Decentralizied Farm to Table

Simply put, fresh food supply chains are archaic, self-dealing, pen and paper-based waste machines, innovation is happening for shelf-life extension, not nutritional quality, not for Farmer or Field sustainability. Two groups get hit the hardest- Eaters and Farmers. With a DAO we can take cost, time, and loss out of the system. We can enforce standards and resist special-interest pressure.

We can put demand-driven, complete traceability and smart contract administration in the value chain for fresh food. Contracts, payments, yield, providence, know-your-farmer, transportation contracting, and cold-chain records all are more effectively managed on the blockchain.

Right now, Farmers are going it alone or partnering in Collectives. However, they are still too fragmented to significantly reduce distribution and marketing costs.

This proposal is to fund a proof of concept trial for a Farm food DAO.

The food type for the regional pilot will be local regeneratively-grown organic farm-fresh food. The reason for this is that it's the food most sought after and suffers the most from punishment pricing and institutional lockout at mass grocery stores.

This is the food and smaller farm scale that has been so difficult to get out of the niche farmer's market and into distribution and the grocery stores. A DAO can efficiently aggregate the smaller producers. A DAO can enforce community standards.

The initial catchment area will be the Pacific Northwest.

How does this proposal fit into this challenge?

How will this campaign add value to our ecosystem?

Outlook and future challenges?

Impact: 

The Impact of creating a DAO would give thousands of Small Real Farms the opportunity to raise funds via a native crypto token and operate as a self-governing collective with common values. Be able to lower prices because of lower administrative friction and coordinate transportation. We all benefit from distributed real food production

Feasibility:

The feasibility of successfully implementing a Farm to Table DAO is enhanced by a career of working with Organic Farms and a 15-year background in Logistics, Inventory, and Distribution, and by getting Highly skilled technical support from the Cardano community. We have access to a nationwide network of +3,000 regenerative agriculture farms through our membership in various communities. We wouldn't be a competitor to Farmer's markets, we would be a force multiplier.

Auditing:

Auditing can take place during each phase of setup and operation.

Phase 1: 3 months

Master Plan creation, basic architecture, and security plan

Build begun

Phase 2: 3-6 Months

Marketing to Farmers and Customers

Build ongoing

Phase 3: 6+ Months

Operation of DAO in the PNW, Customer Base in King county, Farm base in King County +6 hours

What success looks like:

Key Metrics:

Budget:

$1,000 Initial planning

$15,000 engaging technical resources, architecture, Organization design and security

$8,000 Marketing to the Regenerative Farming community, Farmers and Customers

$6,000 Distribution Hub setup and staffing, Truck rental, Licences, Permits

$5,000 Farm product purchase and Membership Incentives

Risk Management: