Challenge for community economy with no intervening mobey
Since individuals become closer and their boundaries disappeared gradually, an innovative economy challenge has emmerged. And people has made good use of things freely among them.
As-One Community had tried to create and use a community currency called RINKA from 2010 to 2013. Referring to LETS （local exchange trading system）, in electronic fund transfer system, Around 3000 to 4000 thousand yen worth of RINKA per a month was always flowing. But when some volunteers started the new challenge with no exchange in 2013, the operation of RINKA had gradually decreased and finally finished.
The new challenge, " the Community Space Joy" has been running by some volunteers: no intervening money, not "give and take", but "give one-sided, and brought one-sided"
From Suzuka Farm
Rice, vegetables, and fruits are delivered. Quality of them is not only fresh, but also better enough to sell at the market.
Of course, some of them are nonstandard not enough to do so.
Agricultural products are brought in the containers. And community members can bring them as much as they want. There is no need to have some extra work like weighing and wrapping.
From Ofukurosan-Bentoh
Dishes for night meal are coming every evening.
Dishes for night meal are coming every evening.
Seasonal vetetables from Suzuka Farm, reasonable ingredients for their work and leftovers; they are cooked and going to Joy for community members night meal.
Around 100 meals are coming from Ofukuro-san in trays. People who want them come to pack in their self cases and bring back to their home.
Not only no use of packing and plastic bags, but also saving of time. For an example, one staff can smoothly cook around 100 meals while a house wife cooks the night meals for her family. It means total energy consumption becomes very smaller in the community.
Usually a wife need to plan a menu, go shopping and cook for two or three family members. In addition to this, wives need to put things in orders and clean up the dinning after meal.
From the point of view as a whole community, it signifies to make the living of whole community more reasonable.
When the lunch boxes were left on the shelf, they are going to the store. They are not disposed very much unlike a general convenience store.
Because of the closeness like a family, even if the person live alone, he /she can divide seasoning, bread and fruits as much as he wants.
We can make full use of food; so we avoid making food decomposed.
From a person who is good at shoppingら
She can buy daily necessities at a bargain and put on the shelves in the Store.
Comrades called Enjoy members can bring them out.
Necessaries for daily living are gathered and so members become not to go shopping very much: some members say shopping becomes one time per a week.
It means to save and the time and energy for individuals to go shopping.
From persons who want to give something.
Vegetables and fruits come from the Farming Park, and mushrooms, charcoals and wood vinegar come from Satoyama Woodland.
Handmade sweets and miso and pickles from persons skilled in cooking. Persimmons from gardens, bamboo shooting, herbaceous plants and chestnuts from mountains. Gifts from guests from far distance, and sometimes souvenirs from close friends from Korea and Brazil.
Except for things
Behaviors to give something stay at not only just things. But those spread to also wisdom, skills and abilities. For examples, the purchase, fix and support of computers .home electric appliances, cars and bic. Arrangements of travel and moving. Such matters are too hard for armatures to treat. However a person skilled in each sometimes helps people in trouble.
| A:Business and industries in the linkage | B:Local produce and usage / homes and workplaces in closer distance | C:Link of Farming Park and Satoyama Woodland | D:Innovative Challenge of Community Economy; no intervening money |
