On June 24, Mike Holman of WUAR - Upper Arlington Radio - interviewed Ryan Huffman about Huffman's Market: the store's interesting history, its family and neighborhood-oriented personal services, its loyal and longtime employees, and the market's singularly generous and community-proactive owners, Tim and Glenda Huffman.

Program co-host Becky Hajost, UA Chamber President, asks Ryan about Huffman's Market's participation in community activities, including the popular and famous Upper Arlington Fourth of July parade and other celebrations, such as the annual April Fools Breakfast.

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Huffman's Market is now carrying a line of biodegradable disposable plates made from bagasse, a waste by-product of sugar extraction from sugarcane. The bagasse is cooked into slurry that serves as the feedstock for plate manufacture. It biodegrades completely, easily and quickly.

The product was introduced by UAHS alumni Tom O'Shaughnessy, Scott LeFevre, and Sterling LeFevre, who have set up a distribution company for the products and are beginning their marketing right here in UA.

Biodegradable, green products tap into a real consumer demand, Huffman said. The sugar plates, marketed as Green Globe EcoPak, are selling well, as Huffman's Market customers look for more ways to go green.

Read the article about this product in the June 23 issue of UA This Week.

This Letter to the Editor appeared in the April 7, 2010 issue of This Week News:

By Northwest Counseling Services

I would like to publicly thank Tim and Glenda Huffman of Huffman's Market for the many donations over the years that they have given Northwest Counseling Services. Tim and Glenda are two of the most giving business owners that I know in Upper Arlington.

I would like to describe something very generous that happened recently. Last month, I was at Huffman's Market, picking up some donated box lunches for a group of our volunteers. While there, I mentioned to Tim that one of our financially needy, older adult Upper Arlington clients needed a home repair but could not afford to have the work done. Without hesitation, Tim said, "Send me the bill."

Tim's generous offer was based exclusively on learning from Northwest Counseling Services about our client's situation; he did not even know if she was one of his customers. (In order to protect our client's privacy, we refrained from telling Tim and Glenda the older person's name or where the client lives in Upper Arlington.)

What a generous act of unselfish giving. We are extremely grateful to Tim and Glenda for helping our client with this repair.

If you have a chance to stop into Huffman's in the near future, please let Tim or Glenda know how much they are appreciated.

Tim and Glenda Huffman invite you to visit and rediscover the convenience and friendliness of the small-town grocery store.

Huffman's Market, a full-service family-owned grocery store, is located at the west end of Tremont Center in Upper Arlington, Ohio and we pride ourselves on high quality products and personal service for our loyal customers.

Huffman's offers many distinct features not found in today's "big grocery stores." You always find a friendly, cheerful employee willing to assist you in your every shopping need, including the long-lost art of the carry-out. When you visit us, you are not merely a customer, you are always a friend and are treated that way.

Huffman's offers an excellent stock of beer and wine that is second to none. What's more, we operate a State Liquor Store and are open on Sundays.

You are guaranteed to be able to find the finest and freshest produce at Huffman's. The Meat and Deli department prides itself on preparing specialty items on a daily basis; we are also able to meet your every catering need. The Deli also offers "Huffman's-in-a-Hurry;" meals that are ready to simply heat and eat; an ideal solution for the "too busy to eat" person.

Did you know that you can order ahead and then pick up your groceries on your way home? Just call us at 486-5336 or email us and we'll see to it that your order is filled and waiting for you at the specified time.

Huffman's specializes in those hard to find items. If we don't have it, simply ask, and we will do our best to get it for you. Best of all, Huffman's changes with the season, offering firewood in the winter, fresh-cut flowers in the spring, summertime produce, and fresh turkeys in autumn.
  

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