To learn more about the Northeast Ohio Regional Food Collaboration process, follow these links to publications or reports:
FINAL REPORT OF SUMMER REGIONAL NETWORK PROJECT
Full Report of Northeast Ohio Regional Food Collaboration Project, including What We Did, Why We Did It, What We Learned, and What Happens Next. Also includes appendices for Regional Planning and Local Food Systems, Local Food Hub Development, Network Analysis, and Community Forum.
Summary of Northeast Ohio Regional Food Collaboration Project, including summary of project without appendices.
AUGUST 19th REGIONAL FOOD GATHERING ON NETWORK ASSESSMENT
NEO Regional Food Network Mapping Analysis, a written summary of the recently completed network mapping project that includes an overview of open networks and local food systems, and network maps and descriptions of current and future collaborations, opportunities and barriers, network diversity, and collaborative projects.
Growing Networks to Grow the Local Food Economy of Northeast Ohio, slides from a presentation given by Brad Masi which summarizes results of a regional network mapping process.
Summary of Community Stakeholders Recommendations, includes a summary of possible next steps for a Regional Food Council, a Regional Learning Network, and potential Collaborative Projects.
JULY 22nd REGIONAL FOOD HUB GATHERING AT LAKE-TO-RIVER COOP:
- Summary of Northeast Ohio Food Hub gathering, a written summary of all proceedings, including presentations and smaller group discussions identifying opportunities to grow a collaborative food hub network in Northeast Ohio
- Counting Values- Food Hub Financial Benchmarking, a recently released Wallace Center report that reviews viability pathways based on an assessment of 300 food hubs across the United States.
- Snapshot of Food Hub Activities in Northeast Ohio slides of a prsentation by Brad Masi from NEOFoodWeb that summarizes survey responses of purposes and status of food hub initaitives in Northeast Ohio
- Reinventing Our Local Food Economies, slides of a presentation by Leslie Schaller from the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks detailing collaborative food hub networks in Southeast Ohio
- Food Hubs and Economic Development- National Models and Regional Collaboration, a presentation by Brian Williams that identifies how food hubs should be developed as a network and not as projects in isolation.
JUNE 26th FORUM ON REGIONAL PLANNING FOR LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS:
- Local Food and Economic Development slides of presentation by Brian Williams from the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
- Summary of Regional Planning Local Food Systems Forum, including summaries of presentation by Brian Williams and respsonses from Northeast Ohio local food stakeholders.
SUMMER 2015 NETWORK MAPPING PROJECT OVERVIEW
- Northeast Ohio Regional Food Collaboration activity summary for this project
FEBRUARY 13 STAKEHOLDER SUMMARIES:
- Planning and Regional Collaboration summary of Brian Williams and Tony Logan presentation about the role of local and regional planning in convening, overcoming bottlenecks, and growing collaborative partnerships
- Summary of opportunities, constraints, and potential projects for the growth of regional food system identified by stakeholders
- Regional Food Summary Presentation presentation by Michael Wilcox of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency summarizing results of November 17th stakeholder meeting
NOVEMBER 17, 2014 STAKEHOLDER MEETING SUMMARY:
- SWOT Analysis that shows Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats identified by local food stakeholders
OTHER USEFUL DOCUMENTS:
- 25% Shift Report, a regional food systems assessment from 2010 that identifies impacts and strategies for a 25% localization of the regional food supply
- 25% Shift Summary, an executive summary of the full report