Ooooby is here! (Out of Our Own Back Yards)

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Ooooby – Out Of Our Own Backyards – a Ning social network dedicated to connecting for food growers and locavores, and working towards a “goal of food interdependence”. Ooooby is about Building web solutions to inspire, encourage and enable people to grow food and connect with other food growers and locavores.

Things to do on Ooooby

* Connect with others in your area in order to share food, seedlings, seeds, information and more. See the Sharing menu.
* Invite some friends who are into food growing or eating local food. Then you will have more people to share things with.
* When you have some people in your local area on Ooooby you can invite them to work with you on projects, like this one for creating a food forest.
* Get inspiration from the growing library of great videos. And of course add your own favourite food related videos * Share some of your favourite photos.
* Write a blog to share your insights and ideas.
* Check out the helpful noooobies tips for using this site and getting started.

Ooooby is a great idea, blending local living philosophy with the power of online networking. Though the site is young (live since only December 2008), membership already boasts almost a thousand members.Search HERE for Ooooby'ers near you.