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Local Food Guide - a good start

Submitted by Chris Hardie on Tue, 03/10/2009 - 08:45

A great start to a Buy Fresh, Buy Local directory is the Local Food Guide that was started by Earlham College student Ben Hastil, and is now being updated and maintained by ProgressiveWayneCounty.org.  The guide has a detailed listing of where to find various kinds of local food, how to contact growers, and thoughts on what it means to get our food locally.  The guide is a work in progress, but it can certainly serve as a jumping off point for more extensive branding efforts.

Source Idea: 
Create a "Buy Fresh, Buy Local" local food brand
3 votes

Create a local BALLE network

Submitted by Chris Hardie

The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies brings small business leaders together to help answer these questions: "How can my business use less energy and produce less waste? How can I help my customers understand that locally owned businesses are important to the strength of our community? What new business opportunities exist for our region in the emerging green economy?"

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8 votes

Gas Works Community Center

Submitted by jim hair in Historic Preservation

A place for the community to gather, not associated with any existing group.  Veterans Museum.  The Cardinal Greenway trail public bathrooms, a Gorge Interpretive Center, and bike rental.  Read more »

100 mile radius potlucks

Submitted by anna lisa gross on Tue, 03/03/2009 - 09:56

We started having monthly 100 mile radius potlucks in July 2008, and this month will have our 9th one! The publicity has been in all the usual places (Pal-Item, Waynet, WMUB, Earlham, etc.), and the turn out has been anywhere from 25-45 people per month.

Focusing on using ingredients from within 100 miles of Richmond has given people an engaging challenge, and brought strangers together around a common vision of sustainable agriculture.

Source Idea: 
Have more potluck meals
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