Invisible Flows of Value

“‘Human economic systems are many and diverse. Yet the body of theory known as biological market frameworks bears a striking resemblance to free “market capitalism”.’ Would it help to compare the value of economic models drawn from different cultural systems? There are many ways to attribute value. There might be other currencies that haven’t been taken into account.”

- Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life (footnotes on Toby Kiers)

The following set of ecological principles serve to guide the design and implementation of the Mycelium Fund. This experimental granting fund explores the possibilities of a self-distributing financing system and is informed by mechanisms of resource valuation and distribution found in ecological communities, particularly those deep beneath the ground.

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