Robin Hood Restaurants

What in the world is a Robin Hood Restaurant? I just now discovered this awesome enterprise today on http://sustainablog.blogspot.com . What RHR's do is eliminate prices on their products they serve, which happen to be all organic and usually locally produced. Instead of having a set price to pay, customers pay what they can afford. According to the proprietor on the link I gave you, the income evens out in the end, with the wealthier patrons making up for what the less fortunate patrons can pay. What is so good about this concept is that everyone, including the poor, can enjoy a good meal, and organic at that, which is healthier to boot. Usually organic means $$$$, and lots of them. But this concept allows everyone to partake.

For those customers that can not pay anything, the proprietor says they can barter work for food...activities like washing dishes, repair work, some have helped to lay tile in the kitchen.

This is just another of many concepts out there that help to lessen the gap between the rich and poor. I'm on the lookout for others.