Increasing organic and regenerative land area through collaborative investment in Australia

The Organic & Regenerative Investment Co-operative is an innovative, new venture

The aim of the Co-operative is to enable investment, management, education and growth opportunities across the organic, regenerative, biodynamic and agro ecology farming and food sector. This includes acquisition and preservation and management of farmland, specific business opportunities, and long term involvement of members & investors in the future growth of the Co-operative, land ownership & stewardship in Australia.

The Co-operative movement in Australia is at an exciting transition period – and we believe it offers an incredible opportunity to meet many of the parameters that this Co-operative is seeking to provide. The Co-operative is designed to offer a powerful, collaborative vehicle that combines investment, intention, community, education and preservation across the organic and regenerative farming and business sector in Australia.

People

‘It takes a village to raise a child, and a community to build a farm’.

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Farms

Our ideal farms are varied in size, products and region.

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Foods

ORICoop intends to acquire land that produces organic food, through all stages of the supply chain.

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Grow

At ORICoop, we believe in building blocks that enable growth.

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We welcome new members to our co-operative

Are you interested in understanding or fostering community power? Cooperatives are a vehicle to make this change.

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ORICoop acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of our nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. ORICoop operates throughout Aboriginal land in our vast country. We acknowledge the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island people as the traditional custodians of each region and pay our respects to their elders past and present.

We are committed to a positive future for the Aboriginal community, and to work collaboratively with them in regions of significance and opportunity to their people.

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People

At ORICoop, we believe that people are the centre of all that we do. From our investors, to the farmers, to the consultants, to our members and the consumers that enjoy the organic food – we want them to be engaged with our journey!

ORICoop is an Australian first – that is seeking to engage our members to participate in the grass roots development of a people based movement that enables investment to be targeted to where it makes a significant & longterm difference. Into farms, communities, regions, and areas significant in organic food production, land preservation and biodiversity.

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Farms

All have different attributes that enable them to be approved by our Investment Team, and Board. However the key principles of our Investment Criteria must be met by each property, and it’s ongoing intention & management.

Management practices that embrace International Organic Standards
Localised food system/cycle as much as possible
Best practice soil and moisture maintenance
Intention to build & protect carbon incrementally over time
Low/medium stocking rates according to carrying capacity
Intergrated crop/animal rotation to enable best diversity
Protection of sensitive areas of biodiversity and waterways
Use of agroecology principles of low energy, low inputs (less than 50%)
Fair treatment of all staff and employees on farms & businesses
No prejudice towards race, religion, colour of people.

Foods

From farm gate, to processor and produced local & export level (in some cases). We believe in healthy and sustainable food that doesn’t cost the earth, literally.

We are interested in partnerships that enable eco-friendly choices. This includes transport, energy, packaging & supply.

Through ORICoop and our technology development – we hope to enable our farmers to get the best outcome for their hard work and product. And for our members and consumers to have opportunity to get access to these products fora fair price. We look forward to this journey!

In small farms becoming bigger farms, in small businesses growing in efficiency & scale, in new farmers becoming more established and stepping up to bigger long term growth opportunities. We also want to see targeted investment grow, that enables further building and establishing through a mechanism that offers security for investors, farmers and all members involved with ORICoop.

Together we can grow an entity that involves all these parameters.

PEOPLE
FARMS
FOODS
GROW

And long term, we can empower our farms & communities to become change makers that won’t cost the earth!

ORICoop Principles

The person is at least 18 years of age
The person pays a once off membership fee ($50)
The person has applied for a minimum of 5 organic shares at $10 per share
The person is able to use or contribute to the services of the co-operative
Is supportive of the overall mission of the co-operative of organic & regenerative food production processes, full disclosure, and fair wages/reward paid to all staff and contractors

ORICoop Rules

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