# Local Cafes: Birdhill Our chapter leader in Birdhill is [Alan Andrews](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanandrews) who also runs The Barracks. He launched the Grow Remote community using the [intro deck](/talks-and-presentations/introduction-talk.md) and promoted it on ChangeX and various Facebook groups: {% embed url="" %} It looked like this: ![](/files/-LopzZzDyONBUcChhckA) Alan also thought of a novel approach to helping self employed people work from the coffee shop. He introduced 'poker chips'. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://inside.growremote.ie/chapter-case-studies/local-cafes-birdhill.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.