SUPPORT OUR CAMPAIGN FOR BIPOC LAND SECURITY!
WHAT'S A FOODSHED?
WHERE FOOD COMES FROM, WHERE IT ENDS UP, AND HOW IT GETS THERE.
Similar to a watershed, a foodshed is the many-layered landscape that exists to produce the food you eat: the farms where food is grown; the processing, storage, and distribution facilities that get it where it needs to go; and the farmers markets, grocery stores, and restaurants where you purchase or consume it.
Truly resilient foodsheds must include regenerative, small-scale farms, and farmers that are as diverse as the societies they feed. With access to the right resources, small farms can integrate the efficiency and innovation so lauded by the industrial food sector—without destroying the planet in the process.
TONY LEWIS
THOMAS ADAMS FARM
OUR IMPACT
87+
TOTAL LOANS MADE,
AND GROWING
$1,543,814
TOTAL CAPITAL DEPLOYED
83%
OF LOANS MADE TO FEMALE- OR BIPOC-OWNED OPERATIONS
WHO WE SERVE
We exist to create financial opportunity for regenerative farmers and food entrepreneurs who have historically faced barriers to traditional capital. Whether this is through racial or gender discrimination, lack of collateral, or lack of business skills, we work with borrowers of all stripes to build genuine equity into regional foodsheds.
HOW WE WORK
Our work is made possible by combining philanthropic support, impact investment, and partnership with a growing web of food system advocates around the country. We partner with individuals, foundations, financial institutions, businesses, non-profits, and government agencies who share our interest in supporting the financial needs of regional foodsheds.
Our heartfelt thanks go to these and many others:
