Food security is an ongoing issue. There is a pressing need to support local agriculture through initiatives such as urban farming, community supported agriculture networks, and "buy local and organic" programs.

It is in any case good housekeeping and husbandry - simple prudence - to ensure there are food reserves in the household, the neighborhood, the region. This makes sense even under normal conditions, but we have, as a society, become addicted to "cheap" food from supermarkets using just-in-time delivery systems for processed food from all over the planet. This leaves us extremely vulnerable to disruptions in the supply chain.

Rudimentary contingency planning suggests it might, at current prices, cost around $2-$3 per day per person to provide minimum survival maintenance. We need to develop budgets and begin programs - soon. If we don't have seeds in 2000, what then?

We propose to start a community based food reserve fund with the aim of redirecting 10%, in or on present spending. We prefer reduction (who needs twinkies) and particularly cc tithing for commonwealth.

In any case, the fund is used for bulk purchasing, shipping, storage and delivery. The holdings of each contributor are accounted in share of stocks purchased, as purchased.

The holding is transferable - can actually be a money in itself, backed by reserves of commodities.