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  • From: Stephen Demeulenaere <ut034@freenet.victoria.bc.ca>
  • To: permaculture-mg@amani.ces.ncsu.edu
  • Subject: LETS/CSA/marketing
  • Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 09:22:03 -0800 (PST)


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> Hello,
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> Is there anyone on this list working with a LETS (Local Exchange
> Trading System) organization which is running a Food LETS as part of its
> multiLETS or LETSreg structures?
> In Victoria, British Columbia, the Lifecycles Community Gardening
> network and the Victoria LETS Registry are piloting such a project this
> year.
> At base level, there will be a shared backyards network with a
> Barter System between those people. At the next level, there will be
> trading through the Food LETSystem of the LETS Registry. The LETS
> currencies will be used to establish a direct market for organic
> farm-grown produce, excess backyard produce, CSA programs, Good Food Box
> programs, labour programs and Public Market.
> We've found that farmers generally don't like the numbers or
> marketing end of what they do, they also have difficulty retaining
> labour, and they compete with hobbyist growers and slave labour in
> markets and grocery stores.
> If the public were willing to pay 10-15% of their purchase from a
> farmer in Green Dollars, our internal currency, the farmer could use the
> Green to pay labourers who could spend the Green within the system, to
> buy bulk food, services, goods, etc. We're starting to develop community
> support cycles for farms in our local region.
> If you're interested in what we're doing, and want to keep in
> touch, contact Lifecycles at Lifecycles@pinc.com or Victoria LETS at
> viclets@islandnet.com or xx139@freenet.victoria.bc.ca.
> Your assistance is appreciated.
>
> Stephen DeMeulenaere
> administrator
> Victoria LETS Registry
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  • LETS/CSA/marketing, Stephen Demeulenaere, 01/30/1996

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