REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio – If you are looking for an interesting gift, many  state departments of agriculture are offering gift baskets and boxes of products grown, packaged and processed in their state. In 2026, Ohio is offering its inaugural Ohio Proud Gift Boxes, while Indiana recently launched its fourth annual Indiana Grown Gift Box.

“With the holiday season, we thought it was a great opportunity to do the first annual Ohio Proud Products Holiday Gift Box, showcasing folks from all over the great State of Ohio,” said Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) Director Brian Baldridge. “Each item has a unique story, a family behind it, and when customers purchase this gift, they’re directly supporting Ohio agriculture.”

This new holiday offering continues Ohio Proud’s longstanding commitment to helping consumers identify and support products made, grown and processed in Ohio. The 2026 gift box features 12 unique products, everything from Chocolate Buckeyes to maple syrup, even Pumpkin Goat Cookies.

“When we support Ohio Proud Products, we support the start-ups, those small, mid-sized, and large companies,” Baldridge said. “We know that by supporting Ohio businesses, those dollars made in Ohio, we support one of our largest industries, agriculture, in the state of Ohio. It is supporting your neighbor, your friend, people from your own community.”

Choosing the products to showcase was tough, as there are a lot of great Ohio Proud partners, Baldridge said. They wanted to have representation from all different areas and all different products. However, this is the first year for the gift box, so other companies from across the state will have opportunities in the future.

The gist of it is to buy and support local in Ohio, Baldridge said. Consumers, now more than ever when it comes to all products but especially food products, want to have a connection, to feel like they know where their products are coming from.

“The Ohio Proud Program is that program as we think about supporting agriculture but also buying local,” Baldridge said. “Ohio Proud is not just at Christmas; it is a year-round program. We encourage folks, when they go to their grocery stores, to look for that Ohio Proud logo.”

The Ohio Holiday Gift Box is available, while supplies last, at OhioProud.org.

Meanwhile, Indiana Grown has launched its fourth annual Indiana Grown Gift Box, the perfect gift for friends and family, said Caroline Patrick, director of the Indiana Grown program.

“We are excited to be highlighting some of the different businesses across Indiana, Patrick said. “Fourteen products in total are being shipped out. They are already making their way out into the world.”

Each year, Indiana Grown members submit products for consideration to be included in the gift box, Patrick said. A committee made up of representatives from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) and its sister agencies select the products that will be included in that year’s box.

“It is such a hard choice,” Patrick said. “But it is such a cool day. It was tough this year; I think we had a little over 100 businesses put their products forward for consideration. We are excited to bring this year’s selection to the consumers.”

This year, 400 boxes are available, featuring 14 products from 11 Indiana Grown members. Each box includes things like travel-sized lotions, Amish apple butter, a hand-poured soy wax candle and a dark chocolate bar.

The Indiana Grown initiative is housed within the ISDA, Patrick said. The program was founded in 2015 as part of state legislation to highlight local products and artisan goods. The initiative is free for businesses to join, as long as they meet the criteria.

“With the membership comes marketing and advertising, promotional opportunities as well as sales opportunities and direct-to-consumer initiatives, like this Holiday Gift Box,” Patrick said. “We host an annual food show that highlights Indiana Grown to buyers, wholesale buyers, institutional buyers and restaurateurs. That is a lot of fun, to be able to highlight Indiana products that way.”

In 2025, the holiday gift boxes sold out and were shipped to 44 states.

To order an Indiana Gift Box, visit  in.accessgov.com.