Beyond PowerPoint: Prezi

Imagine my amusement when I see my old company "PA Consulting" at the bottom of the amazingly complicated slide.

De-Spaghettization of a PPT slide on Prezi

OSLOOM Open Source Manufacture of a Jacquard Loom

Looking forward to some projects like this for food processing systems, but this is a great example of what's going to be common in ten years. Dream then build.

Cellphone Payments Offer Alternative to Cash - NYTimes.com

Cellphone Payments Offer Alternative to Cash - NYTimes.com

Good overview of mobile payment systems; would be great for Farmers Markets. I believe, though, that the Federal "food stamp" program requires a hard wired terminal or a token system.

My friend Tommy Sowers on the Road in Missouri

cias.wisc.edu on Distribution Models of Local Food and Maps

Once again, Wisconsin's Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems rocks! I can't believe I missed this the first time around.

Lovely open source map of food distribution systems, and model descriptions. And supporting reports at 

Distribution Models for Local Food

View National Distribution Models in a larger map

Additional reports at "CIAS and the UW-Extension Ag Innovation Center have written a report featuring case studies of some of these distribution models: “Scaling Up:  Meeting the Demand for Local Food.”