Farmacy Co-op is Expanding
Farmacy Co-op provide boxes & of organic food for collection from The Agricultural Business Centre, Agricultural Way, Bakewell DE45 1AH every other Thursday afternoon between 11am and 1pm.
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 Community Hub which will be a separate not-for-profit Co-operative - owned by the local members. This Hub will offer local products, services & events. Farmacy Co-op funded and/or crowdfunded.
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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.