Locally Grown News.comConnecting consumers to their food and their communities

Michelle Ferrier, Proprietor

Locavore:

Eating Local Foods

“Better food – more local,

more healthy, more

sensible – is a powerful

new topic of the American

conversation.

[--”Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of

Food Life,” by Barbara Kingsolver]

Shifting the civic dialogue from the town center

to the kitchen table.

Building relationships between neighbors.

Shaping agendas for dialogue and action in

communities.

Building

Social Capital

Online community website lets members

share stories, photos and events around

local food, local products, sustainability

and community...Local First!

Creating Local

Community

LocallyGrownNews

Franchise Offers:

Content niche around local first initiatives.

Shared content and advertising network.

Shared marketing/design/promotion support.

Robust content management system with support.

Dedicated team of women supporting each other.

Version 2.0

Version 3.0

•Geolocation tools for all

content

•Addition of “Rate This”

feature

•Content types such as

Video, Marketplace

Directory

Version 3.0

Key Elements Content: Compelling content that drives passion

Architecture: Robust content management system

versus blog platform

Functions: User-generated content and social media

features.

Engagement: Being in/of the community; helping to

reflect that community to itself; participant observer.

EngagementMay 1, 2010 to July 31, 2010

Aug. 1, 2010 to Oct. 31, 2010

Future GrowthGeographic growth

along I-40 and I-85

corridor.

New franchises in

Florida coming on

board 1st Quarter

2011.

Print/mobile vehicles

launched

in 2011.

New revenue

streams in

merchandise offered

2011.

ISO:

New Proprietors

Michelle Ferrier, Founder, LocallyGrownNews.com

info@locallygrownnews.com; Twitter: localize_nc;

Women passionate about their communities

Interested in growing your own business

Desiring collaborative, supportive network