With Community Grocery Store (CGS), your input can build communities and shape a greener, fairer food future.Whether you’re a grower, consumer or trader interested in our DAO initiative, CGS has a range of opportunities to reward your engagement.
Join CGS as a Consumer to access fresh, affordable, locally-grown produce directly from your mobile device.
By using the CGS app, you’re contributing to a global movement dedicated to:
Reducing costs
Increasing fresh food access
Empowering local growers and
Building a more sustainable future.
Plus, CGS Consumers are rewarded with loyalty discounts, cashbacks and credits, simply for using the app to purchase groceries!
Benefits include a referral bonus, an additional 12-month referral bonus and 1% loyalty rewards.
Did you know Consumers can also become Holder and/or Growers? It’s true! Join CGS’s other communities to access even more rewards!
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Join CGS as a grower and sell your produce directly to consumers
You’ll expand your reach, reduce wastage, and retain more profit from your produce than you do through current food supply systems.
By engaging with CGS, you become part of a decentralized movement which supports sustainable farming and empowers local communities.
You’ll also be rewarded through our Referral bonuses and Loyalty Program!
Benefits include a referral bonus, an additional 12-month referral bonus and 1% loyalty rewards.
Did you know Growers can also become Consumers and/or Holders? It’s true! Join CGS’s other communities to access even more rewards!
Want more information about becoming a CGS Grower?
Join CGS as a holder and be rewarded for helping to shape the future of decentralized food systems.
CGS holders gain first-mover advantage in a sector poised for transformation…and are rewarded for their efforts.
Join the CGS DAO and become part of a movement which prioritizes local growers, empowers communities, and champions transparency.
Did you know Holders can also become Consumers and/or Growers? It’s true! Join CGS’s other communities to access even more rewards!
Want more information about becoming a CGS Holder?
By joining the CGS Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), you become part of a movement that prioritizes local growers, empowers communities, and champions transparency.
Built on blockchain technology, the CGS token is your gateway to a transformative ecosystem. The CGS token enables you to contribute to the platform’s governance, earn rewards, and drive meaningful change.
Through our DAO, every token holder has a voice. Whether you’re voting on new features, improving platform functionality, or helping to expand our mission, your voice matters.
By engaging with the CGS ecosystem, you’re not just joining a platform - you’re an integral contributor to a global movement dedicated to creating a sustainable future.
Participate in the CGS DAO governance process by voting every month on proposals and you’ll be rewarded.
Your vote ensures CGS remains a community-led initiative and benefits those who contribute to its growth.
Your input will shape the future of the platform and the future of your community.
Voting participants are eligible for incentives determined by the CGS team, rewarding active engagement and contribution to the decision-making process.
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Each vote shapes the future of CGS, ensuring decisions reflect the collective vision for sustainability and community-driven growth.
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Incentives are distributed periodically, encouraging ongoing participation and recognizing those who actively contribute to the governance of CGS.
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By acquiring tokens you can join the CGS DAO Governance Community and play an active role in shaping the platform's future. By participating in governance and voting on key proposals, you not only influence the development of CGS but also earn incentives as a reward for your engagement.
Using a DEX wallet like the ones listed below is the only way to join the CGS DAO and obtain vote participation rewards
Ideal for beginners, this wallet integrates smoothly with other Coinbase services.
A popular ERC-20 wallet that allows you to manage and trade tokens seamlessly.
A secure, user-friendly wallet for managing multiple cryptocurrencies.
A wallet tailored for DeFi enthusiasts, offering enhanced security and seamless DApp interactions.
The go-to wallet for Solana users, providing an intuitive interface and quick access to DeFi and NFTs.
Connect your wallet to the CGS ecosystem to start trading and participate in governance. Supported wallets include:
Install your chosen wallet (Metamask, Trust Wallet, or Coinbase Wallet) by downloading the app or installing the browser extension.
Add the CGS contract address: 0x000
Use Uniswap to acquire your CGS tokens.
Step-by-step guide to set up & use your wallet
Acquiring tokens from a trusted company is simple, but to participate in voting and earn rewards, you’ll need to transfer the tokens to your personal wallet as outlined in Option 1.
CEX vs DEX guide
This option is an easy alternative for those looking for a simple process but to participate in voting and earn rewards, you’ll need to transfer the tokens to your personal wallet as outlined in Option 1.
The CGS DAO ensures that every token holder has a voice in shaping the platform’s future.
Here’s how the process works.
Any community member with a vision for improving the CGS ecosystem can submit a proposal for consideration. This step encourages open collaboration and innovation, allowing individuals to voice ideas that could enhance sustainability, efficiency, or user experience.
Submissions are made through a structured format, ensuring that proposals are clear, actionable, and aligned with the community's values.
Once submitted, the proposal undergoes a thorough review process by designated reviewers or committees within CGS. This step ensures that the idea aligns with CGS’s mission of fostering sustainability and innovation, and safeguards against any changes that could harm the core values of the ecosystem.
Proposals that meet these criteria are moved forward for broader community consideration.
Approved proposals are transitioned into governance contracts, which are smart contracts made publicly visible on the blockchain.
These contracts detail the proposal’s specifics, enabling transparency and ensuring that all community members can access the information. This step formalizes the proposal, making it ready for community voting.
CGS token holders play a vital role in the decision-making process by casting votes for or against the proposal. Each vote’s weight is determined by the number of tokens held, empowering holders with higher token balances in the ecosystem to have a proportionate influence.
Voting occurs over a predetermined period, ensuring that all members have an opportunity to participate.
Once voting concludes, the results are carefully validated to ensure all votes were cast legitimately and align with the governance rules.
During this step, a quorum threshold is calculated to confirm that a sufficient number of token holders participated in the vote. This ensures that decisions reflect a broad and diverse representation of the community.
If the proposal meets the quorum requirements and secures the necessary majority, it is officially accepted and prepared for implementation. Rejected proposals either fail to meet quorum or lack the required support, and they may be revised and resubmitted by the proposer for future consideration.
Accepted proposals move forward as part of CGS’s evolving ecosystem, demonstrating the power of community governance in action.
Governance rewards are distributed monthly to token holders who actively participate in the voting process. Your reward is calculated based on the proportion of tokens you hold relative to the total supply, but with safeguards in place to ensure fairness. To prevent any single entity from acquiring large quantities of tokens to unduly influence decisions, vote strength is determined by the duration for which tokens have been held.
This ensures that long-term contributors have a more meaningful voice in governance. Importantly, only those who vote on proposals are eligible for rewards, ensuring active and committed participation in shaping the future of the CGS ecosystem.
Community Grocery Store is launching in…
To keep up-to-date with its phases, track progress, timelines and milestones, visit our Project Timeline page.
There has never been a single solution, service or platform which matches CGS’s innovative design and approach. When combined, CGS’s features, benefits, and technology provide a genuine, robust end-to-end solution to many challenges affecting the global population.
Yes, existing buy and sell platforms offer trading opportunities, however they do not have the capability to facilitate trade in the way consumers and growers require. This capability is core to CGS and a fundamental requirement for the entire solution to function.
CGS is efficient, seamless and, most importantly, neighbourhood-based and community-driven.
Are the fees equal to other online platforms?
Other platforms (like eBay), commonly have two types of fees:
A Transaction fee (typically approximately 15% of the purchase price) and;
An Advertising fee (which can be any sum of money depending on the advertising you select).
In some cases, the Buyer also pays a PayPal fee of approximately 2-3% of the purchase price.
In total, it is common to expect fees of up to 33% when purchasing products via online platforms.
At CGS, our Growers fees are significantly less than many existing platforms (and traditional supermarkets!). This ensures growers and consumers keep more money in their pocket.
More on Grower Profit Potential & Fees
Yes. CGS is piloting the app in America and plans to expand the service globally with servers in core locations.
Project Timeline
If a CGS user moves country, they will need to establish a new profile in their new location. This supports data security and helps to protect the privacy of CGS users. Crypto wallets and balance, however, will follow and be available to CGS users anywhere.
Tokenomics
As a Holder, you are buying into CGS as a company, its vision, approach and future direction. This engagement is completely separate from the day-to-day use of the app. Holders interact with the DEX token, not the in-app token. You would need to become either a Consumer or a Grower (as well as an Holder), to access the loyalty and referral programs.
Yes. The Community Grocery Store (CGS) “To Market Strategy” outlines how we use innovative app and blockchain technology to empower communities, promote sustainable practices, and reposition local food systems for long-term resilience.
Access our “To Market Strategy”
Yes. Community Grocery Store is led and supported by a dedicated team of professional problem-solvers and future-focussed visionaries.
We each draw on our decades of experience in specialised fields and combine our shared passion for sustainability and human-first approaches with innovative technologies, to offer an alternative to growing, supplying and accessing fresh produce.
About our team