Proudly Cooperatively Owned
Autonomy & Independence
7 Cooperative Principles
Democratic member control
Open, Voluntary membership
Cooperation among Cooperatives
Member Economic Participation
Concern for Community
Education & Training
Member requirements
Requirement
Description
Farmer/seller on GrownBy
To be eligible, you must be a current GrownBy seller. One membership per farm.
Paperwork
Member-owners agree to the cooperative's member agreement
Share purchase
Member-owners purchase a $250 share in the cooperative
Farmers own this company.
Farm Generations is a multi stakeholder cooperative; we are owned by our farmer member-owners and employees.
We follow this unique cooperative structure because this business is fundamental to the success of our members farms and future livelihoods.
After seeing farm after farm contend with tech companies working against their interests, our farmer co-founders decided that a new direction was necessary.
Following in the footsteps of farmers, workers and disenfranchised people across the globe, we incorporated Farm Generations Cooperative as a new and strong foundation for the future of small farms.
Our goal was to produce the best technology that would forever serve the interests of the farm community; our farmers have a voice in the very systems that they need each and every day.
In 2023, the cooperative's board voted to invite our employees to also be minority stakeholders in this journey. We are presently in the process of inviting employees to join the company as member-owners.
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Board of Directors
Join our Board of Directors. Our board is and will always be majority controlled by farmer-members who are democratically elected by other farmer-members.
Equal Voting Rights
One member, one vote. During annual meetings, all member-owners have an equal opportunity to vote on major co-op decisions, including electing representatives to our board.
Financial Equity
Build financial equity in the co-op based on your use of GrownBy relative to other co-op members.
When the co-op reaches profitability, co-op members benefit from annual cash dividend distributions.