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Which One Is A More Social Venture?

If you want to start a venture to help create a better world - healthy, ecologically conscious and economically just - and you have two options, which one would you consider? The first one makes naturally grown food available at fair prices to people in cities. The other facilities people to grow their own food wherever they are. The second one also has an element of barter economy to trade surplus produce for completing the food basket. The first venture is based in the prevalent market economy, where the producer and consumer don't really  know each other. This venture is easier to scale. Wider product variety, finer pricing and more participants are other attractions.  The second one is quite a tough one to get started on, let alone scale. Product gaps are quite likely and prices may be higher. On the other hand, the participants would know each other better, thus empathise rather than exploit. Quality of product may also be better. Most importantly, this one is likely to ...