This charter is addressed to people who are part of a TEIKEI community or wish to become part of one.
It describes the shared fundamental understanding of the TEIKEI community as a circle of people who do not merely receive provision but collectively support it as a communal task.
This charter concretizes the overarching Charter for TEIKEI Communities with a focus on the community itself.
This charter does not stand alone.
It is based on the TEIKEI Manifesto 2030 and the ten TEIKEI Principles.
The TEIKEI Manifesto 2030 outlines the network’s long-term orientation. This includes in particular:
The ten TEIKEI Principles form the shared foundation for collaboration, provision, and development across the entire network. These include:
This charter translates this shared 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 communal goals of the TEIKEI Manifesto or 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 collectively supported provision.
This implies:
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 all participants must read, understand, and support in practice.
The TEIKEI community is not merely a collection of individual customers.
It is a social context that enables and sustains collectively supported provision.
This means:
The role of the TEIKEI community includes:
The community supports the structure not only through demand but through shared responsibility.
TEIKEI views provision as a relational space.
Therefore, it is not just about receiving products but about being part of a context in which people, farms, organizers, logistics, and other participants are connected in mutual responsibility.
This relationship thrives on people not only receiving but also perceiving, providing feedback, and contributing.
The TEIKEI community shares responsibility for the culture in which provision takes place.
This includes:
The goal of this charter is to make the TEIKEI community visible as the supporting social space of a collectively sustained provision.
It provides guidance on how people can understand their role not as mere participation but as active shared responsibility.
By signing this charter, the undersigned person confirms that this charter has been read, understood, and will be supported in 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 other participants in the network.
This confirmation does not replace any further agreements if required but documents the shared commitment to this charter as the binding foundation for collaboration.
Name of the Community:
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: 04 - Charter for Places of Engagement in the TEIKEI Network
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