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Organic farmers to harvest record acres in 2019
November 14, 2019
Organic agriculture is growing – in 2019, 8.3 million acres were planted and certified organic in the US. This equates to 18,155 organic farms and a 3% jump from 2018. Mercaris, a leading data provider for organic and non-gmo markets, recently released their Annual Acreage Report and Organic Farm Heat Map, which…
Foundations Can Unlock a Food System to Feed the World
November 14, 2019
Iroquois Valley was featured in the Swift Foundation’s piece for Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Summer 2019 issue. Their article looks at a few organizations, including California FarmLink and RSF Social Finance, who are working to support regional food systems through finance. It also identifies a role for foun…
If We Want to Change Our Food System, We Need to Change Our Finance System
November 8, 2019
Heritage breed pigs at Yker Acres Farm in Carlton County, MN
While organic farming is growing, only 1% of all U.S. farmland is farmed organically. We’re looking to change that by providing secure, long-term land access for regenerative farmers.
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Our investment theory is that land security enable…
Is Organic Farming Risky?
October 25, 2019
The National Center for Appropriate Technology recently released a report evaluating risk in organic agriculture based on five years of research.
“I’m able to report that we found no strong evidence that organic farms are any riskier than non-organic ones, and at least some evidence to the contrary”, says Jeff Sch…
A Best for the World Company
September 4, 2019
Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, PBC is recognized as a “Best For The World” B Corp for customers, governance and overall.
Iroquois Valley, a Certified B Corporation, has been named a Best For The World honoree in recognition of their significant positive impact in their innovative governance structures, suppor…