From d6f40923f685d657da72aca97b637c3ecacab9d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wvengen Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 19:08:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] add explanation of foodcoops to README --- README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ffe83101..93d7d740 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ FoodSoft Web-based software to manage a non-profit food coop (product catalog, ordering, accounting, job scheduling). +A food cooperative is a group of people that buy food from suppliers of their own choosing. A collective do-it-yourself supermarket. Members order their products online and collect them on a specified day. And all put in a bit of work to make that possible. Foodsoft facilitates the process. + If you're a food coop considering to use foodsoft, please have a look at the [wiki page for foodcoops](https://github.com/foodcoops/foodsoft/wiki/For-foodcoops). When you'd like to experiment with or develop foodsoft, you can read [how to set it up](https://github.com/foodcoops/foodsoft/blob/master/doc/SETUP_DEVELOPMENT.md) on your own computer. More information about using this software and contributing can be found on the [wiki](https://github.com/foodcoops/foodsoft/wiki).