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.
Create A Forum topic
CBN Dashboard
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 |
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 |
NEO Juice, Beer, Wine, & Spirits | 9 years 2 months | Brian Gwin | Request group membership |
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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 |
Group Name | Description | Last Updated | Creator | Subscription |
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Small Scale Soil Conservation Equipment |
Development of equipment and associated production practices focused on soil conservation for small producers.
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9 years 5 months | Brian Gwin | Request group membership |
Aquaculture Network |
Currently contains information on businesses from a list of fish propagators provided by ODNR. Should fish processors be included? |
9 years 3 months | Brian Gwin | 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 |
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CIG Dashboard
Group Name | Description | Last Updated | Creator | Subscription |
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Real Food, Real Local, Real Good Institute |
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4 years 12 months | 30milemeal | Subscribe to group |
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 |
Value-added Processing (all foods) |
A good inventory and assessment of agricultural resources in Ohio, both production and processing is an important and needed baseline - what infras |
4 years 12 months | Amalie Lipstreu | Subscribe to group |
FFA Agrientrepreneurship | 4 years 12 months | Anne Scott | Subscribe to group | |
Appalachian Staple Foods Collaborative (ASFC) |
To build seed-to-table regional scale bean, grain, oil seed and perennial nut staple food systems in Appalachia the Midwest, and wherever communit |
4 years 12 months | AppStaple | Subscribe to group |
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Group Name | Description | Last Updated | Creator | Subscription |
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Real Food, Real Local, Real Good Institute |
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4 years 12 months | 30milemeal | Subscribe to group |
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 |
Value-added Processing (all foods) |
A good inventory and assessment of agricultural resources in Ohio, both production and processing is an important and needed baseline - what infras |
4 years 12 months | Amalie Lipstreu | Subscribe to group |
FFA Agrientrepreneurship | 4 years 12 months | Anne Scott | Subscribe to group | |
Appalachian Staple Foods Collaborative (ASFC) |
To build seed-to-table regional scale bean, grain, oil seed and perennial nut staple food systems in Appalachia the Midwest, and wherever communit |
4 years 12 months | AppStaple | Subscribe to group |
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Forums Dashboard
Topic | Replies | Last post | Forum | |
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What age would you retire? by Brian Gwin on Thu, 2016-09-08 13:50 |
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by Brian Gwin Thu, 2016-09-08 13:52 |
General discussion | |
Lake Erie Algae Bloom by Mark Mittiga on Wed, 2016-11-30 13:09 |
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by Mark Mittiga Wed, 2016-11-30 13:20 |
General discussion | |
Corn - Leading Grain Crop by Mark Mittiga on Wed, 2016-11-30 13:32 |
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by webadmin Fri, 2016-12-02 15:38 |
General discussion |
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NE IL by Brian Gwin on Thu, 2016-09-08 13:52 |
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What age would you retire? |
waterloo iowa by Brian Gwin on Thu, 2016-09-08 13:51 |
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What age would you retire? |
The engineers are finding by Mark Mittiga on Wed, 2016-11-30 13:40 |
The engineers are finding that the corn stalks are simply beign destroyed way too often due to wind. They are currently looking into the issue of wind damaging teh stalks. |
Corn - Leading Grain Crop |
This year was a good year for by Mark Mittiga on Wed, 2016-11-30 13:18 |
This year was a good year for the lake algae wise. The cooler weather has been a good thing in terms of sparking the algae growth. When the weather stays on the cooler side, there is not as much visable algae in the lake. |
Lake Erie Algae Bloom |
Wind-induced corn stalk by Mark Mittiga on Wed, 2016-11-30 13:34 |
Wind-induced corn stalk failure has recently hindered the process of moving forward in regard to corn production. Engineers are taking on this problem to see where the issues lay. |
Corn - Leading Grain Crop |
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