Investing in Local Food and Organic Farms
Boulder-based Transition Colorado, a 501c3, has been working toward food localization since 2007. With our for-profit investment company (Localization Partners) and a Slow Money Investment Club, we’re now focusing on localizing the food supply of the Front Range Urban Corridor, a population area of 4.3 million people and an agricultural base of 9 million acres […]
Dec 02, 2012
Wisconsin As reported by Beth Gehred. Successful outreach and Meetup event in October; a pilot investment fund in the works; partnership formed with a CDFI starting the first quarter of 2013. In October, 85 people gathered at Water House Bistro in Lake Mills, Wis., midway between Wisconsin’s two largest cities, Madison and Milwaukee, and got […]
Dec 02, 2012
There’s no grocery store within a two-mile radius of Chad McIntyre’s popular Market restaurant and that, he says, is an opportunity. McIntyre’s business is part of the growing local food movement in North Carolina. The Market serves whole, all-natural, unprocessed foods from local sources and supports organic and sustainable farming practices. But McIntyre’s restaurant is […]
Nov 02, 2012
Austin, Texas: As Reported by Jarred Maxwell Over $1.2 million invested, including seven new investments totaling $584,650 facilitated over the past 12 months; Sustainable Investment Showcase and Fall Pitchfest November 30th. Things are moving right along here in Austin. Our investment club, the Sustainable Texas Investment Club, has now made four loans; one to a […]
Nov 02, 2012
Colorado Two years ago Transition Colorado (a 501c3) got a kick-start from an individual who was so inspired by Woody Tasch and the Slow Money approach that he wound up entrusting our organization with a $1.5 million ten-year no-interest loan so we could begin investing in local food and farming enterprises. This was a game-changer […]
Sep 25, 2012
