Food Systems

Urban Agriculture Youngstown
http://www.commonwealthinc.org/
Youngstown submitted a grant to the USDA with a local organization, Common Wealth, Inc. for innovative urban agriculture efforts.

Local Food Systems  Website
http://www.localfoodsystems.org/
A network building local and regional food systems in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.  A website for sharing information that was an outgrowth of a local food systems infrastructure workshop held at the Ohio Department of Agriculture in 2008.

Northeast Ohio Food Web
http://www.neofoodweb.org/
The Northeast Ohio Food Web is an information clearing house and virtual think tank for the Northeast Ohio Local Food Assessment and Plan. The Assessment began in April of 2010 when several partner organizations selected a national consultant team  to assess the state of Northeast Ohio's food system and make specific recommendations on how to significantly "re-localize" over coming years. The Assessment will culminate in November 2010 with a final report and presentation of findings.  The Cleveland Foundation has provided significant support.

Ohio Agriculture Research and Development Center of the Ohio State University
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/
Mapping the landscape of the region’s food system to promote greater understanding of economic development potential of the region’s agricultural land base in the countryside and in urban areas where abundant vacant land is being repurposed for food production

Urban Landscape Ecology Program
http://oardc.osu.edu/ulep/
A program of Ohio State University that focuses on research and conferences on agriculture in urban areas.

If you know of an initiative that should be listed on this page, please download the NEO Initiative Submission Form.doc located at the bottom of "Regional Initiatives" page.