If you would like to support our startup fundraiser please click here to make a donation.
In order to be transparent about what money we are asking for and why, we have outlined further details below.
Most farms rely on inherited wealth, land and resources to get established. Structural discrimination and inequity are barriers to folks getting into farming. We have been gifted some access to land but limited access to startup money, machinery & materials.
There are 2 levels of fundraising we are aiming to achieve.
The first are basic items we need to get going such as basic hand tools, irrigation propagation equipment etc. to a total of $18679.
The second level are items that would make our lives much easier including minimising the time and toll farming takes on our bodies to a total of $28112.
It would be incredible if we could fund-raise a grand total of $46791
https://www.gofundme.com/f/sovereign-soil-farm-startup-fundraiser
We have provided links to some of the more expensive items below this graph.
| Basics | |
| 12m2 of organic compost | 879 |
| Irrigation | 1000 |
| Coolroom | 4000 |
| Seed | 600 |
| General hand tools & power tools (shovels, drills, fasteners, scales etc) | 2500 |
| Propagation equipment | 2000 |
| Row covers – to protect from cold/heat/pests. | 1500 |
| Tables, marquee & chairs for market stalls and workshops | 2000 |
| 15m hoop tunnel | 2500 |
| Totes (for carrying & storing produce) | 800 |
| PPE – Gloves, masks etc | 400 |
| Bio Packaging | 500 |
| 18679 | |
| Time and body savers | |
| Quick Cut Greens Harvester $1290 | 1290 |
| Paperpot transplanter & related equipment | 4050 |
| 30m Coccoon Tunnel/greenhouse | 4100 |
| Walk behind 2-wheel tractor | 9192 |
| Power harrow tractor attachment | 5268 |
| Flail mower tractor attachment | 4212 |
| 28112 | |
| Grand total | 46791 |
Hyperlinks for info on the more expensive items
Paperpot Transplanter Complete Kit
Quick Cut Greens Harvester
BCS Walk Behind Tractor
Power Harrow
Flail Mower
Cocoon Tunnel/Greenhouse
Note, some of these prices have changed due to covid19.
