How it works
Every step is recorded, disclosed and reviewable
You always know which farm, which crop, which stage and what happens to your produce.
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.
The process
From membership to harvest
- 1
Join the cooperative
Create an account, complete verification and accept the cooperative membership terms.
- 2
Choose how you want to participate
Learn practical farming, cultivate your own land, or ask professionals to cultivate for you.
- 3
Select a farming cycle
Review the crop, farm, duration, participation cost and disclosed risks before you commit.
- 4
Monitor planting and cultivation
Follow field reports, photographs, expenses and production milestones as the season unfolds.
- 5
Collect, sell, split or donate your harvest
Decide what happens to your allocated produce before maturity, with every deduction itemised.
Farming cycle stages
The twelve stages tracked in every cycle
Members follow progress through each stage with field reports and photographs.
- Stage 1
Land preparation
- Stage 2
Input acquisition
- Stage 3
Planting
- Stage 4
Germination
- Stage 5
Crop maintenance
- Stage 6
Pest management
- Stage 7
Mid-cycle assessment
- Stage 8
Pre-harvest assessment
- Stage 9
Harvesting
- Stage 10
Allocation
- Stage 11
Collection, sale or donation
- Stage 12
Cycle completed
Harvest options
You decide what happens to your produce
Your harvest option is confirmed before maturity, and every deduction is itemised.
Collect your produce
Take physical delivery or collection of your allocated harvest for household use.
Authorise a managed sale
Ask the programme to sell your allocation through approved buyers, with proceeds and deductions itemised.
Split your allocation
Keep part of the harvest for your home and release the rest for sale.
Donate your harvest
Direct all or part of your allocation to the Grow and Give humanitarian food programme.
Disclosures
What you acknowledge before participating
Participation requires clear, informed acknowledgement of farming realities.
- I understand that farming involves risk.
- I understand that yield may be lower or higher than estimates.
- I understand that harvest dates may change.
- I understand that market prices may change.
- I understand that financial proceeds are not guaranteed.
- I understand that my payment supports actual cultivation activities.
- I understand that approved deductions will be disclosed.
- I have reviewed the participation agreement before payment.