Farmer or Producer Membership
Procedure for applying to become a producer of the Tree of Life Coop
1. Join the cooperative. Producer applications are only accepted from coop members.
2. There are separate procedures and application forms depending on whether you intend to sell FOOD or NON-FOOD items. If you intend to sell both food and non-food items, you must complete both applications.
3. Fill out this online application to sell food through the Coop: Apply to become a food producer of the Tree of Life Coop.
4. To sell non-food items through the coop, send an email to standards.coop@treeoflifeindustries.com. The new non-food producer application form is not ready yet but will be soon.
5. Your application automatically goes to the Coop's Standards Committee, which will review your application and contact you with any questions. The Standards Committee may ask for more information, and may visit your farm or business before approving your application.
6. The Standards Committee will make a recommendation to the Board of Directors regarding accepting your application to become a producer. The Board votes on each application to approve it.
7. Producer members of the cooperative are required to follow all of our cooperative procedures, and must have a working email address.
8. As part of the application process, you or a representative of your farm or business must attend and volunteer at one of the monthly delivery days before your products can be sold through the cooperative.
9. If any licenses or certificates are required for your product (e.g. small producers license for eggs, health department inspection certificate for a kitchen, etc.) we must receive a copy of those documents before approving your application. Copies of your current licenses or certificates should be mailed to Coop Membership, 1 Owens Road, Pembroke, Georgia 31321.
10. The approval process takes between 2 and 4 weeks to complete. If you are not accepted as a producer, at your request we will cancel your membership and refund your membership payment.
10. By submitting an application to become a producer, you agree to our Terms of Service and our Producer Procedures.
11. Existing food producers of the Tree of Life Coop who wish to add non-food products must complete the non-food producer application. Existing non-food producers of the Tree of Life Coop who wish to add food products must complete the food producer application. The Standards Committee will then review the application for conformity to our standards and accept or deny the application. If denied, the producer may appeal to the Board or the coop's Arbitration process.
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