Getting Started & Overview › Glossary for Networking Language · 3 min read
A Distribution Day is the collectively organized point in time when food or other goods arrive at a pickup location, are prepared, and distributed to the members of a community.
Distribution Day is more than a simple handover of goods.
It brings together multiple processes:
Distribution Day thus connects producers, logistics, pickup locations, and members in a concrete shared process.
A Distribution Day may consist of the following steps, for example:
The terms Distribution Day and Pickup Day describe the same event from different perspectives.
From the community’s and organizers’ point of view, it is a Distribution Day because goods are accepted, prepared, and distributed.
From the perspective of an individual member, it is a Pickup Day because their own order or harvest share is collected.
In the TEIKEI context, the term Distribution Day refers to the entire communal process.
A Distribution Day can be managed by a single responsible person. However, in the long term, it should be organized so that multiple members can take on tasks.
Possible tasks include:
Through a participation plan, these tasks can be divided into specific time slots and shifts.
Distribution Days can take place regularly, for example:
A regular rhythm makes planning easier for farms, logistics, pickup locations, and members.
Distribution Days create fixed points within a regional supply system.
They connect:
Multiple coordinated Distribution Days can collectively form a regional supply structure.
The delivery arrives at the pickup location on Friday at 2:00 PM. Two members accept the goods and check the quantities. The harvest shares are then prepared. Between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM, members pick up their shares. Afterward, empties and remaining quantities are recorded, and the space is cleaned up together.
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By Felix Schröder, with support from AI (ChatGPT)
Created on July 10, 2026 · Last updated on October 13, 2026
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