NOTICE:

The Kraut club is currently on hiatus while the Arias Clan is away on sabbatical!

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Villagers:

You CAN eat the best, most local, most delicious food you can get your hands on without going broke!

You are committed to eating and serving nutrient dense traditional foods and yet you think you might break the bank doing it!

You want fresh strawberries, and delicious nourishing raw milk, pastured eggs and meat.

You want to grow and produce as much as you can on your own small farm. Maybe you even have surplus or a cottage industry of some sort and want to keep your sales as local as possible.

You are energized by the creative challenge of the “new economy” and want to find connection and collaboration in your own neighborhood.

Sound like you? Then read on:

You’ve tried budgeting and depriving yourself, you’ve tried spending your bus fare or your savings, but you still can’t quite afford all this good food. Maybe you have no problem affording organic, farmers market, boutique food but are feeling lonely or uninspired with your spoils. Never fear. “The Kraut Club” is here… a place where you can get to know your neighbors, exchange surplus, barter, binge…. and best of all, save money.

We are the Kraut Klub Kitchen Collective: an association of neighbors cooking with and for each other, exchanging knowledge, ideas and expertise…. kitchen & cottage industry products.

Being a member of the club means less packaging, lower prices, and village building. When you visit us you can browse the catalogs, see random items for sale, and pick-up your loot.

Right now we buy from these outside sources:

Azure Standard: bulk staples,

Dharma Trading Co.: fiber, textiles, craft

Rose Mountain Herbs: herbs, tea, body & bath

Territorial Seeds: seeds, bulbs, plants, garden supplies

Northwood Nursery: plants, vines, trees

We also carry kitchen, garden, and cottage industry products produced by our members for trade!

How it Works:

• Once you are a member of “The Club” you will get regular ordering updates via email.
• When there’s something you want, you jump on the bandwagon and place your order.
• You pick them up.
• While you’re on the porch you browse the other items available and pay for what you take.
• Payment is handled in different ways depending on the order. Most orders are pre-paid either through the merchant or through Tierra Soul via PayPal.
• Members of “The Club” contribute annually to Club organizers who source, order, organize, stock, grow and maintain “the shop”

Become a Member of “The Kraut Club”:

If you want to Join the buying club please fill out the application below. After we review it and make sure we are all a good fit, you will start receiving our updates and order reminders and pay your membership fee to support the organization and operating of the Club….. Preference is given to villagers living within walking or biking distance of Tierra Soul. Here is the Application:

Tierra Soul Buying Club Application

1. Your Name(required)
2. Email(valid email required)
3. Address
4. So that we can better serve you, tell us what kinds of products you would like access to in bulk.
5. Have you been part of a buying club before? If yes, which one?
6. How did you hear about our "club"
7. Do you have produce and garden or cottage industry products?
8. Are you familiar with the SLOW food manifesto?
9. Are you a member of the Weston A. Price Foundation?

 

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Kraut Club Membership Fee:

Now that you have filled out the membership application and gotten yourself all set up, it’s time to pay your membership fee. This fee covers the cost of equipment (like milk fridges), organization, (like sending out updates and researching farms), administration (reviewing applications and creating infrastructure) and all the other stuff involved in keeping the Club running and evolving. We ask you to contribute between $30 and $120 annually depending on when you joined, what you can safely and with integrity afford, and how much you use the club. Just edit the amount in your shopping cart and submit. We also ask raw milk participants to drive once/month. We appreciate your support!