Secure Your 2025 Veg Box with a Small Deposit

Why Your Early Support Matters

At Middle World Farms, we are committed to providing fresh, local, and sustainable produce for our community. The early months of the year—January, February, and March—are the most challenging for small farms like ours. Your early deposit helps us:

Plan the growing season effectively – Knowing how many customers we will serve allows us to grow the right crops in the right quantities.
Invest in seeds, soil improvements & infrastructure – Your deposit ensures we can get started as soon as the season begins.
Keep our veg boxes affordable – A strong foundation means we can keep prices low for our members.

By securing your place today, you’re not just reserving a veg box—you’re helping to sustain a community farm and support local, chemical-free food production.

How It Works

1️⃣ Pay a Small Deposit Today

  • Choose the box size that best suits your household.
  • Select how often you’d like to receive your veg box (weekly or fortnightly).
  • Pay a refundable deposit via Stripe to secure your subscription.

2️⃣ Your Subscription Starts in May

  • Your deposit ensures that a fresh, locally grown veg box will be available for you when the season starts.
  • Your full subscription will be automatically activated on April 20, 2025, and put into action starting May 1st.

    3️⃣ Enjoy Fresh, Local Produce

    • Receive seasonal, farm-fresh veg every week or fortnight.
    • Support sustainable food production and reduce reliance on supermarkets.
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    Basket

    Choose Your Price

    Click a box to learn more about each option

    Prices based on our most popular box size (Couple's Box)

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    Solidarity Price

    £10.50+

    For those who need support

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    Standard Price

    £15

    True cost of growing

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    Supporter Price

    £18+

    Helps subsidize others

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    💰 Financial Transparency

    Here's exactly where your money goes

    📊 Our Annual Farm Budget

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    Farmer Wages £45,000

    2 full-time farmers (fair wage goal)

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    Seeds & Compost £2,000

    Scales with box size

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    Land & Utilities £4,800

    Rent, water, electricity

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    Equipment £4,000

    Maintenance, repairs, fuel

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    Packaging £200

    Boxes (delivery billed separately)

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    Insurance & Admin £700

    Insurance, accounting

    Total Annual Budget: £56,700

    🧮 The Math Behind Our Prices

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    100 members

    Our target community

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    48 weeks/year

    Deliveries

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    £11.81 break-even

    Minimum to survive

    £56,700 ÷ 100 members ÷ 48 weeks = £11.81 break-even

    £10.50 solidarity minimum = We take a small loss to help you

    £11.81 = Break-even (farm survives, no fair wages yet)

    £15 standard = Minimum wage for farmers

    £20 supporter = Fair wage + helping subsidize others

    Above £20 = Really helping both farm and those in need

    ⚠️ Important: Our £45,000 farmer wages = £21.60/hour GROSS (before tax, pension, holidays).

    Take-home is closer to £15-16/hour - barely a living wage for skilled agricultural work.

    This system relies on honesty:

    Below £11.81 = we subsidize you (that's okay if you need the help). At £15 = minimum wage. At £20+ = you enable solidarity pricing for those in genuine need. Please choose based on what you can truly afford.

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    Solidarity Price: £10.50 - £14

    For those who need support right now

    • 💚 Unemployed, on benefits, or low income
    • 💚 Single parents managing tight budgets
    • 💚 Students, pensioners on fixed income
    • 💚 Facing temporary financial hardship

    You get the EXACT SAME box as everyone else - same quantity, quality, variety, and freshness. Zero difference.

    Made possible by supporters. When your situation improves, you can pay it forward too.

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    Standard Price: £15

    This is what it actually costs to grow your food

    £5.50 → Farmer wages
    £3.20 → Seeds & supplies
    £2.50 → Land & utilities
    £2.30 → Equipment
    £1.50 → Delivery & admin
    = £15.00 total

    What "fair wage" means: £21.60/hour GROSS (before tax, pension, holidays). Take-home closer to £15-16/hour.

    If you can afford £15, this is the right choice. It keeps the farm sustainable.

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    Supporter Price: £18 - £25+

    Pay it forward - your extra helps others

    £18 per box

    £3 extra subsidizes someone on solidarity price

    £20 per box

    Builds emergency fund for crop failures

    £25+ per box

    Farm improvements, free food bank boxes - and the farmers might actually afford a pint!

    Every £1 above standard directly helps someone else access organic food. That's the solidarity promise.