Anyone want to start a social enterprise in the dtes?

nancy aka money coach's picture

Written by nancy aka money...

I live and love in gastown/dtes - in a little loft/condo.   I have a problem that a social enterprise could solve.

I want to compost but have no garden, and not much room in my home.  So, I'm going to try Bokashi (small buckets, no smell).  But here's the thing:  I have nowhere to put the compost once it's ready.

 1. There are, however, a lot of binners who may not fit into usual economic models, but know how to be at the right time/place to get good stuff (there's one guy who routinely appears at our building just as our recycle bins are overflowing).

 2. There are also, I'm betting, a lot of condo-dwellers who'd like to compost, like me, instead of contributing to garbage.  We'd pay to have the compost taken off our hands, and pay for the bokashi deliveries to us.

3. Last, there are a lot of organic farms who may pay something for the compost. 

There's a business model in here, I'm sure of it.

Anyone want to put it together?  (I have my hands full, or I would) 

 

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Al Pasternak's picture

Hi Nancy, Re: No. 3 -

Written by Al Pasternak

Hi Nancy,

Re: No. 3 - Garden centers in the city might support it and sell it to Vancouver citizens. A sustainable zero 'food' mile product.

Cheers,

Al

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