Information to get users started in the Networking section
Welcome to the Local Food Systems Networking section!
The Networking section contains the social networking tools to help site users communicate and identify shared interests. The Networking section exists to help fledgling or expanding businesses and their supporters, particularly those in relatively close proximity, connect with each other to mutual benefit. Here you will find opportunities to connect with other individuals who are interested in starting new businesses, supporting existing businesses, and discussing ideas about local foods. The Networking section is focused on three main types of content:
Collaborative Business Networks (CBN) are designed for Local Food Systems users to collaborate, focus on, and achieve a specific, well defined goal. Primarily CBNs are used to develop business ecosystems, a collaborative network of entrepreneurs, existing businesses, business supporters, and customers that seek to create new or expand existing supply chains. However, CBNs have also be used for tasks such as developing inter-collegiate programs and as a vehicle for new community groups to organize around a shared vision. CBNs give site users a set of tools (posts, private messages, events, to do items, and folders) that allow them to organize and assign tasks, set deadlines, disseminate information, and share important files. CBNs can be either Public (available for everyone on the Local Food Systems website to see) or Private (view-able only by the members of the group).
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Common Interest Groups (CIG) allow you to discuss topics of interest with other Local Food Systems users. Less focused than Collaborative Business Networks, CIGs are designed to act as repositories of knowledge, to stimulate thought, and introduce people to new topics with which they are not familiar. Users with knowledge in topic areas are encouraged to share their experiences, post links to relevant articles, and answer questions from the Local Food Systems community. Tools available to CIGs include posts, events, and folders. These tools allow site users to disseminate information and share important files to other users that share their interests. CIGs can be either Public (available for everyone on the Local Food Systems website to see) or Private (view-able only by the members of the group).
Create A Common Interest Group
Forum Topics are for free flowing discussion on any topic relevant to Local Food Systems. You can start your own topic thread, or comment on an existing topic. All forum posts are public and view-able by all Local Food Systems users.
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CBN Dashboard
Group Name | Description | Last Updated | Creator | Subscription |
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Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (SUAV) |
This PUBLIC portfolio collaboration space is for companies that are currently in the SUAV sector, companies that would like to join the SUAV sector |
9 years 9 months | David Spisak | Request group membership |
NEO AgBio CARE Projects | 9 years 9 months | Brian Gwin | Request group membership | |
Midwest Food Innovation Network |
To enhance collaboration among Commercial Kitchens, Kitchen Incubators and Food Hubs in Northeast Ohio. |
9 years 12 months | Brian Gwin Test | Request group membership |
Mellinger Farm Land Management and Operations |
Draft a land management plan that will include strategies for rental contracts and management and programs. |
10 years 1 month | Casey Hoy | Request group membership |
Baer Farms Dairy Products |
Provide Local Dairy products for sustainable natural
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10 years 3 months | cbaer | Request group membership |
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Group Name | Description | Last Updated | Creator | Subscription |
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Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (SUAV) |
This PUBLIC portfolio collaboration space is for companies that are currently in the SUAV sector, companies that would like to join the SUAV sector |
9 years 9 months | David Spisak | Request group membership |
NEO AgBio CARE Projects | 9 years 9 months | Brian Gwin | Request group membership | |
Midwest Food Innovation Network |
To enhance collaboration among Commercial Kitchens, Kitchen Incubators and Food Hubs in Northeast Ohio. |
9 years 12 months | Brian Gwin Test | Request group membership |
Mellinger Farm Land Management and Operations |
Draft a land management plan that will include strategies for rental contracts and management and programs. |
10 years 1 month | Casey Hoy | Request group membership |
Baer Farms Dairy Products |
Provide Local Dairy products for sustainable natural
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10 years 3 months | cbaer | Request group membership |
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CIG Dashboard
Group Name | Description | Last Updated | Creator | Subscription |
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Tuscarawas County Local Foodshed Initiative Project |
We are a newly formed, volunteer group. Not affilitated exclusively with any local business or organization. Join in the dialogue! |
4 years 12 months | jennsjoy | Subscribe to group |
Summit Food Policy Coalition | 4 years 12 months | ellsworth.2@osu.edu | Subscribe to group | |
Seeds Of Significance |
Seeds Of Significance aims to strengthen netwo |
4 years 12 months | citysos | Subscribe to group |
Green and Growing Initiative |
Potential Goals and Outcomes |
4 years 12 months | Steve Bosserman | Subscribe to group |
Scaling up Local Foods | 4 years 12 months | SusanSmalley | Subscribe to group |
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Advance Stark County Agriculture |
Working group to develop business cases within the Agriculture and Biosciences Cluster for Stark County |
4 years 12 months | Michelle Spain | Subscribe to group |
NE Ohio Livestock Renewable Energy |
Provide resource materials to farmers, agribusiness' and community leaders which enhance the consideration of farm based biomass to energy pr |
4 years 12 months | Brian Gwin | Subscribe to group |
MASCRI Markets |
Welcome to a network of fruit and vegetable industry members in the Mid-Atlantic Specialty Crop Research Initiative, funded by the USDA Specialty C |
4 years 12 months | webadmin | Subscribe to group |
Farm to School PA | 4 years 12 months | Cassandra Morgan | Subscribe to group | |
Networking and Collaborating Tools Development |
This is an effort to move discussions started here http://socialsynergyweb.org |
4 years 12 months | webadmin | Subscribe to group |
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