The ALI is a not-for-profit co-operative company limited by guarantee; once you become a member, you join the group of people who collectively own the ALI and decide how it should be run. Members can attend and vote at our general meetings, and have a right to become a director. Members have access to all of the Co-operative’s records, such as meeting minutes and annual accounts. All members share the responsibility to further the Objects of the company (the overall objectives of the company) and uphold the Membership Agreement. They may also benefit from the provisions of the Objects of the company such as access to affordable housing and land for the development of agroecological livelihoods.

Membership of the co-operative is a necessary but not a sufficient condition to be a resident of the community farm.

Some members may want to offer their skills and experience to the co-operative, use the land in some way or participate in one of the company businesses without living as part of the co-housing community at Red Pig Farm.

Therefore, there are two types of membership:

Worker Members – Technically “full” members of the co-operative with all the rights and responsibilities provided for by the Articles of Association and Membership Agreement.

Residential Members – full members of the co-operative but also cohousing licence holders with a right to a living space on the co-sufficient community farm.

To become a Residential Member one is additionally required to agree to a Community Covenant that describes the shared values and beliefs of the community and to follow any bye-laws for the farm which are mutually agreed by the community. A Residential Member also has an Equity Loan agreement with the co-operative as part of their cohousing licence.

Decisions with regard to the day to day and ongoing management of the farm are made through a regular management meeting of all residential members. This management meeting is technically operating as a sub committee of the company. This means that decisions concerning the community farm can be made on a weekly basis without convening a general meeting of all Co-operative members, reserving co-operative general meetings for decisions related to legal, governance and finance issues of the company.

If a WorkerMember decides that they would like to live on the farm and there is a living space available to them they may apply to join the community. This will involve a process of living with the community and renting for a period of at least six months after which it is decided between the members whether they should join the community.

However, it must be noted that as the Red Pig Farm community is still in a formative stage the community covenant and secondary rules are being created therefore members wishing to join must understand that they will be participating in this emergent process of forming these community agreements.

If you would like to apply for Co-operative Membership and/or Residential Membership, please download and complete the application form:

ALI Membership Application Form

If you do not wish to apply for membership but are interested in supporting and/or staying in touch with the ALI, we would be pleased to invite you to become a supporter by joining our mailing list for regular updates, invitations to seasonal gatherings and a quarterly newsletter.