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Open Request: Surplus Produce, B Grade

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  Surplus Produce, B Grade Location: Vermont Statewide Description: We have numerous restaurants and hospitality outlets seeking bulk local food on an ongoing basis. This can be anything from bruised or end of season crops to surplus farm-made products. Payment:

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Open Request: Landscaping

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  Open Request: Landscaping Location: Northern Vermont Description: We have multiple businesses requesting help with landscaping design and implementation. These would be retail store fronts, relatively small site location. Payment: 100% VBSR Trade Credit + Materials in Cash Contact: Rachel

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Open Request: Trash Hauling, Chittenden Cty

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  Open Request: Trash Hauling Location: Chittenden County Description: We have several businesses that are looking for weekly or biweekly trash and recycling pickup. Payment: 100% VBSR Trade Credit + Materials in Cash Contact: Rachel Carter for more information, rachel

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Open Request: Food Distribution Consultant

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  Open Request: Food Distribution Consulting Location: Vermont Statewide Description: We have a restaurant looking for consulting to help develop an implementation plan for placing branded products in regional grocery stores. They are looking for volume placement in large stores,

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Open Request: Bulk Food Production

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Bulk Food Production Location: Chittenden County Description:  We have a restaurant that is looking for bulk production of their products for sale in grocery stores. Payment:  VBSR Trade Credit + CashContact: Rachel Carter for more information, rachel @ vbsrmarket.com or

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Open Request: Exterior Painting

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Open Request: Exterior Painting Location: Chittenden County Description: We have multiple businesses that have an occasional need for exterior painting. Payment: 100% VBSR Trade Credit + Materials in Cash Contact: Rachel Carter for more information, rachel @ vbsrmarket.com or 425-4886

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Open Request: General Maintenance and Repair Services

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General Maintenance and Repair Services Location: Chittenden County Description: We have multiple businesses that have an occasional need for general maintenance and repair services. This could be simple carpentry, furniture assembly, art installation, etc. Payment: 100% VBSR Trade Credit +

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Designing the New Economy

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Finally posting the text of a Pecha Kucha Talk I gave in September. You can view the slides here. You can also view the video here. Designing the New Economy by Amy Kirschner   We can design the world we

Posted in Good Ideas, Thoughts + Wisdom

VBSR Marketplace in The Huffington Post

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Rethinking Money by Jacqui Dunne “The WIR’s success has inspired some innovators to take action. An application of the WIR model, although on a very small local scale but inspired nonetheless by the Swiss prototype, has taken root in Burlington,

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The Marketplace is now Open Source!

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The Marketplace is now Open Source! I am proud to announce that the Marketplace is now using Open Source software to run the Marketplace. Open Source is a term that is widely used to describe software that is developed by

Posted in Updates and Upgrades ( Announcements About the Marketplace)