Month: February 2025
Impact Investing Leader Continues Critical Partnerships with Farmers to Transition Conventional Farmland to Organic, Regenerative Production For the Benefit of the Environment and Human Health
Chicago, Ill.—February 18, 2025—Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, PBC, an impact-driven leader in the investment and stewardship of organic, regenerative farmland, is not only taking stock of its successful 2024, but already preparing for the next season of growth with its first significant...
Press Release: Iroquois Valley and Rodale Institute Announce Strategic Partnership to Support Farmers Transition to Organic
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Impact Investor Continues Its Mission to Support Farmers as They Grow Organic Footprint Across the Country
Chicago, Ill.—February 18, 2025—Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, PBC, an impact-driven leader in the investment and stewardship of organic, regenerative farmland, is excited to announce a new partnership with Rodale Institute, the global leader in regenerative organic agriculture. This collaboration will focus on accelerating the movement of more farmland to USDA Certified Organic...
Farm Profile: Johnson Family Farm
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FARMERS: Rick & Corey Johnson
LOCATION: Will County, IL
SIZE: 1,430 Acres
JOINED OUR PORTFOLIO: 2018
FARM STORYRick and his son Corey are fourth and fifth-generation farmers in the heart of Illinois corn and soybean country, just south of the expansive Chicago suburbs. Together, they manage 1,430 acres of row crops, with 940 of those acres financed in partnership with Iroquois Valley. Of that, 420 acres are organic, while 520 are transitioning to...
Farm Profile: Meadowlark Organics
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FARMERS: The Wepkings
LOCATION: Ridgeway, WI
SIZE: 700 Acres
JOINED OUR PORTFOLIO: 2018
FARM STORYJohn and Halee Wepking of Meadowlark Organics are young farmers committed to cultivating a regenerative ecosystem by growing real food. Mentored by the late Paul Bickford, John and Halee focus on specialty grains like spelt, rye, and milling wheat, and are building a mill to process grains in-house.
Paul Bickford farmed with John and...