[BCFSN] Need input: Do we continue this listserv?

[Kym Chi]

Thank you Abra for all of your work and for keeping this going.  I have
found this listserv useful and helpful.  I am also willing to contribute
some funds towards the costs of keeping it going.

In appreciation,
Kym

On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 5:45 PM Eleanor Boyle <eleanorboyle at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you, Abra, for bringing us into the picture on this situation.
>  And thank you, Barb, for your thoughtful response.
>
> Abra, I would like to e-transfer a modest $ amount to defray a small
> portion of what you must have been paying for years.   For the benefit of
> all of  us!   Seriously, if it would not bother you, I’d like to
> contribute.
>
> As for the future, personally I appreciate the listserv, but would not
> want it to continue as pro bono work by a generous individual who doesn’t
> have the time, should not be paying out of pocket, and has already put in
> so many years of service!
>
> We’ll see what consensus seems to be, or what you feel, Abra, after
> hearing from others.  Meanwhile, I’d like to contribute.  And thank you
> deeply for your work.
>
> Warmly,
> Eleanor Boyle
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 4, 2022, at 5:16 PM, Seed, Barbara <Barbara.Seed at city.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> First of all, thank you Abra for taking this on for such an extended
> period. And, this is something you should never be paying for out of your
> pocket.
> In response to your question, I would say that part of the answer is that
> form follows function. How is BCFSN currently functioning, and is this a
> needed part of its role or function? Those more intimately involved with
> current activities may need to answer that question.
> Best to all, Barb
>
>
> Barbara Seed, PhD, MPH, RD
> B.Seed Consulting
> Nutrition and Food Policy, Research and Education
> British Columbia
> 778-952-6509
> https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-seed-7243a912/
>
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> *From:* food <food-bounces at bcfsn.org> on behalf of Abra Brynne <
> abrabrynne at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, March 4, 2022 2:30 PM
> *To:* BC Food Systems Network <food at bcfsn.org>
> *Subject:* [BCFSN] Need input: Do we continue this listserv?
>
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> Hello all,
> the BC Food Systems Network has not had a budget nor any active staff /
> volunteers for some years now, other than my moderation of a few listservs.
> To do this, our web host has scaled back our service but it still costs
> $200 / year and my time to occasionally moderate the listservs.
>
> QUESTION: is this still a valuable service? And if it is, is there another
> way that it can be maintained? Should be let our web presence go and shift
> to a google group instead? Or is any organization able to take this one to
> keep it going?
>
> I am torn, since I have little time to devote to keeping this going and
> yet our Network, this community, has long been a leader in the country,
> linking people across the vast geography that is our province. When we
> started in 1999, few of us had any ability to connect and get to know each
> other. Is this still valuable?
>
> Before I pay, out of pocket, for another year of a web presence and this
> listserv, I thought I would put the question out to the community to get
> insights into our path forward - together or, perhaps, not.
> in good food,
> Abra
>
> Abra Brynne  she | her
> abra at foodshed.ca
> 604 Gore Street West, Nelson, BC V1L 3H3
> Ph: 250.777.2480
>
> "Whoever suggested that good thinking should be in a straight line?"
> Brewster Kneen
>
> "Social justice does  not come from passivity or non-caring. Justice must
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> communities." Ursula Franklin
>
>
>
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