im in favour of the idea about the cottage indusrty as well for the roseberry garden,
lily
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From: Cameron Little <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 5:15 pm
Subject: [FOOD_CO-OP] 'cottage industry' request
> Hi Co-opers,
> I have a request for feedback please on an idea I have been
> discussing with
> some people that the Ecoliving Centre has been helping out for a
> couple of
> years now.
>
> A local non-gov organisation called Eastern Respite and Recreation
> runs a
> weekly gardening group for intellectually disabled young people.
> A couple
> of years ago we helped them to design a permaculture garden for
> the Rosebery
> Centre where they wanted to run the weekly activities. They also run
> activities such as learning to cook and other lifeskills
> activities through
> this facility.
>
> Since then we have been providing assistance to them on a weekly
> basis (now
> fornightly) and this provides employment for a skilled active
> member of
> Ecoliving which is a great thing - the more green jobs the better!
> I am
> sure you would agree with that!
>
> They (the support workers) are now starting to look at the
> financial issues
> relating to this project and are seeking ways of making it:
> a) more viable in regards to ongoing running costs and;
> b) more interesting and multi dimensional.
>
> Where they are up to now is that they are producing plenty of
> great lemons
> and chillis - more than the gardeners, their families and friends
> can get
> through. They would now like to start to sell some of this surplus
> producein order to be able to invest in more plants and gardening
> materials as an
> ongoing concern and also to make it more interesting for the
> particpants.The gardening crew are very excited by the idea that
> they would actually be
> farmers, producing fresh organic produce which they could sell
> through an
> appropriate local outlet. This helps to give their lives an
> exciting new
> twist that their families are also proud of and excited about.
>
> I know that the Co-op has the cottage industry option and I would
> like to
> request that the Rosebery Gardeners might be able to access this
> programplease? Needless to say they would be happy to join and
> are just as likely
> to spend some of the money n the shop on some yummy treats whikle
> they are
> there. In the future their garden should start to produce other
> surplusproducts like herbs. All the produce is organically
> produced (no chemicals)
> produced in a garden designed according to permaculture principles and
> through an extremely ethical process.
>
> Could I please get some ideas/feelings about this and a bit of
> feedback and
> an indication as to whether this would be a goer as for a trial
> period for
> the co-op?
>
> Regards,
> Cameron.
>
> Cameron Little
> Ecoliving Program Manager
> UNSW Ecoliving Centre
> 14 Arthur St
> Randwick NSW 2031
>
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