The Gbiota club exists to improve health through nutritious food, with a focus on chronic disease such as diabetes and support for expectant and nursing mothers. Membership is open to anyone, but it relies on clear processes for sharing information responsibly.
Purpose of the Gbiota Club
The purpose of the Gbiota club is to help improve peoples health by nutritious food. This focus specifically applies to chronic diseases such as diabetes and also applies to expectant and nursing mothers.
Who Can Join
Anyone can join the Gbiota club, but various operating processes need to be followed. Membership may be revoked if these processes are not followed.
Sharing Information
Wide participation is important and the club is designed as a global operation. Members are encouraged to recruit new members by sharing information on the underlying principles of the technology.
Generally, information on the website is available under the Creative Commons system. Information can be shared freely, with the understanding that the source is acknowledged.
At the same time, experience shows that information on the web is prone to corruption and can be used for unethical commercial exploitation. For that reason, some information needs to be classified as club confidential and not shared outside the club.
When a specific technology has been tested by members and there is general agreement that it is solid, it may be reclassified and made widely available under Creative Commons.
A secure region of the website has been created for club members only. This area is password protected. Sharing practical ideas and experiences is encouraged, and members can email material for inclusion in the secure area, preferably as a Word document. The content can then be reviewed and, if needed, clarified before being posted for other members to access.
Files in the secure area are treated as living documents. They can change as new ideas emerge, or as failures and errors are identified. Failures are a normal part of experimentation, so members need a secure environment to discuss, correct, and if necessary retract information without it being misused or permanently misrepresented elsewhere.
Costs
Under the updated system, membership of the club is now free. However, produce sold on a commercial basis should be traded on the pickandeat.shop website, where a nominal commission applies. This commission covers the use of the pickandeat.shop platform, use of the Gbiota™ trade mark, and a license to use Gbiota technology know-how.
Many members already have strong expertise in growing plants and constructing systems such as wicking beds and Gbiota beds. However, in the area of soil and gut biology, and their interaction, there are still many unanswered questions. Proper investigation will require access to professional research laboratories, and testing will almost inevitably involve costs.
Trading of Gbiota Produce
Home growers using Gbiota beds for their own use can use the technology free of charge. However, the technology is confidential intellectual property and information should not be shared outside club membership.
Produce grown in Gbiota beds can be marketed as grown in Gbiota beds and the trade mark Gbiota™ can be used. Toxic chemicals suspected of damaging gut bacteria, specifically glyphosate, should not be used on Gbiota beds.
How to Join the Club
To join, send an email requesting membership and a password for the secure area will be provided by return email.
Questions or comments can be sent to: co*********@*****nd.com
Donations
If you wish to donate to support the cause, donations are welcome. Donations can be made via the PayPal icon on the website or by direct transfer to:
Westpac
BSB: 733387
Account: 530222
