Jardins de Cocagne

What Jardins de Cocagne does

Jardins de Cocagne is an agricultural cooperative (la coopérative) operating as a community-supported agriculture (CSA) venture at 66 ch. des Plantées, 1285 Sézegnin-Athenaz, in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland. Founded in 1985 and marking its 40th anniversary, the cooperative produces organic vegetables on farmland at the gates of Geneva and distributes them weekly to over 400 member households through approximately 40 neighborhood distribution points across the Greater Geneva area. The cooperative is Bio Suisse certified and also sells directly at the Plainpalais (Friday) and Rive (Saturday) farmers' markets. Product offerings include the core Cornet de légumes weekly basket subscription, an Abonnement Découverte trial via the Locali platform, the École à la ferme educational program, and an online recipe database, with distribution also routed through partner Le Picotin café-restaurant.

The business model is a member-financed, solidarity-priced annual subscription. Each coopérateur·trice pays their subscription scaled to their own income and contributes 3–4 half-days of farm labor per year, embedding members as both customers and labor contributors. There is no external venture or private equity capital; the organization is collectively owned and governed by its membership, with revenue derived from subscriptions, market sales, and small channel partnerships rather than investor funding. The cooperative accepts Radis cryptocurrency payments via the La Calim Geneva food-bank system and is exploring alternative payment rails (e.g., the Locali discovery funnel and #DECOUVERTE50 conversion offer) to broaden acquisition.

Technically, the operation relies on traditional organic farming methods rather than proprietary technology systems; the digital surface consists of a member login portal (membres.cocagne.ch), a public website, and an Instagram presence. There are no disclosed AI/ML systems, APIs, SDKs, patents, or proprietary technology platforms. The competitive position rests on a 40-year Geneva-rooted brand, dense last-mile distribution across 40+ neighborhood points, Bio Suisse organic certification, and the structural switching costs embedded in the cooperative's membership and labor model rather than on any technology moat.

Name

Jardins de Cocagne

Legal name

Les Jardins de Cocagne

Website

https://cocagne.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jardins de Cocagne is a Geneva-based agricultural cooperative, founded 1985, that delivers weekly organic vegetable baskets to 400+ member households across 40+ distribution points under a solidarity-priced annual subscription and Bio Suisse certification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community-Supported Agriculture (Organic Vegetable Subscription)

NAICS

Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming (111219)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Organic Vegetable & Melon Farming (Open-Field) (AFAGAKAC)

Keywords

• Organic vegetable farming
• Community-supported agriculture
• Vegetable basket subscription
• Agricultural cooperative
• Farm-to-door delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Sézeguin-Athenaz

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Annual Vegetable Basket Subscription: Members pay an annual subscription fee for weekly delivery of organic vegetables (cornet). Pricing is solidarity-based, determined by each member's income level. Members also contribute 3-4 half-days of work per year at the garden.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Les Jardins de Cocagne is an agricultural cooperative producing and distributing weekly baskets (cornets) of fresh organic vegetables to 400+ member households through approximately 40 neighborhood pickup points across Greater Geneva. Members subscribe annually on an income-adjusted (solidarity) pricing basis and contribute 3-4 half-days of farm labor per year. Supplementary channels include farmers' markets, a 3-week discovery trial via Locali, and the École à la ferme educational program.

Product overview

Les Jardins de Cocagne operates as a single, unified cooperative offering centered on its core product: the Cornet de légumes (vegetable basket) subscription service. This weekly delivery of fresh organic vegetables to over 400 households forms the primary business model. The offering is supplemented by a Discovery trial subscription (Abonnement Découverte), physical farmers' market sales (Marché), an educational Farm School program (École à la ferme), and an extensive recipe database. The cooperative also offers distribution through partner locations including the Le Picotin café-restaurant, and accepts alternative payments through the Calim system. All products and services operate under the Bio Suisse certification framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cornet de légumes (Vegetable Basket Subscription) Annual subscription providing weekly baskets (cornets) of fresh, seasonal, Bio Suisse-certified organic vegetables produced at the cooperative's farm near Geneva, delivered to 400+ member households across approximately 40 neighborhood pickup points. Members pay an income-adjusted annual fee and contribute 3-4 half-days of farm work per year.
• Abonnement Découverte (Discovery Trial Subscription) A 3-basket trial subscription over 3 weeks, sold via the Locali Geneva platform, intended as a low-commitment entry point that converts trial members into full annual subscribers with a Fr. 50 discount.
• Marché (Farmers' Market Sales) Direct-to-consumer retail sales of seasonal organic vegetables at the Plainpalais farmers' market (Fridays, places 61-63-65) and the Rive farmers' market (Saturdays) in Geneva.
• École à la ferme (Farm School) Educational farm-visitation program promoting sustainable and solidarity-based food practices, part of the cooperative's Nord Solidarity initiatives, targeting school-age children.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Le PicotincoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCafé-restaurant and distribution point for Les Jardins de Cocagne. Located at 15 av. des Tilleuls, 1203 Geneva. Their mission is to cook with weekly basket contents and introduce members to various recipes.
• LocaliminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal Geneva platform where discovery baskets (3-week trial) can be purchased. Offers Fr. 50 discount on annual subscription with #DECOUVERTE50 code.
• La Calim (Caisse genevoise de l'alimentation)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerGeneva food bank system that accepts 'Radis' cryptocurrency payment. Allows members to pay annual subscription with Radis, processed monthly at automatic class 8 rate (slightly below median Geneva income).
• École à la fermeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational farm program bringing children to learn about agriculture and food production at the gardens.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Abel & Cole: Established UK organic and sustainably sourced grocery box-delivery company. Competes for the same ethically minded household customer, with similar product breadth (vegetables, recipes, sustainability messaging) but a conventional commercial rather than cooperative structure.
• Riverford Organic Farmers: One of the UK's largest organic vegetable box-scheme operators with national delivery. A broader incumbent that competes for the same organic-vegetable-subscription demand as Cocagne, but at significantly larger scale and with conventional logistics rather than cooperative labor.

Emerging players

• Hungry Harvest: US produce-delivery company with a social mission to reduce food waste and improve healthy-food access. Comparable in the 'mission-driven produce subscription' positioning, though US-focused and not a farm-owning cooperative.
• La Ruche qui dit Oui: French short-supply-chain food platform connecting consumers directly with local farmers and food producers, including organic vegetable subscriptions. Comparable in mission (supporting local/sustainable agriculture) though it operates as an intermediating marketplace rather than a producing cooperative.

Direct peers

• Réseau Cocagne: French federation of 'Jardins de Cocagne' organic market-gardening operations that combine CSA-style vegetable production with social-inclusion employment. Direct name and model overlap with the Geneva cooperative, making it the closest structural peer.
• Ferme de Budé: Geneva-based organic and biodynamic farm offering vegetable baskets, on-site farm shop, and educational activities. A local direct peer operating in the same canton with a comparable basket subscription and sustainability mission.
• AMAP France: National French network for community-supported agriculture (Associations pour le Maintien d'une Agriculture Paysanne). Operates on the same core principle of producer–consumer subscription partnerships for organic vegetable baskets, comparable to Cocagne's model.

Others

• Equiterre: Swiss sustainability organization that helped found the family-farm CSA network ('Agriculture soutenue par la communauté') in Quebec and supports CSA replication. Ecosystem/affinity peer — not a producing farm, but the principal Swiss promoter of the CSA model Cocagne exemplifies.

Regional players

• Full Belly Farm: Large, long-established certified-organic California CSA farm providing weekly vegetable boxes to hundreds of households. Closely comparable operational model (subscription boxes, on-farm events, multi-product organic) though serving a different geography.
• Angelic Organics: Illinois-based biodynamic CSA farm delivering weekly vegetable boxes to Chicago-area households since the 1990s. Comparable cooperative-adjacent CSA structure and long operating history, though focused on a US Midwest catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/les_jardins_de_cocagne
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jardins-de-cocagne

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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