Question 1

What is The Harvest Culture?

Accepted Answer

The Harvest Culture is a food-security and agricultural participation programme of Heal and Feed Life Care Foundation. It helps individuals and families grow, own and benefit from the food they consume, either by farming personally or by engaging trusted agricultural professionals to cultivate on their behalf.

Question 2

Is this an investment scheme?

Accepted Answer

No. This is not an investment scheme. Participants join a cooperative farming programme and take part in actual agricultural production. Farming outcomes may vary according to weather, crop performance, production conditions and market prices.

Question 3

Who operates the farms?

Accepted Answer

Cultivation is carried out by the cooperative's farm operators, assigned farm managers and field officers, working with approved input suppliers, consultants and labour.

Question 4

How do I become a cooperative member?

Accepted Answer

Create an account, complete your profile and identity details, choose a participation pathway, accept the cooperative rules and submit your membership application for review.

Question 5

How long does review take?

Accepted Answer

Applications are reviewed by cooperative administrators. You can follow the status of your application in your member dashboard and you will be notified when a decision is recorded.

Question 6

Can groups and organisations join?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Families, schools, youth groups, religious organisations and community groups can participate, particularly through the Learn to Grow fellowship pathway.

Question 7

What does the participation cost cover?

Accepted Answer

Participation costs support actual cultivation activities such as land preparation, inputs, labour, crop protection, monitoring, harvesting and post-harvest handling. Each cycle publishes its expense breakdown.

Question 8

Are returns guaranteed?

Accepted Answer

No. Financial proceeds are not guaranteed. Yield may be lower or higher than estimates, harvest dates may change and market prices may change.

Question 9

How are payments recorded?

Accepted Answer

Payments are recorded against your participation record with a reference and verification status. Every approved deduction applied to your harvest is itemised and disclosed.

Question 10

What are my harvest options?

Accepted Answer

Before maturity you choose to collect your produce, authorise a managed sale, split between collection and sale, or donate all or part of your allocation to Grow and Give.

Question 11

When do I decide?

Accepted Answer

Harvest decisions are made during the pre-harvest assessment stage so that collection, packaging, sale or donation logistics can be arranged in advance.

Question 12

How is my allocation calculated?

Accepted Answer

Verified harvest quantities are allocated across cycle participants in proportion to the units held, after recorded and approved production deductions.

Question 13

What happens if a crop fails?

Accepted Answer

Farming carries real agricultural risk. Losses, reduced yields and delays are disclosed in field reports and cycle records. Insurance status, disclosed risks and mitigation measures are published on every cycle page before participation closes.

Question 14

How do I raise a complaint?

Accepted Answer

Members can open a support ticket from the member dashboard. Tickets are tracked with a status and response record until they are resolved.

Question 15

Where can I read the rules?

Accepted Answer

The cooperative rules, participation agreement terms and participant protection commitments are published on the Legal and Participant Protection page.

Frequently asked questions

About the programme

Membership

Participation and payments

Harvest

Risk and protection

Ask the programme team directly