We are looking forward to an exciting 2012 working together to create a sustainable community and resilient future. 

The LORN portfolio of interest includes : community, sustainability, primary produce, skills, crafts, education, environment, farming, waste, energy, health, heritage, culture, transport, 

This web site is an online community for us to share. It is free for all to join, there is a simple registration to keep it spam free. 

Local Origins Rural Network is becoming increasingly active throughout the area between Loch Craignish and Loch Leven, including our local islands. We are making connections between individuals, groups, organisations who share our aims to create a sustainable community. 

Community organisations, who share and support the LORN aims, are invited to use this place to create their own group, put up events, and promote their activities. In the first place please get in touch to discuss your ideas and how we work : ning@lorn.org.uk
Only LORN Enterprise Members are allowed to advertise their businesses here - please support them - and if you are a primary producer or skill business in the area please join LORN first,
For individuals to use this site to learn more, and share their ideas, join groups etc this is a completely FREE place.
if you would like to support the work LORN is doing we welcome you as a LORN community members;

If you are unsure of anything, please email ning@lorn.org.uk to check.
If the event is inappropriate, we will ask you to remove it; if offensive, it will be removed.

Welcome to a FREE space for everyone to share with others your interest in growing and eating locally produced food, supporting local skills, modern and traditional, valuing our local natural & historical environment, and working towards creating a more sustainable way of life here in North Argyll.
- - keep an eye on events - - join in with groups - - upload photographs
It is YOUR space, enjoy and make it what you want. There is absolutely no charge for anyone in the community to use this place. However LORN would love you to join if you would like to support our aims more, and only LORN Enterprise members can advertise here. 

Scroll down this page to find lots of groups on all topics, more about the aims of the community, event listings, blog, forum, images, and more. Just have a good rootle around.

Please add a nice profile image to your identity: - of your view, creativity, animals, even yourself ! And use your  "My Page" to share something about yourself. Scroll down the page to see more info and ideas.         LORN committee for 2011       What is LORN?

Please Join LORN - Community membership for everyone who supports LORN aims.   Enterprise membership for primary producers and skills businesses. 

 

A FREE online space for all who are interested in creating a more sustainable way of living in our North Argyll community
Use the space wisely, and with respect to all members, explore the groups, make new ones, upload photographs, create discussions.
Most of all enjoy it and share your ideas, experience, needs and activities with everyone here.
PLEASE add any community (eg gardening, skills, ecology, history, language, cultural, transition, sustainable) events you know about
Feel free to create new groups, start conversations, and share information.
Please invite others who might be interested to join in.
PLEASE DO NOT JUST JOIN AND STAY SILENT - Get stuck in !!
If what you are looking for is not here, start it - or ask for it.
Let us know if you encounter any problems, we are learning!
All offers of help will be gratefully received.
please add an image to your profile - lots of blue heads are boring !
note: only Full members of LORN can advertise or market their produce, skills or services in this community. Messages breaching this may be edited or deleted, and persistant offenders removed.
A few groups are also for Full members only, as a place to develop ideas, and sort out issues affecting the businesses.