Certified organic · member-run · Coopersville, Georgia
Harvested for families.
Grown after dark.
A cooperative of 50 households sharing one certified-organic farm. Pay $600 a year, serve one month in the garden, and take home real food all season.
45 of 50 places openMembership is capped at 50 households for 2025–2026, so the farm never outgrows the families who tend it.
- $600/ yrannual fee
- 1 mogarden service
- 2×harvest shares
What your household gives
$600 a year and one month in the garden
- One flat fee — the same for every household, whatever your income
- 1 month of garden service, on dates you choose
- A hand at planting, weeding, harvesting and preserving
What your household gets
Certified-organic food and a real say in the farm
- 2 harvest shares across the year
- Vegetables, canned goods, freeze-dried food, root cellar and aquaponic harvest
- A vote on how the co-op runs, and the farm open to your family
Who runs this farm
A family, and the households who joined them
The White family started Stratus in 2023 on a simple belief: families who grow food together eat better, live healthier, and build stronger communities. They pooled their resources, leased the land, and started growing.
- Kenneth WhiteKnown on the farm as ScoutCo-founder · fields and systems
- Nancy-Rivera WhiteKnown on the farm as TGirlCo-founder · membership and harvest
“Access to organic, nutrient-dense food shouldn’t be reserved for those with the money to pay premium grocery prices.”
- Organic by principle
- Zero synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers. Certified, not implied.
- Equitable access
- A flat annual fee and the same share for every family, whatever they earn.
- Zero waste
- Surplus is canned, freeze-dried, or root-cellared — never thrown out.
- Community first
How it works
Four simple steps
- 01Join and payEnrol your household online and pay the annual membership in one sitting.
- 02Schedule your servicePick the month your family will serve, and an alternate in case it fills.
- 03Tend the gardenWork alongside other member families planting, cultivating, harvesting and preserving.
- 04Take your harvestClaim your share of fresh vegetables, canned goods and freeze-dried food as crops come in.
Choose your month
Every household serves once
You pick the month that suits your family, and a second choice in case it fills. Months fill in the order families claim them.
- January10 places
- February10 places
- March10 places
- April10 places
- May9 places
- June8 places
Membership
$600 per family, per year
Membership year 2025–2026. One flat fee, the same share for every household — access to organic food is not tiered by income.
- 2 harvest shares across the year
- 1 month of garden service
- Fresh vegetables, canned goods and freeze-dried foods
- Root cellar goods and aquaponic harvest participation
- Co-op voting rights and farm visit access
- Fresh vegetables
- Canned goods
- Freeze-dried foods
- Aquaponic harvest
Questions
What families ask before they join
Still unsure? Call the farm on (678) 555-0192, Monday to Saturday, 8am–5pm — or email and we reply within a business day or two.
What does “one month of garden service” actually involve?
Your household picks one month a year and works 4 days in it. The farm publishes the dated work days for your month and you choose which ones suit you — mornings planting, weeding, harvesting, or preserving alongside other member families.
What if we can’t serve the month we picked?
Change it yourself, from your account, to any month that still has room — no phone call and no approval needed. You also name an alternate month when you enrol, in case your first choice fills before you finish.
Do we need any farming experience?
None. You work alongside families who have done it before, and the farm sets the task for the day. Most of what needs doing on a work day is learned in the first hour.
What do we actually take home?
Visit the farm
Come and see it first
Open days for prospective members are the first Saturday of the month, 9am to noon. Tours at other times by appointment.
45 of 50 places open for 2025–2026
Claim your household’s place for this season
Enrol in one sitting — household details, your service month, and payment. Your annual fee is non-refundable once service has begun. Before then, contact the farm and we will make it right.
Not ready to commit? Open days are the first Saturday of the month, 9am–noon.