Building more regenerative
regional foodsheds.
Tonoloway Farm
McDowell, VA
Foodshed Capital is a non-profit loan fund and business accelerator that helps regenerative farmers and food entrepreneurs build thriving, enduring businesses.
Affordable, flexible loans custom-fit to your business, with some of the lowest interest rates in the country and no fees or credit scores.
Capital
Business
Advising
Free, high-touch support throughout the application process, and sliding scale bookkeeping services to set you up for financial success.
Rustic Road Farm
Elburn, IL
84
Our impact
%
Funding deployed to
low-income businesses
171+
Total loans made,
and growing
$5.5M
Total capital deployed
Who we serve
Deep Dive Farm
Deep Dive Farm is a one-acre, no-till, diversified vegetable and flower operation located on the east end of Long Island, envisioned as a farming cooperative with veggies, herbs, flowers, and oysters. Owner Allie Gressler used a 0% interest loan from Foodshed Capital to purchase field and market supplies.
Flying Plow Farm
Flying Plow Farm is a 56-acre certified organic farm and regional food hub in Maryland, serving 600 weekly CSA subscribers and low-interest households with the support of their 19-person team. Flying Plow used a low-interest loan from Foodshed Capital to drill a new well and increase seasonal cashflow.
Woolbank
Woolbank launched as an urban farm and greening program, and expanded into a regenerative farm and agroforestry training program for BIPOC youth in the Lake Erie basin. Owner Jasmine Thomas used a low-interest bridge loan from Foodshed Capital to support program expansion ahead of grant reimbursement.
Waddle Om
Waddle Om Farm is a holistic livestock and herb farm Scottsville, VA run by Daniel and Shankari Goldstein, specializing in grass-finished lamb, teas, and value-added products. They used a 0% interest bridge loan to install a new well, fencing, and waterers ahead of grant reimbursement.
Spice Creek Farm
Gail Taylor and D'Real Graham, formerly of DC urban farm Three Part Harmony, found their forever home at Spice Creek Farm in Maryland. They used a 0% interest loan to launch a small-scale poultry operation, and receive free bookkeeping services as part of our pilot Bookkeeping Fellowship.
Blackbird Farms
Blackbird Farms is a certified Organic produce and fruit operation serving CSA, farmers market, and wholesale customers in northeast Pennsylvania. Owner and Rodale graduate, Kegan Hilaire, used a low-interest bridge loan to map out business expansion through a Farm Vitality planning grant.
“Working with Foodshed Capital has been transformative. When we needed urgent support, they responded immediately with clarity, care, and thoroughness. Foodshed Capital is more than a financial institution – they are true partners in strengthening our regional food system. Their values align seamlessly with our mission, and their commitment to doing the good work has made all the difference. It has been, without question, the best lending experience we’ve ever had.”
— Catskills Agrarian Alliance
Why
small?
Over 90% of U.S. farms operate on a small scale, but the system wasn’t built for them. Without ready access to land, labor, insurance, or business guidance, they often struggle to stay profitable — and to stay resilient when crises hit. Meanwhile, big ag gets the spotlight and subsidies, but it doesn’t grow the food we actually eat, and most operators will age out in the next five years.
If we want thriving local economies, food-secure communities, and healthy soils, we need to back the small growers who feed us and care for the land. It’s our mission at Foodshed Capital to make it easier for these farmers to access affordable capital and informed business advice so they can keep their doors open for the long-haul.