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Common Soil vegetable membership application
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When you sign up for vegetable membership of Common Soil you’re joining the farm community. More than that, you’re supporting a movement of people committed to local, chemical-free food production to protect the environment, biodiversity and people’s connection to the land, to food growing and each other. With this mission in mind, vegetable members commit to eat from the farm for a year and share in the abundance of produce when it’s there and support the farm through leaner times. Veg box contents changes with the seasons, which keeps you well connected to seasons and to the local environment. 

Be sure to read about the community supported agriculture model, information about our veg boxes and the FAQs on our website, before signing up: www.commonsoil.co.uk 

As a member you will have a share in the Community Benefit Society and a say over how it's run (if you want to) on a one member one vote basis. Shares have a nominal value of £1, that will be covered by your first membership payment.

All members can join us for events, celebrations, workshops and farm tours, dates of which will be communicated throughout the year. By prior arrangement, you’re welcome to visit the farm and see how your crops develop. If you'd like to get more involved, we also hold regular volunteer sessions and work days.

Please fill in the form below and we'll be in touch via email to confirm the details of how to set up payment and collect your first veg box.

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The annual cost for a regular ‘share of the harvest’ veg box and community membership inclusive is £723. This equates to £17.18 a veg box (40 boxes) and £3 per month community membership. Although we ask people to sign up for a year and take a year-round view of the veg - the value will be higher in the bountiful summer/autumn and lower in winter/spring. There are also options to have half the amount of the regular share or a fortnightly box year-round.

In the name of food justice – ensuring our food is accessible to a wide range of people - we’re offering the veg boxes on a solidarity pricing scale, so you can select to pay what you can realistically afford.

Standard veg box (for 2 people, or 1 person who eats a lot of veg, 40 boxes in the year:

  • Low income: £613.20 per year or £51.10 per month for 12 months for those who are struggling to make ends meet and want to request a subsidy to make the veg affordable to them.
  • Middle/average income: £723.20 per year or £60.25 per month for 12 months.
  • Higher income/resources: £888.80 per year or £74 per month for 12 months for those who can comfortably afford the veg.

Half-sized veg box (for one person, 40 small boxes in the year)
  • Low income: £326 per year or £27.15 per month for 12 months for those who are struggling to make ends meet and want to request a subsidy to make the veg affordable to them.
  • Middle/average income: £382 per year or £31.80 per month for 12 months.
  • Higher income/resources: £464 per year or £38.65 per month for 12 months for those who can comfortably afford the veg.

Fortnightly veg box (26 boxes in the year)

  • Low income: £411 per year or £34.25 per month for 12 months for those who are struggling to make ends meet and want to request a subsidy to make the veg affordable to them.
  • Middle/average income: £482.40 per year or £40.20 per month for 12 months.
  • Higher income/resources: £590.40 per year or £49.20 per month for 12 months for those who can comfortably afford the veg.

You can also choose anywhere between these points. If you’d like more guidance on what is considered low, middle or high income then there’s a helpful table on our FAQs page.

The additional income from the higher end of the scale goes towards subsidising the cost for those who find it harder to afford. Farm budgets are based on the middle rate, so we rely on members to tell us what is truly affordable for them at this time to make the project work. The running of the farm is still subsidised by grants/donations and is a non-profit operation.

Please enter in the box below the type of veg box you want (standard/half-sized/fortnightly) and the amount that you will pay per month.

What type of veg box (standard/half-sized/fortnightly) do you want and how much will you pay from the relevant scale above? *
Would you like to pay upfront for the year or by monthly standing order in 12 equal payments?
If you want to set up a standing order or make payment straight away, the bank details are:
Common Soil 
Sort code: 08-92-99
Account number: 67243583 
The co-operative bank
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Sharing contact details amongst the membership
We encourage members to collect vegetables for each other. To make this easier to organise, and to help build a community around the farm, we encourage members to share their contact details with each other. If you’re happy for us to share your details, please let us know below. We can then give members access to a list showing everyone’s name, email address, phone number and which area they come from (e.g. Summer Street, Uplands, Cashes Green etc.).
Are you happy for your contact details to be shared with other members?
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Would you like to get updates on the farm news and events by email?
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What you're agreeing to by signing up to our vegetable membership:
* I understand that I will be a member of Common Soil, will have one share in the Society, and my details will be held on the register of members in line with the GDPR (general data protection regulations). I will be contacted directly about things to do with my vegetable membership, using the contact details provided here.
* I commit to a monthly payment for membership and vegetables through a standing order or a one-off payment for the year.
* I am intending to stay as a member for a full year and commit to give a minimum of 3 months’ notice if I need to cancel my membership of Common Soil within that time. I understand that if I leave the scheme I will need to pay what is owed for veg boxes had so far, if not yet covered (because veg boxes are weekly for half the year and fortnightly for half the year, but paid for in 12 equal monthly payments if you choose standing order).
* I understand that although the growers at Common Soil will do their best to supply consistent quantities and varieties of vegetables, the quantity and variety is weather dependent and there is no guarantee of specific produce or quantity.
*I will collect my veg from the field (unless a delivery or member pick-up share arrangement is in place), bringing a box or bag to carry the veg home in. If I'm away or unable to collect, I understand I am entitled to gift my share to a friend to pick up in my place, or ask Common Soil to leave it in the ground or donate it to someone who needs it.
I confirm I want to sign up for Common Soil vegetable membership. Please write your name below. *
If you have any questions please contact us on hello@commonsoil.co.uk
Or check out the information on our website www.commonsoil.co.uk 
Common Soil (Cotswolds) Limited
Community Benefit Society registration no: 8774

Field address: Swifts View, Woodside, Stroud, GL5 1PW
Office telephone number: 07968 950304
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