Hyperlocavores and Yardsharing
Posted by Big Gav in locavore
Jamais Cascio has found a couple of new words - Hey You Kids, Get Offa My Yardshare!.
Words to learn:
Hyperlocavore: "...a person who tries to eat as much food as locally as possible. Growing your own is as local as it gets!"
Yardsharing: "... an arrangement between people to share skills and gardening resources in order to grow food as locally as possible!"
These definitions (exclamation points included) come from the new social network "hyperlocavore," which blends bottom-up collaboration with food production. It's an example of peer-to-peer agriculture, and it's a pretty neat concept. Hyperlocavore just started, so you may not find yardsharing pals in your neighborhood -- so be the first.
The founder of hyperlocavore wrote to me, saying that she thought this was a pretty "worldchanging" idea. I agree. Check 'em out.
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