Generating Market Forces
Programme 18 talks to Duncan Ross and John Bodycote from Kings Norton Farmers Market about why they chose to become a community interest company, the value of the farmers market and a few provocative thoughts on the link between local politics and social enterprise.
Links:
Kings Norton Farmers Market
National Association of Farmers Markets
UnLtd The Charity which supports Social Entrepreneurs
New Economics Foundation on markets
Bcen briefing on community interest companies
Cic Regulator
If you enjoyed this story you might also like an earlier programme, The Garden Fence to Natter Over, which tells the story of how Neville Lilly has used allotments in handsworth to revivie parts of his community
January 27th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
[...] One final set of links for this podcast. You can find out more about the Kings Norton Farmers Market and their recent award here and here and you can listen to them on the Grassroots Channel here. technorati tags: nptech nptechuk cambodia sharing foundation yahoo widget widgets fundraising charity 501c beth kanter del.icio.us tags: nptech nptechuk cambodia sharing foundation yahoo widget widgets fundraising charity 501c beth kanter Listen Now: [...]
February 1st, 2008 at 3:58 pm
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