{"id":2457560,"date":"2020-04-22T23:20:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/paying-it-forward-during-the-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2020-04-23T06:49:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T12:49:31","slug":"paying-it-forward-during-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/paying-it-forward-during-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Paying it forward during the pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I just bought a gift certificate from a local restaurant, which I regard as a \u201cfuture dinner\u201d certificate that I\u2019ll use when the business reopens.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure to spend the certificate amount with them someday anyway. Why not spend it now when they need the money so badly? It\u2019s like free financing.<\/p>\n

In a normal economy, CSA farms work similarly (e.g. Two Roots in Emma, Peach Valley in Silt). Subscribers pay the farmer early, so the farmer need not borrow from the bank. Then veggies are delivered throughout the growing season.<\/p>\n

No net cost to the buyer, less debt for the business; it\u2019s crowd financing of local business. It turns a business transaction into a community transaction.<\/p>\n

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