Federated Municipal Platforms: A core Runrig design pattern
October 15, 2025
A federated municipal platform, or FMP, is a communally owned & controlled digital platform, enabling a regional foodshed or bioregion to manage its own land, resources, and labor according to its own needs. It can host a range of free software applications & services, from dedicated food & agricultural software to generic productivity apps, all determined by a local municipality of users. As a federated platform, it can simultaneously cooperate with other community-based platforms to share resources and contribute to global solidarity efforts.