TEIKEI thrives when people take responsibility and collectively support structures that make a different form of food supply possible.
Getting involved in TEIKEI can take many forms. Not everyone has to do the same thing. What matters is that people, communities, and projects find a fitting place and can grow into a shared practice.
TEIKEI is not a central company but a growing network of people, farms, communities, initiatives, and projects.
For this network to function, it needs not only products and logistics but also relationships, reliability, feedback, organization, and places where collaboration comes to life.
Getting involved therefore means more than just receiving or offering something. It means becoming part of a larger context.
Members are individuals or households who receive products through TEIKEI and contribute to the network's stability through their participation.
As a member, you can:
Membership is a simple and concrete way to start engaging in shared practice.
TEIKEI organizers support local communities and pickup locations. They coordinate orders, communication, and processes on-site, creating reliability for members, producers, and logistics.
As an organizer, you can:
This role is particularly important because it turns connections into tangible supply.
TEIKEI ambassadors help build new relationships and spread the idea of TEIKEI to other regions and contexts.
As an ambassador, you can:
Ambassadors support the network's expansion across Europe.
Not all contributions are directly visible. Many people enable TEIKEI by providing spaces, time, knowledge, infrastructure, contacts, or financial support.
As an enabler, you can, for example:
Such contributions are also an essential part of the network.
TEIKEI grows not only through individuals but also through businesses, initiatives, and projects that contribute their skills and structures.
These include, for example:
If you want to connect with a farm, project, or initiative, the first step is to explore together what a fitting form of collaboration might look like.
No one needs to have everything figured out at the beginning.
For a good start, often just one of three questions is enough:
From there, the next suitable step can emerge.
Getting involved in TEIKEI does not mean fitting into a ready-made system. It means becoming part of a living network that evolves through shared practice.
This includes:
Each role contributes something different. Only together does the whole emerge.
If you want to get involved, the following paths can be a good start:
TEIKEI grows where people begin to share responsibility and put new forms of collaboration into practice.
Getting involved therefore means more than just being there.
Getting involved means: contributing, learning, and shaping together.
Want to get involved but not sure how?
Then feel free to contact us:
kontakt@teikei.us
Or find an existing community near you or start a new one:
Find or start communities
One level up: 08 - TEIKEI Network
Author: Felix Schröder, with help from AI (ChatGPT)
Creation: written by Felix Schröder › formatted in Markdown by ChatGPT › published by Felix Schröder › layout adjusted by Claude
Created: 2026-03-23 · Last updated: 2026-03-23 · Questions or feedback? support@teikei.us