Community in operation: developing an ecosystem

The Pantry:

The pantry is a simple cooperative concept, operating as a single platform where goods are ordered and distributed from.
The pantry operates a wide membership model that enables members to directly access producers. The name itself denotes the exact purpose of what we are working to achieve; a collective pantry. Traditionally this would have been a store room within a house, where food was stored until it was required. In our modern day lives, this concept has moved out of the individual home and into shops, or, as they are still remembered and refereed to in some communities that retain the lineage to community living, stores.
In theory this works brilliantly, a collective store that everyone can access, as and when they require goods. in practice however, it has simply become another way to capitalise and drive profit from providing a service.
The pantry is the antidote to this model. It is the way that stores should work, not focusing wealth to the store holder or the share holders, but working to meet the needs of those who use it, the community. The interesting concept

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