Why Everybody needs to own a local organic farm.
Current conventional farming methods employ a host of practices and synthetic chemicals to produce our food at the cost of destroying the very source of that food: our soil and waterways. The impacts on our health from the long-term consumption of nutritionally depleted, chemically grown and processed food are also becoming increasingly evident.
Our soils are being propped up with fertilisers produced from fossil fuels. The food that is grown in these depleted and chemically laden soils comes nowhere near to providing the nutrients that we need for health, reproduction and longevity.
A massive 60% of our food costs goes directly into distribution and handling. In other words, $60 out of every $100 you spend on food goes on getting that food from the farm to your plate.
Organic Farm Share is a local food system that utilises regenerative and integrated farming practices, which return necessary nutrients back into the soil. This is achieved through organic farming, polyculture planting, the use of beneficial bacteria, animal integration, and localised compost systems.
Through Organic Farm Share’s unique and localised distribution system, food-miles and packaging are significantly reduced. Your food is brought directly to you from the farm ensuring fresher healthier food, a substantial financial saving, and regeneration of the environment.
Our farm is situated in Northern NSW 14km south of the Queensland border. Our organic farm will service owner-members in the Byron Bay, Gold Coast and Brisbane areas with our unique organic food delivery system.
Organic Farm Share blends a unique form of enterprise with the values of a co-operative. Taking back the control of our food supply and establishing regional food security can only be truly achieved through participation, or more specifically, ownership. If we own the business that owns the land where our food comes from, we are directly connected to our food supply, and many of the existing barriers to establishing a successful local food system are eliminated.
Participation and its benefits
We currently (24 November 2011) have 225 owner-members. Our first Prospectus closed on October 20th marking the end of stage 1 (paying off the farm). We are currently finalising our next Offer Document due to be released before the end of this year (2011).
Organic Farm Share, the first of its kind, is a publicly owned farm project with
the aim of ensuring food security for our community, the regeneration of land,
and positive financial returns to our owner-members.
Whilst there are numerous environmental, health and social benefits to
participating in Organic Farm Share there are also a number of personal ones.
By joining Organic Farm Share, you gain :
- pride in ownership of a regenerative enterprise
- partnership in an enterprise that contributes to the local economy and employment
- a place you can visit, stay and enjoy with your family and other owners
- a share that can appreciate in value
- the convenience of buying your groceries from one place (one stop shopping)
- a 5% - 7% rebate of all purchases annually & profit share
- supply of a comprehensive variety of organic food at the best prices.
Where to from here
If you would like to know more, come along to one of our Kitchen Table
Talks. A list of them can be found on our website at :
www.organicfarmshare.com/whats-happening.html
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us in any of the following ways :
Telephone : 07 5630 3891 Email :
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