Good Food Community, Inc. (GFC) was formally registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 28, 2011. GFC envisions a nationwide movement of socially responsible consumers supporting community shared agriculture. It has a total authorized capitalization of PhP4 million.
GFC aims to uplift the lives of small farmers by bringing them into community with socially responsible consumers. It invites customers to become real stakeholders in the food system by committing to purchase a share of the vegetable harvest regularly for a fixed period. In this way, farmers are assured of a more stable demand and regular income. Beyond a more humane economics, GFC aims to cultivate community between and among consumers and farmers.
In 2010, GFC won in the “I am a Changemaker” competition of the British Council. It was initated by a group of young professionals called Hungrily. Last 2011, GFC was able to reach out to 20 farmers in Tarlac and almost 100 socially responsible consumers in Metro Manila with a total sales volume of more than one million pesos.