Rachel Botsman, co-author of the recently released What’s Mine is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption, spoke at the recent The Feast Conference about the power of collaboration and sharing, and on how it is transforming the way we live and do business.
Watch the video and learn more about collaborative businesses, then check out the Magic Bean Farm. Magic Bean is a fine example of collaborative consumption; it is a Seattle city farm that grows vegetables, herbs, and flowers in residential yards and other available spaces to sell through a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Acres farmed, one city lot at a time.
Note: The video is about 18 minutes long.
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