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Food System Logistics Biomimicry - Ant Colony Optimization

by: Casey W. Hoy on: Feb 20, 6:01pm

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 far has been done in Europe, but we do have some OSU Fisher School of Business faculty who are beginning to work with this algorithm.

Posted to: Logistics, particularly transportation for increasing volume of local foods, Local Food Systems Computer Modeling, GIS, Data(mining) group

Youngstown Eats - what's the news?

by: Casey W. Hoy on: Feb 20, 5:25pm

Greetings, Just checking in with the group that was working on the Stinner Summit V project, Youngstown Eats. Has there been any word on the Community Food Project proposal, any action on the project since the proposal was submitted, or other news? Thanks, looking forward to hearing how it's going.

Casey

Posted to: Stinner Summit V Project - Youngstown Eats

Save the Date - Statewide meeting of Local Food Policy Councils

by: Jill Clark on: Feb 20, 10:31am

The Center for Farmland Policy Innovation at The Ohio State University will be hosting a statewide meeting of local food policy councils on Thursday, April 26th in Columbus on the campus of Ohio State. Our guest speaker will be Mark Winne (http://www.markwinne.com/), one of the top national leaders on food policy councils and various food policy issues.

Posted to: Main Group, OSU Faculty & Staff, Healthy Neighborhood Harvest

Local Foods Summit 2012

by: Brad Masi on: Feb 16, 5:56pm

LOCAL FOOD SUMMIT 2012

Growing the Collaborative Networks to Grow Our Local Food Economy

Convened by the New Agrarian Center and the NEOFoodWeb.org in partnership with Lorain County Community College and the Oberlin Project

Featuring presentations and facilitation by June Holley, Founder of the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks and Jack Ricchiuto, Collaboration Designer

March 10, 2012 at Lorain County Community College Spitzer Center

Posted to: Main Group, Advance NorthEast Ohio Partners, Ag-Bio Cluster Leadership Council (ABCLC), Advance Lorain County Agriculture

Ohio could get STEM schools on agriculture

by: Kwodwo Ababio on: Feb 16, 2:24pm

Recently in the Columbus Dispatch Senators Chris Widener, Cliff Hite and Peggy Lehners join forces to endorsed opening a school called "Global Impact STEM Academies" in Springfield, OH. see attached link http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/02/13/ohio-could-get-schools-on-farming.html

Posted to: Main Group, Private Institutional food service as a way to initiate local food systems, Consumer-driven production practices, consumer education opportunities, educational needs for the producer, Entrepreneurs in Agriculture, Youth in Local Food Systems, Urban and Suburban Agriculture, Green and Growing Initiative, LFS Storytellers, Inner City Wellness and Local Foods, Sustainable Local Economic Development, Urban Landscape and Ecology Program (ULEP) Collaboration Forum, AFRI Food Security FY12

Farmers Market Manager Survey from PSU Extension

by: Leah Smith on: Feb 15, 10:40am

Posted to: Western Pennsylvania Farmers Market Managers

Western Ohio Manure Technology Workshop

by: Brian Gwin on: Feb 13, 1:48pm

For those of you in Western Ohio / Indiana interested in nutrient managment and renewable energy systems, here is a great one day workshop sponsored by AG Soultions and OSUE

Monday, March 19th

9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Knights of St John Hall - 8608 St. Rt. 119, Maria Stein, Ohio

Posted to: NE Ohio Livestock Renewable Energy, Organic Nutrient Management Value Network

Warner Grant Opportunity

by: Brian Gwin on: Feb 10, 3:35pm

Upcoming small grant opportunity which has applicability to livestock systems.

Posted to: NE Ohio Livestock Renewable Energy, Organic Nutrient Management Value Network

Manure Technology Workshop

by: Brian Gwin on: Feb 10, 3:05pm

Excellent full day workshop related to advanced technologies in manaure management. Hosted by Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center, OSU Extension and Ohio Compost and Manure Management as well as Ohio Soybean Council.

Manure Technology Workshop

Tuesday, March 20, 1012

9:15 am to 3:15 pm

Fisher Auditorium

OARDC Campus, Ohio State University

1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, Ohio

Posted to: Ag Success Team of Wayne County, NE Ohio Livestock Renewable Energy, Organic Nutrient Management Value Network, Wayne County OSUE IPM

Minutes from January 12, 2012 Ag Success Team Meeting

by: Barb Chapin on: Feb 9, 12:23pm

Posted to: Advance NorthEast Ohio Partners, Ag Success Team of Wayne County

Tuscarwas County could use a "local foods" boost!

by: Jen Kneuss on: Feb 5, 11:23pm

Anyone else involved in local agriculture/sustainability here in T-County interested in once again getting the "local foods sustainability network" up and running again? The group was launched, but follow-up meetings were never scheduled by the initial organizers - although one of those groups lost their funding last year, admittedly. A big frustration is the lack of interest in T-County in heirlooms or willingness to purchase these at the local markets! Any comments on this?

Posted to: Tuscarawas County Local Foodshed Initiative Project

Value Added Producer Grants awarded by USDA to Producers, Processors and Organizations

by: Brian Gwin on: Feb 4, 10:54am

Congratulations to MI, OH and PA with 23 project s receiving approximately $2.5 milion in funds to match their value added product marketing activities.

Full press release http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2012/02/0040.xml&...

or www.usda.gov then newsroom

Posted to: Main Group

Annie's Project Classes February and March 2012

by: Leah Miller on: Jan 31, 2:53pm

The Holmes County Ohio State University Extension Service will be hosting "Annie's Project" classes on Wednesday nights in February and March 2012. Annie's Project was started to empower farm women to be better business partners. The classes will be held at Comfort Inn in Millersburg, Ohio starting February 8, 2012. The cost for the classes is $65. Pre-register by calling 330.674.3015.

Posted to: Main Group

Reflections from the 2011 Acres Conference (Dr. Francis Thicke)

by: Liz Kolbe on: Jan 22, 5:06pm

Dr. Francis Thicke: Keynote Address: “The Politics of Industrial vs. Ecological Agriculture.”

Posted to: Main Group

Reflections from the 2011 Acres Conference (Dr. Arden Anderson, DO, PhD)

by: Liz Kolbe on: Jan 22, 5:04pm

Dr. Arden Anderson, DO, PhD: “A Doctor’s take on Soil, an Agronomist’s take on Health.”

Posted to: Main Group

Reflections from the 2011 Acres Conference (Dr. Jill Clapperton)

by: Liz Kolbe on: Jan 22, 5:02pm

Dr. Jill Clapperton, PhD. “Soil Biological Fertility — The Link to Mineral Nutrient-Dense Food, Grains & Forages”

Posted to: Main Group

Reflections from the 2011 Acres Conference (Hugh Courtney)

by: Liz Kolbe on: Jan 22, 5:01pm

Hugh Courtney: “Planting by the Biodynamic Calendar”

Posted to: Main Group

Reflections from the 2011 Acres Conference (Harvey Ussery)

by: Liz Kolbe on: Jan 22, 4:58pm

Harvey Ussery: Trash to Treasure: Innovative Use of Organic Wastes on Farms Large or Small”

Posted to: Main Group

USDA Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Grants Program

by: Casey W. Hoy on: Jan 21, 10:11am

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

2012 Warner Grant for Sustainable Agriculture RFP

by: Megan Shoenfelt on: Jan 19, 2:23pm

2012 Warner Grant RFP

Proposals are due Friday, March 2, 2012

Posted to: Main Group

Ohio's Specialty Crops - A Boost to Food Service Menus publication available

by: Megan Shoenfelt on: Jan 19, 10:57am

Here is the link to the on-line publication Ohio's Specialty Crops - A Boost to Food Service Menus.

Posted to: Main Group

Holmes County January 24th Value Added Ag meeting

by: Leah Miller on: Jan 18, 3:59pm

We will be meeting on January 24, 2012 at the Millersburg Mennonite Church(288 E. Jackson St.), Millersburg, Ohio. Our discussion will be identifying current and potential business enterprises that could support and relate to each other by using local agricultural product and ag related enterprises. These ideas and businesses would help form business ecosystems around agriculture. Nathan Hilbert and I will be working with you to start mapping the ideas and resources we have and what might be needed to move folks together.

Posted to: Holmes Value-Added Agriculture

nutrient trading grant

by: Brian Gwin on: Jan 17, 7:45pm

Announced this past week is a CIG opportunity focused on nutrient trading programs. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/home

Posted to: Ag Success Team of Wayne County, Advance Wayne County Agriculture

Ag Success efforts of interest to new publication

by: Casey W. Hoy on: Jan 14, 11:42am

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:

Posted to: Ag Success Team of Wayne County

Minutes from December 8, 2011 Ag Success Team Meeting

by: Barb Chapin on: Jan 12, 1:06pm

Posted to: Advance NorthEast Ohio Partners, Ag Success Team of Wayne County

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Convened by the New Agrarian Center and the NEOFoodWeb.org in partnership with Lorain County Community College and the Oberlin Project

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