Local Origins Rural Network - LORN Sustainable living in North Argyll

The idea behind the formation of this organisation is to bring the local food and creative producers, farmers, and skills businesses, together with the local community of the Lorn area.

LORN Members Directory - here
LORN Members Benefits and Activities- here
marketing LORN and its Members Directory - here
LORN members advertising together in the West Coast Review
LORN Enterprise Membership form - here

The aim is to provide the businesses with the chance to communicate with each other, to improve our local and economic sustainability, grasp opportunities that are, so often, more effective as a group and engage with the community better.

AIMS for 2010
~ Develop the NETWORK to connect more local businesses and the community
~ Promote the Local PRODUCERS MARKET for food, crafts, skills as well as local community groups.
~ Create online community of all interested in local sustainable economy
~ Initiate TRAINING, SKILLS, and other projects as identified by members
~ Connect with related organisations, to share best practise, and learn from other experiences

More information here - Producers and Skills Businesses information leaflet - pdf

Local Origins Rural Network : the basic idea -
Local
Marketing the skills and the produce from small farmers, crafters and businesses who are based in the North Argyll area of L-O-R-N. Food, crafts, goods, skills, services, tapping into our wealth of talent in our micro-businesses. Creating opportunities for local people and the many many visitors to buy from us.

Origins
All products to be grown, created, built, or made on the producers own L-O-R-N premises, within the expected restrictions of appropriate regulations and access to raw materials.

Rural
Sustaining our own rural economy in L-O-R-N which has been so badly hit by all the national and local problems over the past years. Inspiring new businesses.

Network
Bringing the community together to facilitate all ways to improve our local sustainability, including solving logistic problems, training, creating opportunities, inspire co-operation and empowering each with the support of the others.