Selling Online: REKO Rings - Connecting Producers with Consumers on Facebook (FSFS206)

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily · Mar 30, 2020 · 44m

"How does a REKO-ring work?

The ring is based on a closed Facebook group. The producer and consumer who want to take part apply for membership in the group he or she likes. Administrators, often a small group of consumers, approve the application from serious people and thereafter trade can begin. Normally delivery occurs every or every other week, depending on the size of the group. Delivery times are more often shorter than an hour, or producers congregate and the consumers can collect their orders from a number of producers at the same time. A producer writes a post about their product and…