Farmacy Co-op is Expanding
Farmacy Co-op provide boxes & bags of organic food for collection from the Concourse at The Agricultural Business Centre, Agricultural Way, Bakewell DE45 1AH every other Thursday afternoon between 12pm and 1.45pm.
We also deliver and are building a national distribution network that is secure and owned by the People - so our family & friends always have access to organic food and essential items. This network will be interconnected with local food & economic systems all over the country.
We are focused on access to organic food, improved health & wellbeing, permaculture / agroecology / regenerative agriculture, local food systems, local production/economies, national food security & secure access to essential items.
Stage 1 - Create a Secure Distribution Network
You can click here to check what stage we are at for your community but here are the stages.
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Temporary Delivery Route - To do this we need a Driver with the right attitude and enough demand.
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Semi Permanent - Local Driver Delivery Route - 5 subscribers & Local Driver
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Permanent & Secure Delivery Route - 10 subscribers, Local Driver
Stage 2 - Local Co-ordinator and Local Services
Once a delivery route is permanent & secure, our Local Co-ordinator will analyse the local area, get the opinion of our subscribers and collaborate with other community groups & organisations to bring in the following services:
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Collection Point - save on the shipping fee and the beginning of a community hub
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Pop-up Co-op - organic farmers market / local economic hub
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Organic Food Production - pre-made meals / cooked & raw / Canning / freeze-dried products
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Local Manufacturing - beginning with the production of essential items / serving the People
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Health Programs - focused on the route cause of disease & healing / food & support provided
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Seed Banks - interconnected to other local banks / has to be part of any food security plan
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Local Boxes - locally packed / organic Fruit & Veg / organic Staples / Natural Essential Items
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Food Bank - free or very affordable food boxes and access to emergency food
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Food Storage - pay us to purchase & store food, keeping it stored in a safe place
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Community Farms - organic / food security / community building / permaculture / syntropic agroforestry / learning centres / health & wellbeing / community herbalism / connection to nature
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Local Distribution Network - people-powered / using all modes of transport / interconnected with other local networks to form a regional & national network
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Permanent Venue for a Co-operative & Community Hub - offerings local products, services & events. Farmacy Co-op funded and/or crowdfunded. Similar to the franchise model - with support from Farmacy Co-op HQ. Decentalised and locally owned.
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Other Core Systems & Services - we have much more in mind but need to prioritise secure access to the food & essential items
Please register your details and we'll keep you updated with information re. our plan for your community and how you can get involved.