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Farm Profile: Wholesome Meadows

May 5, 2025

FARMER: Josh & Sara Smith LOCATION: Wells County, IN SIZE: 77 Acres JOINED OUR PORTFOLIO: 2024 Josh and Sara Smith are first-generation farmers raising their three kids—Isaac, Sadie, and Cora—on Wholesome Meadows Farm in northeastern Indiana. What began in 2014 as a small…

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Farm Profile: Diamond E. Ranch

April 4, 2025

RANCHER: Cindy Tolle LOCATION: Cochise County, AZ SIZE: 22,000 Acres JOINED OUR PORTFOLIO: 2024 Cindy Tolle is a biologist, an environmental chemist, and a mother with decades of ranching experience across the West. At the Diamond E. Ranch in Cochise County, Arizona, Cindy, a…

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Farm Profile: Eli’s Ridge

March 10, 2025

FARMER: The Hatleys LOCATION: Oakboro, NC SIZE: 110 Acres JOINED OUR PORTFOLIO: 2022 FARM STORY Shawn and Jennifer Hatley are fourth-generation farmers in Stanly County who raise sheep, pigs, cows, ducks, and chickens with their sons, Blake and Eli. The Hatleys apply susta…

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Press Release: Iroquois Valley Makes First Farmland Investment of 2025 After Record-Setting 2024

February 18, 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 a…

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Press Release: Iroquois Valley and Rodale Institute Announce Strategic Partnership to Support Farmers Transition to Organic

February 18, 2025

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 wi…