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).
Create A Collaborative Business Network
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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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 |
NEO Packaged Foods And Snacks | 9 years 2 months | Brian Gwin | Request group membership | |
Non-GMO Feed Grains Network |
This is the private work space for project members who are associated with one or more of the following groups. |
11 years 4 months | Brian Gwin | Request group membership |
NEO_Breads |
Develop a mission statement |
9 years 3 months | Brian Gwin | Request group membership |
Small Business Management |
A general study of the field of small business focusing on policies, |
6 years 1 week | webadmin | 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 |
Ohio Livestock Product Processors |
This portfolio contains an extensive list of licensed meat and dairy processors in Ohio, specifically those from the Northeast region. |
6 years 1 week | Brian Gwin | Request group membership |
OARDC Natural Rubber Ecosystem | 9 years 3 months | Brian Gwin | Request group membership |
Group Name | Description | Last Updated | Creator | Subscription |
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Food as Economic Development |
Build economies using food and ag. |
7 years 5 months | admintest | Request group membership |
Resilient Health Network, Inc. |
We promote, enrich, and sustain resilient human, community, and environmental health by developing synergistic/cooperative linkages among programs, |
4 years 11 months | Brett Joseph | Request group membership |
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CIG Dashboard
Group Name | Description | Last Updated | Creator | Subscription |
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Entrepreneurs in Agriculture |
This group will explore diverse and unique attributes of agricultural businesses- seasonality, production modeling, distribution and food safety, a |
4 years 12 months | Abbe Turner | Subscribe to group |
Advance Mahoning County Agriculture |
Working group to develop business cases within the Agriculture and Biosciences Cluster for Mahoning County |
4 years 12 months | Elsa Higby | Subscribe to group |
Cincinnati Local Foods Group |
The Cincinnati Local Foods Group is a yahoo group which shares information about local fo |
4 years 12 months | valereee | Subscribe to group |
Local Food Technology & Software |
Software & Technology are creating new & exciting possibiiities for the local food movement, and will play a significant role in a new, dec |
4 years 12 months | buckybox | Subscribe to group |
MASCRI Innovation |
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 |
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Real Food, Real Local, Real Good Institute |
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4 years 12 months | 30milemeal | Subscribe to group |
Stinner Summit V Project - Youngstown Eats |
The Youngstown Eats project focuses on providing healthy meals, locally sourced and ready to eat, to youth in Youngstown who have poor access to go |
4 years 12 months | Casey Hoy | Subscribe to group |
Urban and Suburban Agriculture |
There is tremendous opportunity within cities and outlying suburbs, to create new economic drivers through food production, and the |
4 years 12 months | webadmin | Subscribe to group |
OSASN, Ohio Sustainable Agriculture Students Network |
Ohio colleges and universities are currently collaborating on a statewide network of sustainable agriculture education programs. |
4 years 11 months | Casey Hoy | Subscribe to group |
Western Pennsylvania Farmers Market Managers |
Welcome to the Western Pennsylvania Farmers Market Manager Discussion Forum! This is a place for market managers to connect with one another to sh |
4 years 12 months | smith_leah | Subscribe to group |
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