls

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28 Don’t Toss It, Tweak It A Shade Better Shines a Light on How to Revamp Your Lamp

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Lifestyle Letter

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Good Times

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Around Town

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Giving Back

20 Culinary Creations 24 Locally Owned 28 DIY 32 Food & Wine 34 Lifestyle Calendar 35 Realty Report 38 Local’s Choice

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Known best for their annual Fall On The Farm event, B&B is truly a Loveland gem. Get back to your roots with some strawberry picking, or grab some fresh veggies by the pound at one of the produce stands around town. Next up, Children’s Meeting House for Most Loved Private School. This award-winning

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GIVING BACK

SUSTAINABILITY: THE KEYSTONE OF COMMUNITY

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SINCE 2015, THE LOVELAND SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL HAS LED THE WAY FOR AWARENESS OF RECYCLING, WASTE REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. “We don’t have all the answers or all the solutions,” says Amy Van

Working together is key to achieving this goal.

Strien, Loveland Sustainability Council President. “But we do have

“Individually, we see waste and harmful practices

a group of people who are willing and interested in making a dif-

that negatively impact our environment. Together, we

ference. We believe that everyone can do something—collectively

can do something about it.”

even small changes can make a huge difference.”

Community and civic organizations also get involved;

It began with just a handful of volunteers—five, in fact—but the

recent partners include Loveland City Hall, Little Miami

collective soon grew to include a number of community mem-

River Chamber Alliance, Loveland Farmers’ Market,

bers and business leaders alike.

Loveland High School, and Granny’s Garden School.

Amy herself describes the Council as “a network of people with

“People think living more sustainably involves a major

an interest in protecting our environment,” coming together to “orga-

lifestyle change,” Amy says. “When even small, easy-to-

nize and implement events and practices that encourage recycling,

adopt changes can make a huge difference.”

reduce waste and promote sustainability for the future of Loveland.”

The Council’s mission is clear: To identify obstacles to recycling and create solutions that increase sus-

tainability options for schools, residents and businesses. But they’re aware that, beyond the curb, many in the Loveland community might be lost as to best options for recycling (or safely disposing) waste. To that point, the Council is committed to maintaining a database of all the options available for those in our region—in addition to hosting routine events for collecting hazardous and dangerous materials.

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Amy points out how the City of Loveland and Symmes Township have been especially valuable partners. “They support our One Stop Drop collections with signage and publicity … they also engage with us to write grants and address local issues.”

That One Stop Drop event may very well be the Council’s most significant of the year—Amy stresses that it’s saved “literally tons of items” from the landfill or improper disposal.

Events like this make a difference by arranging convenient collection of items that are difficult to safely get rid of. “Many aren’t sure how to dispose of batteries, latex paint and tires,” she says, offering a few of the most-common examples they see. “This event gives residents an easy, efficient way to dispose of items they don’t want or need.”

Long-term initiatives flourish when young volunteers get involved in events like One Stop Drop—the Council has welcomed student engagement from the very start. And it doesn’t stop there: students from both Loveland Middle and High schools volunteer throughout the year.

There’s more on the way: the Loveland Sustainability Council is hosting an upcoming Electronics Drive on April 18, from 1–4 p.m. at Loveland Public Works on Loveland Madeira Road—giving residents a place to dispose of electronic equipment they don’t want going to the landfill.

Ready to pitch in? The Loveland Sustainability Council is a 501(c) (3) tax-deductible organization always looking for new, active volunteers—and this is the perfect season to get involved and join the effort.

Contact the Council at lovelandsustainabilitycouncil@gmail.com.

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CULINARY CREATIONS

Soil to Soul

BITE BRINGS REAL (GOOD) FOOD TO EVERY PALATE AND PLATE ARTICLE STEPHANIE MEINBERG | PHOTOGRAPHY MATT CAPPS OF LOVELAND PREMIUM PORTRAITS | PROVIDED BY BITE

DRIVING ACROSS 131 IN MILFORD, YOU COULD MISS IT—BITE RESTAURANT WEARS A RESIDENTIAL FACE, POSING AS A ONE-STORY HOUSE SET BACK FROM THE ROAD. Likewise, you might hear their one-word name and assume trendy-chic cafe du jour. You’d be wrong on all accounts—and passing this unassuming gem would be a mistake.

Marc and Rachel Seeberger have been doing it different from the start. With Bite, a few buzzwords still apply—slow food, farm-to-table, locally sourced—but the Seebergers were living these ways of planting, growing and providing long before the mainstream movements.

“I was raised by a farmer—you know, live off the land— and then I married a chef,” Rachel explains. “So the way we ate, the way our kids ate, was very different. When we opened the restaurant, this was just how we did things.”

That’s a reference not only to their restaurant’s farm-and-garden-heavy food source, but also the style and substance of every item on Bite’s menu— part of the magic behind the name.

“We wanted everybody to know what real food tastes like again. Truly, we wanted people to taste it and say, ‘This is flavor.’”

Both Marc and Rachel had been deep in corporate— he a classical chef who’d worked both coasts and highend concepts; she managing risk at GE for 17 years.

With three boys coming of age, they wanted out.

“I kept passing this property,” Rachel recalls. “It was up for sale, I drove around it and was like, ‘This is 2 acres on a huge, round lot where there’s parking already!’”

The former Day Family home turned construction company HQ, they bought it, gutted it, converted the tiny detached garage into Marc’s dream kitchen, and Bite was born. Along with the gardens.

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That bounty is abundant: Nuts saved and cracked all year long for cakes, salads, ice creams and more. Trees producing apples, pears, peaches and cherries. Grapes, blackberries, raspberries, both traditional and white strawberries. Herbs. Tomatoes. Potatoes. Flowers. Their own bees, whose honey tastes like cotton candy.

“We can’t grow everything anymore. We’ve gotten so big we actually have other farmers grow our stuff—I give them our seeds.” In February, Rachel was already nursing more than 500 seedlings in Bite’s basement. She also has a steady cadre of farmers who provide additional produce and goods, a rotating wealth of fresh ingredients, no matter the season.

“Our guests come in one or two times a week, so we try to mix it up. Having the same stuff for them is not ok—nutritionally it’s not ok. And it’s not ok for our own family or staff who eat here every day.” Just as important as variety? The cost for the customer.

“We don’t believe in people having to dress up to go out to dinner, or not being able to get a good meal without paying a lot of money. We try to do our menus all over the place—every price range.

You can come here for $30 a couple or $100. We do lunch specials during the week—instead of feeling like you have to go to McDonald’s, you can spend the same coming here and get a meal that’s actually nutritious. You know, real food.”

Celebrating 8 years this month, Bite’s modus operandi is not only working, it’s thriving—even with the added complication of being somewhat at the mercy of farm partners, supplementing or changing menu items if a crop or harvest yield changes. Making the typical volatility of the restaurant biz even more challenging.

“We balance and juggle a lot. I feel like I chase my own tail—like hold on, let me make it harder for myself,” Rachel laughs. “But that’s how it is. That’s how we run it, because that’s what we have to do, right?”

“It makes me happy. This is what I was meant to do. It’s soulful.”

CONTINUED >

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CULINARY CREATIONS (CONTINUED) Perfect for a shareable starter, decadent main course or European-inspired dessert, Bite’s rustic cheese board is a masterpiece all its own. A menu item crafted solely by Rachel herself—courtesy of her degree in cheese (oh yes, bona fide).

“Chefs from other restaurants come in and get the cheese plate and they’re just flabbergasted.

They’re like, ‘Who’s the brains behind this? Where did you learn all these cheeses?’”

Rachel underplays her brilliance when it comes to her favorites. The secret? It’s all about the cows. “The cheeses we buy are mostly German, French, some Russian and English,” she explains. “International dairy is just better. They’re all 100 percent grass-fed in countries that don’t allow any GMOs at all. It has so much to do with the actual cream and milk used to start the whole process—it’s got a whole different flavor. It’s a whole different thing.”

cheese, please Served simply with apples, strawberries and candied pecans, plus GF crackers and Sixteen Bricks bread, this tour de force (tour de fromage?) changes daily. The magic lies in the full flavor of the cheeses themselves—they need little accompaniment or cookery. “The cheeses are the star,” Rachel smiles.

THIS SEASON’S SELECTIONS: + St. Andre Brie + Sappy Ewe Maple Infused Sheep and Cow Milk Cheese + Pesto Gouda + Sticky Toffee Wensleydale + Blue Stilton + Port Wine Cheddar + Sage Derby + Triple Crème Black Truffle Brie + Pimento Cheddar + Spanish Dried Olive Manchego + Smoked Goat Cheese Best part—you don’t have to travel far outside Bite to get them (although a cheese tour through Bavaria, the British Isles, France and La Mancha could net you similar results).

“All these years, once or twice a month, I go to Jungle Jim’s and get one piece and then eat it with the kids. It’s been 27 years, you know—I keep trying them.”

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TAKE ONE STEP INTO CHILDREN’S

learn that nature is a priority. CMH is a

MEETING HOUSE AND YOU’RE TRANS-

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The Montessori school, which seeks to edu-

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investigation and curiosity for the students.

educationally), breaks the mold of lessons

“CMH and the nature experience are more

learned within the confines of four walls—

than a feeling … and hard to describe in words,”

embracing the vastness of nature as a critical

Casey says. “When visitors come to our cam-

classroom. Gone are the days of merely read-

pus and see our children and teachers in

ing about three-pointed leaves or composting

action—especially outdoors—they just want to

in a textbook; at CMH, students live it.

be a part of it. We have beautiful indoor class-

“The nature component has always been

rooms—and an incredible outdoor one, too.”

a focus for our school,” CMH Director Casey

It’s this enthusiasm that has led CMH

Reed says. Thanks to their own seven acres

to employ full-time naturalist Veronica

of thick woods, lush fields, meadows, ponds

Brennan (and proudly claims her as the

and streams, plus access to hundreds more

only eco-conscious Montessori instructor

from the neighboring Grailville, students

in the tristate). Passionate about teaching

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all-things nature, Veronica grew up spending her days out-

developmentally: three-year-olds hone their observation skills

doors. The daughter of a naturalist, she knew that breath-

via their senses—absorbing sights, sounds and smells; six-

ing in fresh air, hearing the crunch of leaves beneath her

year-olds ask questions about why things are the way they are

feet, and birdwatching for Ohio’s beauties—among other

in the woods; 10-year-olds identify their place and respon-

aspects of naturalism—were her calling.

sibility, fostering a sense of stewardship and caretaking.

“It’s always come very easy for me to be in nature,”

“Making a child comfortable in nature is all that matters to

Veronica says. “I had a storehouse of knowledge, growing up

me. And it starts with modeling. I’ll get down in the mud if I

taking family walks and sitting around campfires in the back-

have to. Exposure to nature is what it’s all about.”

yard. But, being a naturalist isn’t so much about the names

And it doesn’t stop there. The impact the nature program

of things—my goal is to teach children to look a little deeper

has on the community, as well as alumni and CMH families,

and appreciate what’s around them. I tried being a traditional

is undeniable. Each year, many participate in the annual win-

teacher ... and I spent my days looking out the window.”

ter bird count, or sit beneath the stars (thanks to a portable

On a daily basis, Veronica spends time with children in

indoor planetarium) during family astronomy nights.

their classroom settings, as well as engaging with them for

From botany to biology, filling bird feeders to growing lettuce

a weekly dose of outdoor classroom exploration. The sea-

in mini-greenhouses, interacting with the environment and

sonally based education ranges from watching for winter

returning the favor are second nature for students at CMH.

birds to vegetable gardening in the spring.

“If you grow something and appreciate it, you’ll want to

“Studies recently have shown that children who are out

be a part of it more,” Veronica says. “If you teach a child

in nature are healthier, are better problem-solvers and have

from a young age about being eco-friendly and living a

less behavior issues,” Veronica says. “Exposure to nature is

sustainable life, it’s going to be in their hearts. You’re sim-

much more important developmentally than people origi-

ply feeding it and helping it to grow. Nature is where we

nally thought—it’s a necessity.”

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CMH’s program allows students ages 3 to 12 to acquire an understanding of nature based on where they are

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REALTY REPORT REALTY REPORT

NEIGHBORHOOD

LOVELAND

ORIGINAL PRICE

SOLD PRICE

%SOLD/ORIG

DOM

BDRMS

BATHS

Cypress Point

$324,900

$308,500

95%

64

3

3

E Hatt Swank Rd

$345,000

$315,000

91%

125

4

2.1

Morgan's Trace

$349,900

$325,000

93%

4

5

3.1

Lakeview Estates

$350,000

$342,000

98%

93

4

2.1

Woodford

$360,000

$360,100

100%

1

4

3.1

Oakton Place

$369,000

$360,000

98%

0

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3.1

Pheasant Hills

$380,000

$375,000

99%

3

4

2.1

Hampton Glen

$415,000

$415,000

100%

1

4

3

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$449,900

$445,000

99%

88

5

3.1

Black Horse Run

$450,000

$430,000

96%

130

4

3.1

River Oaks

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$417,900

90%

207

4

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$594,900

100%

20

4

3.1

Estates at Miami Trails

$595,000

$560,000

94%

178

5

4.1

Eagles Pointe at the Oasis

$875,000

$813,000

93%

53

5

5.2

Willows Bend

$895,000

$904,000

101%

0

4

3.1

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WHAT DO THESE THINGS HAVE IN COMMON: BAMBOO SKEWERS, LATEX BALLOONS, EGGSHELLS, PAPER COFFEE FILTERS, HAMSTER BEDDING, WINE CORKS? Give up? It’s a list of things you can compost. That’s right, composting includes more than banana peels and broccoli stalks—way more.

While you can compost on your own, did you know there are also some great community programs nearby that help whole neighborhoods come together for the betterment of the planet?

GoZERO GoZERO is a compost courier service used by a lot of local schools, grocery chains, office buildings and restaurants. They also offer compost stations, where clients open their bins to the community, according to Morgan Comer, GoZERO Sales & Support Manager.

For example, Sycamore City Schools has a drop-off location that they offer to their community. For $10 a month, individuals receive a 64-gallon bin that they fill up at home and dump back at the station.

“For every 46 pounds of food waste we divert from landfills, it takes one day of driving emissions out of the atmosphere,” Morgan says.

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Even though Better Bin Compost has only been around for a little over a year, they’ve already diverted 6,232 pounds of food waste from landfills.

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