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Getting down to business (plans)

Tue, 07/08/2008 - 13:15 — Casey Hoy

As you've no doubt noticed, our community of subscribers is getting pretty good at using the networking capability offered by the Ohio Local Food Systems Collaborative site. If you'll forgive the academic analogy, we've passed Networking 101. I feel pretty good about passing this introductory course, but my teenage kids have the equivalent of Masters degrees in this subject, learned by doing. It's time to move on to Networking 201 - getting about the business of local food systems infrastructure.

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A Vision for Worthington Hills

Sun, 06/08/2008 - 23:01 — Steve Bosserman

My previous posting presented ideas for a local food system in the Worthington Hills area. Ideas are necessary, but insufficient to drive the development and execution of a sound business plans. Vision gives ideas purpose, energy, and persistence over time. Vision is what's possible when assumed conditions are met, yet it remains responsive to the unexpected along the way toward fruition.

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Moving from communication to collaboration

Mon, 06/02/2008 - 07:32 — Casey Hoy

You and your fellow subscribers to this site represent the Ohio food system quite well, and your numbers have been growing steadily. We've simplified the site a bit in response to your feedback, and hope that you find it easier to network as a result. But we now intend to evolve from excellent discussion, to new ideas, and to working together on planning and building local food system infrastructure.

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Business Development in the Ohio Local Food Systems Collaborative

Wed, 05/28/2008 - 10:30 — Steve Bosserman

This is the first in a series of postings to the Ohio Local Food Systems Collaborative (OLFSC) about starting and sustaining a business in local food systems. These postings have several not so ordinary characteristics:

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Business Plans and Grant Proposals for Local Food Systems

Sun, 05/18/2008 - 15:21 — Steve Bosserman

The OLFSC is focused on initiating and expanding local food systems in Ohio. Its usefulness depends on how well members tap the resources available as posted content and through collaboration among members and colleagues to develop successful proposals for grants and business startups and expansions.

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