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Local Orbit

@localorbit

Supply chain management platform for a new, connected food economy, enabling buyers to efficiently purchase from local farmers & food makers.

 Ann Arbor, MI
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Joined July 2009
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Michigan farmers say they can handle one day, but a week without immigrants would “cripple us" buff.ly/2lch73G
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"Farm income has declined from previous year levels in every quarter since mid-2013." -Nathan Kauffman
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How olives are harvested is kind of mesmerising: https://teapawt.net/t.co/kjKdp6Ml7L #supplychain #oliveoil #transparency – at London, England
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Not rocket science. Pay a living wage: How this garlic farm went from a labor shortage to 150+ on applicant waitlist buff.ly/2kPQ3H1
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Great story about how @lincfoods built the infrastructure for a truly local beer buff.ly/2kxP0LM from @newfoodeconomy
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Far-reaching #NetNeutrality threats by Trump’s #FCC Pick buried amidst exec branch chaos nyti.ms/2kn90Ax #StayWoke #resist

Trump’s F.C.C. Pick Quickly Targets Net Neutrality Rules (Published 2017)

Ajit Pai, the new head of the commission, has taken aim at the key components and consumer protections in President Obama’s internet policies.

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In America’s Heartland, Discussing Climate Change Without Saying ‘Climate Change’ nyti.ms/2jHIHT9
In America’s Heartland, Discussing Climate Change Without Saying ‘Climate Change’ (Published 2017)

In America’s Heartland, Discussing Climate Change Without Saying ‘Climate Change’ (Published 2017)

Even as conversations about the subject remain contentious, the environment is becoming a concern no one there can ignore.

nytimes.com
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#Brexit effect: Is chlorinated chicken about to hit our shelves after new US trade deal? buff.ly/2kIsUUg
Your Biggest Software Cost Isn't the Software buff.ly/2ioW8uy
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Transparency is good business. Local Orbit's New Marketing Tools Enable Transparency On Demand buff.ly/2jpcAel
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The real future of farming isn’t growing plants or animals; it’s growing businesses. buff.ly/2ipLPSO
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Transparency On Demand: Local Orbit's New Marketing Tools buff.ly/2i1Zsvk
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Local Orbit's Shortlist: 9 Resources, Readings, and Organizations to Support in 2017 buff.ly/2jcjlfx
Small farms feed more people. The argument that industrial ag will “feed the 9 billion” just got even weaker buff.ly/2iy39YF
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Open Source Initiative Makes Food Safety Information Available to Everyone buff.ly/2iMM2Ub
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Collaboration Outperforms Policy buff.ly/2hzehnq
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Local Orbit's Shortlist: 9 Resources, Readings and Organizations to Support in 2017 Orbit buff.ly/2ixe8PB
Resources for a Productive New Year from @LocalOrbit eepurl.com/cvkyln
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Congrats to @FoodFresno on transfer of T&D Willey farm to Food Commons Fresno. We need more models like this. buff.ly/2inkkKa
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