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Posted on March 20, 2013 by Editor
What we are up to—those thousands of us who have come together at Slow Money’s National Gatherings and in our 17 local chapters and six investment clubs, moving $23 million into 185 small-food enterprises—is about more than food. It is about what comes after outsourcing and before the next financial collapse. It is about stemming soil erosion and promoting fiscal prudence, about slowing the depletion of aquifers and revitalizing Main Street, about reducing carbon in the atmosphere and building organic matter in the soil. It is about systems that bet way too heavily on technical gimmicks like derivatives and GMOs and way too little on the laws of nature and local ingenuity. It is about food that is full of empty calories and investments that are full of empty profits. Continue reading →
Posted on March 20, 2013 by Editor
Perennial vs. Annual: Perennials have larger root systems that improve soil stability, allow better management of nitrogen levels, reduce need for pesticides and store more water in soil. Photo taken at the Land Institute in Salina, Kan. Information artwork by … Continue reading →
Posted on March 20, 2013 by Editor
By Carol Peppe Hewitt Carol Peppe Hewitt will share her experience facilitating Slow Money loans at Slow Money’s National Gathering April 29–30 in Boulder, Colo. This excerpt is from her book “Financing Our Foodshed: Growing Local Food with Slow Money” … Continue reading →
Posted on March 20, 2013 by Editor
By Judy Wicks Judy Wicks will speak at Slow Money’s National Gathering April 29–30 in Boulder, Colo. Wicks is founder of the White Dog Cafe, co-founder of Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), and author of “Good Morning, Beautiful … Continue reading →
Posted on March 20, 2013 by Editor
By Raphaël Souchier Raphaël Souchier introduces Slow Food founder Carlo Petrini at Slow Money’s National Gathering April 29–30 in Boulder, Colo. This collection of writings is translated from Souchier’s forthcoming book “Local Living Economies: The Post-Wall Street Era Will Be … Continue reading →
Posted on March 20, 2013 by Editor
Slow Money Austin Reported by Jarred Maxwell. In 2012, assisted in the investment of roughly $1.1 million in local businesses; $2.4 million invested to date in 16 companies. Slow Money Austin hosted its investment showcase and fall pitchfest on … Continue reading →
Posted on March 20, 2013 by Editor
March 22, 2013 “Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered” Eat Local Week, Sarasota, Fla. Woody Tasch will give the keynote address from 7 to 9 p.m. Advance registration is highly recommended for this event, as it … Continue reading →
Posted on March 20, 2013 by Editor
ABC’s KDRV.com “Sustainable Table: Slow Money” GreenMoney “Nothing Could Be Simpler” “Financing Our Foodshed: Growing Local Food with Slow Money” Oregon Humanities Center Woody Tasch talks about the Slow Money Alliance Nutrition Business Journal “What’s Broken in … Continue reading →
Posted on March 20, 2013 by Editor
“It seems that only when financial ruin threatens, personal comfort is affected and an individual’s standard of living is lowered do we act to deal with problems that may have been visible for ages. If we do not realize that … Continue reading →
Posted on March 20, 2013 by Editor
Select the video to see this month’s Slow Money Minute by Elizabeth Ü, the founder and executive director of Finance for Food and author of “Raising Dough: The Complete Guide to Financing a Socially Responsible Food Business” (Chelsea Green, June 2013). … Continue reading →



