Tyddyn Teg Community Shares

Have you ever dreamed of buying a farm? Become a co-owner of Tyddyn Teg, our agroecological community farm for as little as £100!  

Ydych chi erioed wedi breuddwydio am brynu fferm?  Gallwch bod yn gyd-berchennog Tyddyn Teg, ein fferm gymunedol agroecolegol, am gyn lleied a £100! Cliciwch yma i ddarllen ein dogfen Cynnig Cyfranddaliadau yn Gymraeg.

What's the story?

Tyddyn Teg means 'fair farm' in Welsh and this simple phrase lies at the heart of who we are: we want to farm in a way that is fair for nature, our workers and the community we serve.  

Our vision is of a world where people and nature flourish because everyone has a relationship with their food, the land and the people that produce it.  

Since 2015, our team has been building its skills to grow high quality vegetables consistently and reliably in a way that doesn't destroy land or water, and to function as an authentic power-sharing co-operative.  

We now serve about 180 local families who are subscribers to our year-round vegetable scheme, as well as running an onsite farm shop that is a sales hub for other local regenerative producers and supplying local shops in Bangor and Caernarfon. 

Through this share offer, we invite you to join us on our mission to help build a vibrant and resilient local food and land culture in North Wales, working towards the abundant future we know is possible.

Why community shares?

At Tyddyn Teg, we think a lot about the future and we try to learn from nature.  We want to have a legacy and we want the future to be more diverse and abundant than the present.  In nature, diversity is resilience and we want to be resilient, so we are diversifying the ownership of the farm through the community share offer while we diversify the management of the farm through being a workers’ co-operative with flexible membership.  

This means that the future of the farm does not depend on the commitment and resources of only a few people.  If someone needs to cash in their investment (i.e. withdraw their shares), they can and nothing is derailed because there are many people with shares.   If a worker wants to move on and put their energy somewhere else, they can because there are many workers.  We can replace both shareholders and workers over time because our system is stable and diverse enough to deal with change.  

How will the money be used?  

We are hoping to raise £400,000: an amount that will not only transfer ownership of the land and business to the community, but will also allow us to upgrade our facilities in a way that will make us function better as a co-operative and as a community farm: making pot-holed tracks less treacherous, building a site office and accessible customer toilet, making a new farmyard and extending the car park and upgrading tracks and public rights of way through and around the farm.  

Please see our Business Plan for more details.

What do I get if I invest? 

The interest rate on shares is projected to be 3% which will be paid annually from the first year you invest as shares which will accrue to your share account, increasing the amount you can eventually withdraw.  We plan on allowing withdrawals after 3 years on a first-come-first-served basis.  The minimum investment is £100.  

If you invest, you will also become a member of Tyddyn Teg with the right to attend our AGM, elect representatives to work with us on community solidarity projects and hold worker-members accountable for meeting the objectives of Tyddyn Teg as set out in our Charter.  

Please see our Share Offer Document for more details.

Community Solidarity for a Fairer Future

As an investor, you will have the option to donate all, half or none of the interest you are entitled to into our Community Solidarity Fund which will be co-managed by workers and investors to deliver projects that strengthen local and global food sovereignty.  In particular, we will use this fund to subsidize veg scheme membership for financially struggling families who would not otherwise be able to access it and to hold community events that bring people together to learn and share.  

Can anyone buy shares? 

Yes!  You can buy shares from anywhere in the world as long as you are over 16, with a minimum investment of just £100!  

This is what the share offer will enable: 

• A community-owned farm operated by a workers’ co-operative in service to the community and nature.  
• A co-operative future in which workers and consumers collaborate to take back control over their relationship with land and food and make it regenerative for nature and for the community.  
• An abundant future in which healthy food is grown and consumed locally.  
• A resilient future in which connected and engaged communities support each other to face the changes that are coming.    

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS AND TESTIMONIALS

Tyddyn Teg Share Offer Document

Dogfen Cyfranddaliadau Cymunedol Tyddyn Teg

Tyddyn Teg Business Plan

Tyddyn Teg Charter

Siarter Tyddyn Teg (Cymraeg)

Share Offer Document, Business Plan and Rules also downloadable below in English.