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USDA Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Grants Program
We'd encourage you to nework through localfoodsystems.org to develop proposals for this important opportunity in the agricultural biosciences.
Sent on behalf of USDA Ohio Rural Development State Director J. Anthony Logan
Contact: Heather Hartley, Public Affairs Office 614-255-2394
USDA Invites Applications for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects
Ag Success efforts of interest to new publication
Mary Holmes sent me a note regarding the launch of Edible Cleveland, a publication that focuses on Cleveland and regional agriculture and food issues. She suggested that it may be a good place to share the work of the Ag Success team of Wayne County. See the details here:
Kate Clancy Speical Seminar - Wed Nov. 16, 11 am - Food Policy
Please join us for a special presentation by
Dr. Kate Clancy, Senior Fellow, MISA and Visiting Scholar, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Better looking, easier to use, take a look!
Welcome back! We hope the focus of this site, promoting strong local economies, has been clarified and your experience with using it will be enhanced. You may have noticed that the site emails went on vacation for a while last summer. It was clearly time for an overhaul, and we hope you like the results. Click the "Read more" link to see what's new.
USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program, July 1 Deadline!
Funding Available: USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program
Business planning in local economies, getting to the real goal of this site
Some of you may have noticed a new feature of localfoodsystems.org, a business case template and business cluster map (right side of the screen, under “Connect”). These new tools focus on the real purpose of this site. It’s about planning and establishing the locally owned business ecosystems at the heart of a local economy.
LocalFoodSystems site is on a new server
Greetings,
The localfoodsystems.org site has recently moved to an Ohio State University server. Hopefully, you haven't noticed anything amiss but if you do please let us know by clicking "Report problem with site".
Waste to Energy Grants Boost the Agricultural Bioscience Industry Cluster
In a recent press release from the Ohio Department of Development, awards were announced for farm and food waste to energy, several connected with the Agricultural Bioscience Industry Cluster in NE Ohio. These are excellent examples of our region's growth potential from within, connecting many locally owned enterprises into business ecosystems that minimize waste, provide for our most basic needs like food and energy, and build wealth that stays in NE Ohio. Congratulations to the awardees, especially those most directly connected to food and agriculture...
