Economic & Community Development - Lake County
Brad Clinehens
Economic & Community Development Extension Educator
Mission Statement:
Providing Indiana citizens with educational programs and information they can use to:
- Increase community vitality
- Build leadership capacity
- Enhance public decision-making
- Resolve public issues
Local Foods/Community Food Systems
South Shore Local Foods newsletter
NWI Community Farmer's Markets
Food Entrepreneurship series (publications)
Purdue Extension Sustainable Agriculture
Indiana local foods blogs
Victoria' Wessler's Going Local food blog
Articles/publications
A Primer on Community Food Systems
Urban Agriculture & Community Food Security in the US
Community Supported Agriculture in the Midwest
Entrepreneurship with a Regional Flavor
Resources from Chicago
Advocates for Urban Agriculture
Chicago: Eat Local, Live Healthy
Purdue Extension links
Purdue Extension Means Business
Center for Regional Development
Purdue Technical Assistance Program (TAP)
Dr. Larry DeBoer's, "IN Local Government Info"
Intercultural Action Committee for Extension
International Extension Curriculum
Disaster and Emergency Management Resources (EDEN)
Other Extension Systems - Community & Economic Development links
UWEX - Community & Economic Development Center
Penn State & Cornell - Community Tool Box
Penn State Food Entrepreneur Resources
Univ of Illinois Extension - Community Development
Iowa State - Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Univ of New Hampshire - Community Development
Ohio State Extension - Community Development
Univ of Minnesota Extension - Community Development
Community Development Assets - North Central Region
Program Partners (ECD program)
NWI Small Business Development Center
Legacy Foundation of Lake County
Hammond Innovation Center, Purdue-Calumet
Stats Indiana - Lake County Profile
Lake County Economic Development Organizations
Lake County Chambers of Commerce
