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Can you expand a little on this scheme? How is it organized? I just have a hard time imaging it working, but it sounds like it's working for you.
by karolisd 15y ago
Can you expand a little on this scheme? How is it organized? I just have a hard time imaging it working, but it sounds like it's working for you.
- derrida 15y agoAt the moment it is organized over an e-list, but there is definitely potential for it to be organized using a database and web front end. At the moment, people in the scheme know at least 2 other people, and it works on solidarity and trust. It requires participation from everybody, but like I said above, this participation is less overall work than if everybody went and bought their groceries themselves. Every monday 2 people in the scheme drive to the wholesale markets at 6am, buy from a list (with requests from previous week), and return by 8am with the vegetables,fruit and grains in a central location. The material is then divided up into boxes based on size. Everybody gets the same stuff. Since there is variety, there is little waste.