All Discussions Tagged 'co-op' - Transition Whatcom2024-03-29T12:08:54Zhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/group/toollibraries/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=co-op&feed=yes&xn_auth=noFarm Implement Cooptag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-03-04:2723460:Topic:450162011-03-04T18:57:17.764ZHeather Khttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/HeatherK
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<p><strong>Message from Beau sent 3/4/11 to our network:</strong></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><em>quote- “Hello group, The Farm Implement Co-op is founded on the idea that small scale urban and rural farming is impeded by start up and maintenance costs of equipment and theses costs could be minimized by collective ownership. We believe that a Farm Implement Co-op will simultaneously help to strengthen our local food supply and create local sustainable…</em></p>
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<p><strong>Message from Beau sent 3/4/11 to our network:</strong></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><em>quote- “Hello group, The Farm Implement Co-op is founded on the idea that small scale urban and rural farming is impeded by start up and maintenance costs of equipment and theses costs could be minimized by collective ownership. We believe that a Farm Implement Co-op will simultaneously help to strengthen our local food supply and create local sustainable jobs.</em></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><em>This is what I have been working on for the last two years collecting what i hope will be the back bone for this. (rototillers, cider press, seeders...)Before i started my own group i wanted to not step on any toes and thought these things could work very well together. The Farm Implement co-op will deal in all stages of food. Feel free to contact me. Beau” (</em> endquote)</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Beau has a TW page at- <a href="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/beau">http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/beau</a></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>Hi Beau, this sounds wonderful! I hope other neighborhoods will have someone investing in farm tools & processing equipment like you have!</strong></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong> I'm interested in how you'll store the tools, maintain them & lend them out.</strong></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>Your ideas could help all of us.</strong></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>Let us know how we can refer interested folks who live in your urban B'ham neighorhood. -</strong></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>May Updates:</strong></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>BUGS website now has a link to the Farm Implement Coop</strong> -<a href="http://bellinghamurbangardens.org/farm-implement-co-op">http://bellinghamurbangardens.org/farm-implement-co-op</a></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>Food Coop article pg 6</strong><strong>-</strong> <strong><a href="http://www.communityfood.coop/pdf/WEB%20May%2011%20NL.pdf">http://www.communityfood.coop/pdf/WEB%20May%2011%20NL.pdf</a></strong></p>
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