Kasav Box pilot LIVE (June 10, 2026): $90/quarter Konbit membership canon ($1/day; $120/box for guests), four quarterly boxes fund a youth's seasonal stipend, break-even ~40 subscribers, ~65% contribution margin. Join the Konbit at /participer. A US launch conversation is opening.
The Harvest Box is a quarterly subscription food box shipped from SAKALA-network farms to Haitian diaspora households in the United States and Canada. A Konbit member pays $360 per year ($90 per quarter, about a dollar a day) for the membership; non-members can buy boxes one at a time at $120 each. The box contains cassava flour, plantain products, dried beans, and other SAKALA-grown or -processed agricultural products. Every item in the box has a supply chain that starts on a SAKALA site.
The entry SKU (canon, June 10, 2026): the Kasav Box is the pilot product of the Harvest Box system... the $90/quarter Konbit membership built on a single-product cassava box (UNESCO world-heritage kasav framing, 200-unit first run, break-even ~40 subscribers, ~65% contribution margin; quarterly cadence absorbs port volatility), which grows into the full Harvest Box by adding products. Box quarterly, story monthly by email. Four quarterly boxes fund a youth's seasonal stipend (~$59 contribution x 4 = $236 vs ~$237). Pilot documents: Kasav CSA pitch one-pager + easy guide/application/CSA disclaimer + full logistics chain (June 8-10, 2026, this folder).
This is the primary revenue engine for the entire cooperative system. The $720,000 in subscription revenue at 2,000 members -- combined with $40,000 from the Pratik tech platform and $75,000 from Haiti 2030 sponsorships -- produces $835,000 in blended Year 1 revenue. That revenue funds 50 youth workers directly, covers all operational costs, seeds the gold reserve, and builds the Year 2 war chest, without requiring a single dollar of external capital.
The structure: The Harvest Box is operated by Fatraka (Daniel Tillias's operational vehicle, firewalled from SAKALA Community Center) in partnership with BARSS LLC. The firewall is non-negotiable: SAKALA's existing donor relationships fund a 23-year community center. Moving them into a commercial subscription box would be a donor-intent violation. The JV handles the revenue engine without contaminating SAKALA's trust.
| Quarter | Unit | Type | Youth | Milestone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 (May-Jul 2026) | Hub 1 (Pignon) | Type 02 | 15 | Template validation |
| Q2 (Aug-Oct 2026) | Hub 2 | Type 02 | 30 | Second hub operational |
| Q3 (Nov-Jan 2027) | Atom 1 | Type 01 | 40 | First Harvest Boxes ship |
| Q4 (Feb-Apr 2027) | Atom 2 | Type 01 | 50 | Y1 pilot target met |
| Line Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription revenue (HB only) | $720,000 | 2,000 members x $360/yr ($90/quarter) |
| Pratik platform revenue | $40,000 | Conservative, in-house tech |
| Haiti 2030 sponsorships | $75,000 | Scaled to 50-youth capacity |
| Total blended revenue | $835,000 | |
| Ground compensation (Scenario B) | ($231,200) | 50 youth @ $2,500/yr + 9 staff |
| HB fulfillment | ($144,000) | 2,000 x 4 quarters x $18/box |
| Firewall overhead | ($143,000) | HSI $50K + audit + legal + outreach |
| Y1 capex | ($37,200) | 2 x $15K hubs + 2 x $3,600 atoms |
| Gold reserve (40% of surplus) | ($40,000) | Y1 Fon Kominote allocation |
| Y2 deployment war chest | ($50,000) | Deploys 14 Type 01 atoms in Y2 |
| Y1 operating surplus | $53,200 | 6.4% margin. External capital: $0. |
Full methodology, projections, and source data: BARSS LLC research library. Reports open in a new tab.