I don't know if my view counts, but it seems like a good idea to me. Ryan
----- Original Message ----- From: "lilyp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 12:44 PM Subject: Re: [FOOD_CO-OP] 'cottage industry' request > > > im in favour of the idea about the cottage indusrty as well for the roseberry garden, lily > > > ----- Original Message ----- > 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 > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > www.ecoliving.cat.org.au > > > > ph. 02 9398 8838 > > fx. 02 9398 2416 > > mob. 0414 385 644 > > > > > > If you no longer want to be on this mailing list, please send an > > email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > > > unsubscribe food-co-op > > > > in the body text. > > If it does not work please email me (robert) with your email > > address in the body text at [EMAIL PROTECTED] - > > regards :) > > > > > > > > > If you no longer want to be on this mailing list, please send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > unsubscribe food-co-op > > in the body text. > If it does not work please email me (robert) with your email address in the body text at [EMAIL PROTECTED] - > regards :) > > If you no longer want to be on this mailing list, please send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe food-co-op in the body text. If it does not work please email me (robert) with your email address in the body text at [EMAIL PROTECTED] - regards :)
