02 Oct Second Best Way to Support Local Food

We all know the best way – buy local food! Well, the second best way is to help Slow Money raise capital to invest in local farms. Last night I attended the Slow Food Slow Session, where Shades of Green shared their experiences raising some of the best chicken in chickenland (look for these gourmet, certified organic, birds on the Greenling site soon). She also shared her frustration with financing her operation – without big returns or lots of assets, she can’t get good terms and must contend with mountains of debt. That’s what Slow Money wants to change. And this Tuesday they’ll be attempting a ‘crowdsourcing’ fund-raiser. Their goal is to get 200,000 people to donate $5 and raise $1,000,000 for local food systems. The concept is similar to micro-loans where repayment is fully expected, just not huge additional interest or capital gains expectations. Let’s help them get there. Donate here.

Also I’m very excited to be a part of a team creating Slow Money Austin, a non-profit that will raise capital to invest in farmers & food producers here in Central Texas. We are collaborating with the Slow Money Alliance to bring national funds to Austin & have events planned to raise local funds. Stay Tuned.