You may have already seen this, but in case you haven't, the entrepreneurs in agriculture group should certainly be aware of a new project in NE Ohio.  The project is described in a post to the Advance Northeast Ohio Partners group.  If you are in NE Ohio and haven't done so already, please consider joining the Advance Northeast Ohio Partners group.  And if you know of individuals in NE Ohio who would be key leaders that could serve on a leadership council for this regional effort, please

Last November 3, we met at Corporate College in Cleveland to discuss a
green, sustainability agenda for inclusion in the Advance Northeast
Ohio Plan.  Brian Gwin, Steve Bosserman and I shared a vision for
building local economies in Northeast Ohio starting with local food
systems, leading to renewable energy and distributed manufacturing with
renewable raw materials from the region's agricultural lands.  We're
delighted to share with you the news that the project has been
supported by the Fund for Our Economic Future.  A summary of the

Currently, there are over 320 members of the LocalFoodSystems.org network and the number keeps growing!  Along with increasing membership comes an even wider readership by those who visit the site to catch-up on current postings or see what calendar events are going on, but not necessarily to join.  No matter what people do when they come to the site, it is evident that what brought them to it, in part, is a shared interest in what's happening within the local foods movement.

What happens when an irresistible force meets an unmovable object? 
What happens to the status quo when millions of people, one by one,
post their views, share their experiences, and cast their votes via
forums and exchanges on the Internet?  Barack Obama is elected
president, climate change becomes a universal concern, and Susan Boyle,
previously unknown, gains global stardom overnight.  Who would have
thought such outcomes were possible in light of conventional wisdom to
the contrary?  Yet, these illustrate the power people have through

I am changing this post to a stated need to connect people with knowledge about creating web presences, prefably using open source software when possible.This was  stated need at http://www.leadershipsummit2009.com/Home.html