I'm an engineer by training, a software developer. I've spent 30 years of my life working on systems that didn't change the lives of anyone, really. I just received a paycheck, raised my three children, took vacations and life was good.
Then in 2014, I realized that our food systems evolved in an era of mass market advertising and are simply broken around the world. I found out that 60% of the cost of a head of lettuce is transportation costs.
There are a lot of problems in our world today and we know there are no simple answers.
We believe the transformation of our food system through a multi-sided marketplace that brings local food producers, “Foodpreneurs” and local consumers together for mutual benefit and minimal “Food Miles” can change more than just your diet … or your financial situation … it can change the real world in which we live.
So, we started this GoFundMe campaign. We call it … “¼ Acre and a Chicken” … You can find it at GoFundMe.com/FarmYourYard
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