Meeting
Preliminary talk with Fair-Bio eG
Online, 12:00–14:30: together with Fair-Bio eG we clarify whether and how we can work together, facilitated by innova eG. Everyone is welcome, also for single topics.
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#WeGrowTogether
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News
What is happening right now in the clarification process for a joint TEIKEI organisation.
Status
Phase 1 is under way
In the orientation phase we clarify what a cooperative should carry, which business model works, which form fits – and who joins.
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Founding clarification conference
Around 30 people from the network and several countries. Not a founding meeting but a shared space for clarification. Six people join the orientation phase.
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Where a cooperative begins
Conversations between Helmut, Burghard and Felix from April to August 2026: a cooperative begins where people share responsibility.
Read more in the wiki ›Updated: 03.11.2026 · taken from the TEIKEI Wiki
What we take with us
#WeGrowTogether – I look forward to everything that comes, wants to be and may be.
I hope Felix will be relieved of the responsibility, that it will be carried by more shoulders and that TEIKEI will be embedded in a European network.
For me this was a pleasant, fruitful exchange. I am optimistic that we will achieve something for TEIKEI’s future.
I take away motivation – feeling the community, across borders.
It is always good to see many motivated people wanting to build something together.
I look forward to whatever may come.
Thank you for the constructive exchange, the good culture of conversation and the facilitation! I look forward to going deeper and to space for the concrete questions.
I hope the TEIKEI project will be put on reliable and stable footing.
Thank you for all the work done beforehand. Good facilitation. I look forward to it continuing.
The whole thing is much bigger than I thought – I’m in on the content.
Thank you! Great facilitation. Cooperatives explained very well. I’m curious how it will take shape. Good luck!
Thank you for the inspiring exchange and for coming together!
I am ready to join the initiative right away and look forward to continuing the conversation. Thank you for this meeting!
I wish you all the best for the process. Thank you for the insights!
Who joins when
1 · Orientationnow
Felix S.Johannes K.Felix G.Andi S.Tobias K.Burghard F. (facilitation)Daniel D. (ready now)Joos v. d. D. (talk)
2 · Planninguntil March 2027?
Room for you too.
3 · Founding or cooperationafterwards
Room for you too.
4 · Memberin operation
Fabian W.Martina S. (maybe)
Depending on the topic: Philip E. (practice research), Daniel M. (in solidarity), Wolfgang H. (needs more time), Niko A. (looking at what is possible in his region).
What we wish for – and what we bring
At the end of the conference everyone answered three questions: What do I need from a joint organisation? What can I contribute? From which phase am I in?
FS
Felix S.TEIKEI
Phase 1- Wishes for
- A management, a team for the operational tasks – and the funding for it.
- Brings
- Practical TEIKEI knowledge, the European network and its relationships, strategic foresight.
JK
Johannes K.Lightwave, Zürich
Phase 1- Wishes for
- A growing, living network along the whole value chain – people who care about treating food, the earth and each other better.
- Brings
- Lightwave with Agora 3.0: software for information, documents and money flows, goods and logistics – in steward ownership. And strategic thinking.
FG
Felix G.FoodTogether, Berlin
Phase 1- Wishes for
- Building and accompanying communities, developing the existing infrastructure and relationships together.
- Brings
- Relationships with farmers, harvest planning, logistics from Greece and within Germany, campaigns.
AS
Andi S.Biotop Oberland eG
Phase 1- Wishes for
- Great products with real, honest values – and a simple, robust link between producers and consumers.
- Brings
- A community and the organisers’ view of the processes.
TK
Tobias K.Agentur für nachhaltige Entwicklung
Phase 1- Wishes for
- A vehicle that connects across Europe and that I can support – and first in-depth dialogues.
- Brings
- A network in Europe and the German-speaking region, multipliers, ideas for additional income, strategy and concepts.
BF
Burghard F.innova eG
Phase 1 · facilitation- Wishes for
- Start small – and add further building blocks only once a first, open structure is in place.
- Brings
- Advice and expertise on cooperatives.
DD
Daniel D.Logistik Griechenland – Deutschland/Schweiz
ready now- Wishes for
- Clear business relationships, clear contracts and money flows, shared infrastructure and standards.
- Brings
- Operational knowledge, business commitment and the bridge to farms, packing houses and freight forwarders in Greece.
JV
Joos v. d. D.Fair-Bio eG & MYZELIUM
orientation talk- Wishes for
- Orientation talks between the TEIKEI team and Fair-Bio eG, ideally with Burghard.
- Brings
- Fair-Bio eG and MYZELIUM as cooperation partners: sharing resources, funding projects, later advocacy.
PE
Philip E.Universität Siegen
depending on research- Wishes for
- Joint practice research on platform cooperatives and community-supported software.
- Brings
- Research and an outside view.
DM
Daniel M.Basel und Laufental
in solidarity- Wishes for
- Time to let ideas grow – a low-threshold membership would be conceivable.
- Brings
- Audiovisual equipment, harvest help – and connections to small producers.
MS
Martina S.Bürgergenossenschaft Obervinschgau
after founding- Wishes for
- An orientation towards a European network.
- Brings
- Possibly her citizens’ cooperative becoming a member after the founding.
FW
Fabian W.Agrarwissenschaft
Phase 4- Wishes for
- Understanding how the network and the Agora work.
- Brings
- The perspective from his bachelor thesis on TEIKEI.
Names are abbreviated.