This charter is addressed to local farms that are part of the TEIKEI network or wish to become part of it.
Local farms maintain a particularly direct relationship with the communities in whose surroundings they operate. They shape regional supply not only through their products but also through their presence, accessibility, and concrete roots in the living environment of those involved.
This charter specifies the overarching Charter for the TEIKEI Farm for the context of local farms.
This charter does not stand alone.
It is based on the TEIKEI Manifesto 2030 and the ten TEIKEI principles.
The TEIKEI Manifesto 2030 describes the network’s long-term orientation. This includes in particular:
The ten TEIKEI principles form the common foundation for collaboration, supply, and development across the entire network. These include:
This charter translates this common foundation into the concrete practice of the respective role within the network.
This means:
The structures, decisions, and processes described here must not be considered or implemented in isolation from the ecological, social, and community goals of the TEIKEI Manifesto and the ten TEIKEI principles.
Even where a role is not directly involved in agricultural production, it remains part of a system built on ecological responsibility, regenerative practices, and community-supported supply.
This results in:
The roles, tasks, and attitudes described in this charter can only be fully understood in the context of this shared foundation.
Therefore:
The TEIKEI Manifesto 2030 and the ten TEIKEI principles are not an optional background but a shared foundation that must be read, understood, and supported in practice by all participants.
In the TEIKEI network, local farms are not merely suppliers.
They are independent co-creators of a regional supply culture. They contribute products, knowledge, experience, and agricultural reality to the network and maintain a special proximity to the communities they help supply.
Local farms have the opportunity to cultivate particularly direct relationships with the people in their surroundings.
Therefore:
Local farms bear responsibility not only for their production but also for strengthening regional supply structures.
This includes:
Local farms remain visible as independent partners.
This means:
This charter makes it clear that local farms are a direct and foundational part of community-supported supply.
It strengthens collaboration based on proximity, responsibility, transparency, and regional rootedness.
By signing this charter, the undersigned person confirms that this charter has been read, understood, and will be supported in its practical implementation.
The signature expresses the willingness to act within the TEIKEI network in accordance with the principles, responsibilities, and forms of collaboration described here and to further develop this practice together with the other participants in the network.
This confirmation does not replace any further agreements if required but documents the shared commitment to this charter as a binding foundation for collaboration.
Name of the Farm:
Name of the Responsible Person:
Role / Function:
Location:
Date:
Signature:
If relevant, additional agreements, role descriptions, or operational arrangements can be documented separately and attached to this charter.
Future adjustments to this charter should be made transparently and, where possible, in dialogue with the affected participants in the network.
One level up: 01 - Charter for the Farm
Author: Felix Schröder, with assistance from AI (ChatGPT)
Creation: written by Felix Schröder › formatted in Markdown by ChatGPT › published by Felix Schröder › layout adjusted by Claude
Created: 2026-03-18 · Last updated: 2026-06-09 · Questions or feedback? support@teikei.us