While I was searching for images of life in the soil, I came upon the following on Sweet Bay Farm’s website (see above). They’re working to restore soils depleted by decades of monoculture—the continual cultivation of a single crop, in this case tobacco—so this picture of several earthworm tunnels in a clod does not yet suggest anything teeming.
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In Fort Collins, CO, Nic Koontz and Katie Slota of Native Hill Farm received a $30,000 loan.
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In Carbondale, CO, Harper and Christian received a $7,500 loan to help them purchase materials for a mobile walk-in cooler and drip-irrigation system.
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Narendra Varma founded and operates Our Table Cooperative (Portland, OR), an organic farm and co-op, with his own capital and funding from seven slow money investors, totaling $800,000.
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In Austin, TX, Jim Richardson receieved a $97,000 loan to purchase a low-temperature pasteurizer for their dairy.
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In Lawrence, KS, a $45,000 low-interest loan enabled Jackie to expand her Animal Welfare Approved lamb products into 15 states.
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In Maine, a $7,000 low-interest loan enabled Bahner Farm to purchase a box truck so they could expand sales at farmers markets.
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Aspen Moon Farm (Longmont, CO) recently received a $30,000 0% loan from SOIL.
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Wendy Lu McGill, founder of Rocky Mountain Micro Ranch, an insect farm in Denver, received a 0% loan from SOIL.
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A Conversation With Jeff Moyer
Jeff, before we begin, I want to thank you for the images of the jars of water, one with soil rich in organic matter and one with the dissolved murkiness of soil that is deficient in carbon. Ever since you showed those images during a public talk a decade or so ago, the comparison has stuck with me.
Colorado Soil Systems Receives 0% Loan
In 2016, Colorado Soil Systems received a $15,000 zero-percent loan from the 2Forks Club. This loan allowed us to establish a fruit-tree rootstock nursery to preserve indigenous trees that grow in the valley; purchase irrigation supplies, fencing, and soil amendments; and embark on a vegetable- and flower- production operation.