NON-TAKEN BASKETS MANAGEMENT At the end of distribution , non-taken baskets are given to a charity .
GROUP : MANAGEMENT
The organisation of a group depends on the strong availability and involvement of its members wishing to take charge of a part of the CSA working . Apart from board duties ( president , secretary , treasurer ) that might be enough to make a CSA work , it would be wise to integrate as much as possible volunteers into the group . This can be organized in two groups , one for the delivery and the other for activities , both with a manager and “ assistants ”. Distribution is the heart of CSAs ’ activity , and therefore , a person available for distribution or a few people taking over the committee room is needed .
The hive saying yes ( Food Assembly )
Consumers order food delivered by producers every week , at the same place . A Food Assembly is an association of neighbours , friends , and neighbours ’ friends uniting to buy directly products from the producers in their region . The Food Assembly offers tools to propose products in Food Assemblies in your region , true distribution points to enhance your direct sales production . Every Food Assembly has a manager , in charge of distribution . The manager chooses the offers from suppliers and proposes it to members . He makes a place available to the distribution . He is responsible for the good organization of distributions and of the development of the activity in the community .
There is no membership fee / registration fee to participate to the Food Assembly . Nevertheless , every Food Assembly manager , in charge of organization and D-day orders delivery gets a 10 % commission on the achieved turnover excluding VAT , while the Food Assembly gets the same percentage . Organic food producers are left with 80 % sales , deciding on prices .
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