Group: Logistics, particularly transportation for increasing volume of local foods
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Localized hubs for small producers are currently key to consolidating supplies into commercially viable volumes. Work to develop more such hubs, and to help producers understand the requirements of larger scale processors and outlets, could stimulate more movement of locally produced foods.
Recent Posts
Casey W. Hoy
Feb 20, 7:01pm
I was telling Kari Moore about this biomimicry-based technique for optimizing transportation routes, and figured the rest of this group might be interested as well, so I'm posting here rather than just emailing Kari. Most of the work so...
Bill Melver
Sep 2, 9:27am
This locavores thing is really catching on but at the same time, most farmers don't have the luxury of time to spend hours at a Farmers market, peddling their products. What's needed are smarter ways to connect the suppliers/producers...
Michelle Ajamian ...
May 29, 10:23pm
Hi all, Brandon here,
This message is intended to update all of you who are interested in the progress of the Staple Food Project in Southeastern Ohio. In particular, I will write herein about the "hardware" of this project- the nuts...
Casey W. Hoy
Apr 10, 4:34pm
Manufacturing has developed some principles that can be applied to local food systems. The point is not that we're interested in producing more food widgets, its that efficiency (energy, water, nutrients, etc.) is very important in the design,...
Michelle Ajamian ...
Feb 7, 12:23pm
I am working on putting together a coherent "context" section for presentations and grant proposals that tells the story of how we lost our localized staple food production (grains, beans, and oilseeds).
This kind of research is not my...
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Logistics, particularly transportation for increasing volume of local foods
