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2021: Growing the Grassroots
#seedrootGROWsustainflourish
2 min readDec 3, 2021
S.L.O.W. Tech
The S.L.O.W. Tech concept came to me in 2011, growing out of the Community Renaissance Market prototype experience in South Austin.
It takes the best parts of a local business and adds specific technology to no- or low-tech businesses to better position them for sustainable success. The mission of S.L.O.W. Tech is to support an expanded human experience, not distract us from it. ~ It’s Time for S.L.O.W. Tech
The Grassroots Marketplace — a food/craft accelerator
The most profitable & profligate elements of Community Renaissance Market were related to food and craft.
I distilled this down to the Grassroots Marketplace concept:
