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 This is an excellent model for community enterprises focusing on self-governance and purpose driven enterprises.
+**[[https://www.commonunityproject.org.nz/grow-kit|Common Unity Grow Kit]]**
+A great free course on how to start a plant based community around growing food together.
+Can be seen in action in this documentary: [[https://youtu.be/_D7cVx7O0ek|Together we grow]]
 ===== Governance / Decision making =====
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 This is a decision making model created by [[user:aimeejulia|Aimee Fenech]] following [[https://www.sociocracyforall.org/sociocracy/|Sociocratic principles]].
+===== Events for Strengthening Community and the Local Economy =====
+==== Free Market ====
+A free market is an event were people bring goods they do not need to give away without payment or obligation to exchange. This type of market is excellent for mutual care as it provides for the needs of the community members who are unable to offer an exchange for basic needs.
+People could bring food to share with others, have free events for children, workshops and anything else people want to offer without payment or exchange obligations.
+This type of event works well within communities where people know each other well and are friendly with each other already or areas in which people would be open to experimenting.
+==== Second Hand Market ====
+A market in which only preowned items are brought for exchange, gifting or to sell through local currency or fiat currency.
+This type of event works well in areas where markets are a part of the existing culture. Watch out for necessary permits in your local area applicable to organizers and sellers. There may be additional license requirements for the sale of food and beverages.
+==== Artisan Market ====
+A market in which hand-made artisan products are offered for exchange, gifting or to sell through local currency or fiat currency.
+For this to be a community building event consider how is this serving the community and what community activities and be built into it so that it becomes more than a commercial event.
+==== Agricultural Get Together / Agri-food Community Meeting ====
+An event bringing together farmers and agri-food people from the area to bring their products for exchange, gifting or to sell through local currency or fiat currency. The critical part is to give participating people the container in which to discuss issues, resources and advice in a mutual care fashion.
+==== Resources ====
+[[research:local_economy_event_checklist|Community Events for Strengthening Local Economy Event Organisation Checklist]]