I think the Greener Acres idea is great. I want to try and get some conversation going about this idea, and so one question that I have is:

What do you see as being the next steps towards creating this foundation? What types of stakeholders would you like to see involved in this intitiative, and what are their imagined roles?

This question is attached to an idea about using county land in Ohio to to grow food for the "food insecure" (people who at times cannot afford to buy their own food).

 This question asks: Who are the stakeholders? You can identify yourself as a stakeholder, or identify others as stakeholders. The idea that this question is linked to mentioned:

Here is a link to an article which appeared in Monday's June 23rd San Francisco Chronicle, based close to where I live. It describes already underway efforts just like those you are creating in Ohio. If you helped me formulate a list of questions, I would be happy to try and meet with key people in California and then share responses with you.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/23/MN8R118AR4.D...

Some possible questions to get the ball rolling:

1. What was most unexpected as you launched this effort?