At 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

At 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.