Local Economic Systems
Session 4
Applying the theory to a hypothetical eco-social enterprise
Tim Crabtree

& outcomes



The 5 enterprises
Enterprise
Purpose
Farm with a volunteer programme
Care farm
Sheep farm
Dairy farm
Cookery school with farmers’ market

The 5 enterprises
Enterprise
Purpose
Outcomes
Farm with a volunteer programme
Care farm
Sheep farm
Dairy farm
Cookery school with farmers’ market

The 5 enterprises
Enterprise
Customers
Their role in the enterprise
Farm with a volunteer programme
Care farm
Sheep farm
Dairy farm
Cookery school with farmers’ market

The 5 enterprises
Enterprise
Operations
Farm with a volunteer programme
Care farm
Sheep farm
Dairy farm
Cookery school with farmers’ market

The 5 enterprises
Enterprise
Social Capital
Farm with a volunteer programme
Care farm
Sheep farm
Dairy farm
Cookery school with farmers’ market

The 5 enterprises
Enterprise
Financial Capital
Farm with a volunteer programme
Care farm
Sheep farm
Dairy farm
Cookery school with farmers’ market

The 5 enterprises
Enterprise
Natural Capital
Farm with a volunteer programme
Care farm
Sheep farm
Dairy farm
Cookery school with farmers’ market

The 5 enterprises
Enterprise
Physical Capital
Farm with a volunteer programme
Care farm
Sheep farm
Dairy farm
Cookery school with farmers’ market

The 5 enterprises
Enterprise
Human Capital
Farm with a volunteer programme
Care farm
Sheep farm
Dairy farm
Cookery school with farmers’ market

Social Capital, e.g.
networks & legal format
Human Capital,
e.g. staff & volunteers
Physical Capital, e.g.
buildings & equipment
Natural Capital,
e.g. land, water, sunlight
Financial Capital, e.g.
grants, loans, reserves
Food “operations”
Food “services”:
Outputs
&
Outcomes
TRANSFORMATION
INPUTS
OUTPUTS




Creating sustainable,
circular enterprises
Enterprise
Resource use, waste & pollution minimisation processes
Farm with a volunteer programme
Care farm
Sheep farm
Dairy farm
Cookery school with farmers’ market

Linking with other enterprises in the local food system
Operations
Inputs:
The
5
Capitals
Waste
Demand &
Consumption
Operations
Inputs:
The
5
Capitals
Waste
Demand &
Consumption
Operations
Inputs:
The
5
Capitals
Waste
Demand &
Consumption
Operations
Inputs:
The
5
Capitals
Waste
Demand &
Consumption
Operations
Inputs:
The
5
Capitals
Waste
Demand &
Consumption
1. Collaboration around inputs
4. Collaboration around waste
3. Collaboration around demand & consumption
2. Collaboration around operations