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Black Wind Farm: An investment in a veteran farmer’s journey to farmland ownership in New York

August 11, 2022

We are so proud to welcome Justin Butts to our portfolio. Justin is a first-generation, Navy veteran farmer with extensive and varied experience – he’s a farmer, a small business owner, and a chef. Hear Justin tell his story in this Sustainable Dish podcast episode. Justin was the livestock manager at Soul Fi…

Eli’s Ridge: Pasture & forest-raised livestock in the heart of North Carolina

August 11, 2022

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 sustainable and regenerative farming principles and work within a perennial pasture and forest-based farming system (also known as silvopastur…

Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, PBC Announces Bill Stoddart as CEO and Christopher Zuehlsdorff as COO

July 28, 2022

Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT Press Release EVANSTON, IL, July 28, 2022. Iroquois Valley is proud to announce the hiring of William “Bill” Stoddart as CEO, effective July 11th, 2022, and Christopher Zuehlsdorff as COO, effective July 25th, 2022. The Board of Directors undertook a six-month nationwide search to ide…

Dr. George Washington Carver: More than a peanut man

June 16, 2022

George Washington Carver holding a piece of soil in a field, 1906. Library of Congress. Celebrating Dr. George Washington Carver’s Impact on Sustainable Agriculture Dr. Carver had a profound impact on sustainable farming practices in the South Iroquois Valley was one of the first finance companies to support…

Earth Day 2022: Investing in Our Planet

April 22, 2022

Fresh basil from one of the newest farms in our portfolio, Sumac Creek Farm in Kankakee County, IL Earth Day is here, and we are grateful that there is a day devoted to raising awareness about environmental issues and celebrating our planet. The official theme for Earth Day 2022 is “Invest in Our Planet”, and it h…