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Group: Sustainable Local Economic Development

Welcome

The purpose of this group is to document viable alternatives by which any cluster of 1,000 people can sustain themselves through locally sourced food, water, green energy, and basic materials and manufactured goods.

Open participation is encouraged as your ideas, experiences, and perspectives are important.  There are no "right answers" or "only ways".  Please share so we all benefit!

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Recent Posts

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Bob Haugen
Jul 27, 2:39pm
I posted this message in the Logistics group, in response to Sam Earle's message entitled "Supply Chain and Technology".  Reposting since I did not include some other groups that might be interested. http://foodnetworksoftware.org...
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Grant Short
May 16, 4:45pm
If you are within a reasonable distance of the Thumb area of Michigan and would like to discuss the potential for going into business together to build an Organic Vegtable Farm together, please contact me: grantshort@hotmail.com and learn more....
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Casey W. Hoy
Jul 19, 8:53am
Charlotte Muezenberger wrote an excellent piece on one of the recent networking meetings that are catalyzing an agricultural and bioscience industry cluster in NE Ohio.  In an article in the business section of the July 18, 2010 edition of the...
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Sam T. Rose
Feb 11, 10:21am
Title: Comparing Business Development Paradigms Authors: Paul B. Hartzog, Sam Rose, Richard C. Adler Web: The Forward Foundation http://www.forwardfound.org License: Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike Ref: FF-2010-2-15 Some material...
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Sam T. Rose
Jan 23, 9:57am
This post is not just about "quantity does not equal quality". This is about volume of information and how it can affect decision quality. It's also about a more scaleable and sustainable ecology and economy for your activities online. The...

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