When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for some of the people some of the time and all of the people all of the time to reaffirm the political bands which have connected them with one another.
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We must bring money back down to earth.
Tens of thousands of us are coming together to do just that.
Join usFixing the economy from the ground up
Starting with food
Building local food systems is one of the most direct, powerful ways to begin addressing critical challenges of our time—climate change, health, community resilience. Since 2010, over $73 million has been invested in 752 organic farms and food enterprises, via dozens of local Slow Money groups around the country (and a few abroad).
In 2018, SOIL—Slow Opportunities for Investing Locally—was launched in Boulder, CO to make 0% loans.
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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.
SOIL—Slow Opportunities for Investing Locally
A new way to fund local and organic food
We invite you to join us in pioneering a new way to support local food systems on Colorado’s Front Range. You become a member of SOIL with a tax deductible donation of $250 or more. Then, members make 0% loans to local farmers and food entrepreneurs, by majority vote—one member, one vote, no matter what the size of your donation.
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Join the movement that is supporting the next generation of farmers and food entrepreneurs, connecting us to the places where we live and the land.
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Since 2009, Slow Money founder Woody Tasch has been at the forefront of a new economic story—a story about bringing our money back down to earth. His first book sparked a movement. His second book carries his thought leadership forward.
"A must read—fun, provocative, inspiring—for all who care about food, finance, culture and soil."Learn more—Leslie Christian, Northstar Asset Management
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Check out stories from the movement

Real Billions and Real Trillions
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.

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.
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