we are now accepting membership applications for the PTB Farm 2024 Coop
WHAT IS THE PTB Farm COOP?
The PTB Farm Coop is a unique and flexible community supported agriculture (CSA) model for the Piedmont Triad. To accommodate the complex schedules and dietary needs of members, we have designed a more flexible CSA model that still supports us, your farmers, at the time of year we need it most. The PTB Farm Coop is designed as a Cooperative -- so we call it the Coop, and it works like a farm credit that provides members with 10% discount. Our Coop membership is a great way to support your farmers by paying up front for your vegetables, meat, and flowers. This helps us pay for seeds, feed, fuel, and marketing costs when farm income is at its yearly low.
Essentially, you are purchasing a farm credit early in the year, and you choose the exact farm products you want to spend that credit on. The PTB Farm Coop is NOT a typical veg-box or CSA box - you do NOT get a weekly box. Our program is 100% a la carte and can be used on any of the products we offer.
By becoming a member, you are taking an active role in supporting family farming in the Piedmont Triad agriculture and ensuring that safe, healthy, and ecologically centered food remains viable in this region.
how does the PTB Farm COOP work?
You can use your PTB Coop membership to purchase anything -- veggies, herbs, flowers, pork, or beef -- we have for sale. We will keep track of your purchases and let you know your balance each time you visit. We think this arrangement gives members maximum flexibility to enjoy the bounty of our farm, while working to fit the different lives and needs of members. We hope you’ll be as excited as we are to join in this adventure! By becoming a PTB Coop member, you will enjoy a discount on every purchase. These member discounts allow you to share in the bounty throughout the season.
what’s included?
We grow an array of delicious and nutritious vegetables, herbs and cut flowers in the garden as well as grass-fed/grass-finished beef, pastured (GMO-free) pork on the farm. Throughout the year, members will get to choose from what we have available each week. Some members may opt to only get vegetables, others only meat, while other members may get a weekly sampling of all we have to offer.
Disclaimer: Coop members choose from what's available each week; all items are available on a first-come, first-served basis.We will take reservations and hold items for you by request and try to accommodate your needs. The PTB Farm Coop works best for folks who are already farmers market shoppers!
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In exchange for your support, each Coop member will receive a signup bonus of an additional 10% in credit if you sign up before March 15. You can sign up with any amount - we recommend $400 as a good amount for new members to buy in at, but will take any amount from $100 to $1000.
When you give us a check for $300 we give you credit for $330 to spend down during the calendar year.
When does my COOP membership expire?
Each membership lasts a year, and members have a full year to spend down your credit balance. We will keep track of your purchases and let you know your balance each time you visit. Please note, previous years' credit balance may not be carried over into the next calendar year, all credit balances must be spent down by December 31.
where/when do i pick up?
As a PTB Coop member, you have the option to use your credit at the following locations.
at Greensboro Curb Farmers Market Saturdays 7:30-12, year-round
at Old Salem Cobblestone Farmers Market Saturdays 8-12, April-November
at PTB Farm, preorders only - we do not have a farmstore, but we are happy to pack up an order for you to pickup by appointment or on Friday afternoons between 4-6pm
how do i join?
If you are interested in becoming a PTB Farm COOP member, please fill out our membership form here or find us at market to answer any of your questions. We accept cash or check for the COOP membership. We prefer cash and check for Coop purchases! You can find us at market, or drop a check in the mail, payable to PTB Farm 600 Church St Ext, Reidsville NC 27320
