Mission & principles
Roots & Remedies exists to quietly redesign how small, real-world projects are owned, financed, and governed. We start from lived practice – kitchens, venues, land, and home labs – and work backwards to the structures that make them possible.
From extraction to stewardship
Many projects are forced into growth and exit stories that don’t fit their purpose. We explore structures that allow them to stay small, grounded, and alive for a long time.
Real experiments, not whitepapers
Our work shows up as leases signed, ovens bought, trees planted, and bills paid. We treat each project as a prototype in a shared library, not as a brand campaign.
Principles
Stewardship over ownership
Assets and IP sit with the foundation so that value can be held for the long term, beyond any single person or phase.
Regenerative, not extractive
We prefer slower, healthier cashflows over fast exits. We care about the health of people, soil, and culture.
Small is a valid scale
Not every project needs to scale. Some are most alive as a single venue, a small team, or a specific piece of land.
Transparent enough to be trusted
Collaborators can understand how money, risk, and decision-making move through the system.
Tech in service of place
We use tools like open-source software and crypto carefully, as infrastructure for real communities rather than a goal in itself.
Learning in public, carefully
We share patterns and structures without exposing people or private details that do not want to be on stage.
How the foundation works
The foundation can hold shares or IP, steward the mission, and support operators who run day-to-day projects.
We experiment with governance models such as consent-based decision making and sociocracy-inspired roles, always adapted to real people and contexts.
Our role is to keep the ecosystem coherent, ensure transparency, and protect long-term purpose.