Get Involved
Join us in growing a regenerative food system rooted in cooperation, equity, and community. Whether you’re a member, supporter, volunteer, donor, or business partner, there are many ways to contribute to the mission of Keystone Tree Crops Cooperative. Your involvement helps us empower our members and fertilize local food systems.
Become a Member
If you’re interested in being a member, check out this page for more info and to sign up!
If you’d like more information about membership, including the crops and products we’re working with, products that are being explored, responsibilities and benefits of membership, and other information, please contact Bern.
Become an Aggregation Hub
Become a KTCC Aggregation Hub and join a cooperativly-owned supply chain for nut products.
As an Aggregation Hub, you'll aggregate high-quality nuts from local harvesters. You will earn competitive margins while connecting directly to our shared processing, marketing, and sales network. Secure your spot in this growing statewide system. Full operational details, site requirements, and incentives coming soon.
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers are the heartbeat of our cooperative community.
Whether you’re passionate about agroforestry, nut products, agricultural cooperatives or something else, there’s a role for you here.
Volunteering with us is a great way to meet local growers and harvesters, learn about cooperative economics, and directly support our producer and worker members.
Current Opportunities Include:
Organize a harvest
Processing nut products in Bechtelsville, PA
Support at aggregation hubs
Administrative help
Grant writing
Translation and community engagement
Volunteers make a lasting impact in our communities and eco-systems. If you have any ideas or questions, contact us directly at info@ktcc.coop.
Donate
Your contribution fuels our cooperative’s work — helping us offer technical assistance, invest in infrastructure, and ensure all members thrive. As a not-for-profit cooperative, every dollar goes directly toward expanding our impact and strengthening PA agroforestry.
Even a small gift helps us:
Provide training for new producer and worker members
Offer shared equipment and distribution support
Make nut and other tree crop products
Host educational programs and community events
Sustain environmentally responsible practices
We rely on the generosity of individuals like you. Make a one-time or recurring donation below and be part of a movement that values people, land, and food equally.
Partner With Us
We actively seek partnerships with mission-aligned organizations, cooperatives, academic institutions, and businesses who share our commitment to sustainable agriculture, worker equity, and community food systems.
Together, we can:
Co-host community events or workshops
Collaborate on grant-funded programs
Launch shared marketing or advocacy campaigns
Create value chains that support small producers
Let’s explore how we can grow together. If your organization is interested in partnering with us, please reach out at info@ktcc.coop to start the conversation.
General Interest Survey
Welcome supporters! We are accepting new members to grow our network of farmers, foragers, nursery growers, and processors working together to build a regenerative food economy in the Pennsylvania region!
Please fill out this form if you'd like to become a member, be notified of drops of new products, stay up to date with new developments, or participate in tree crop community activities!
KTCC Nut Crops Survey
If you are a tree crop grower, gatherer, or want to work together in some other way - please fill out our interest form. This survey will help us map our network of people in the tree crop supply chain of Pennsylvania and our surrounding region. You can opt-in to emails where we coordinate harvests and other nutty activities.