Farm Profile: Swanton Berry Farm
A Tireless Crusader for Fair Labor on the Farm Jim Cochran calls himself a “persistent son-of-a-gun.” It’s an apt description, given his record. He’s the founder and general manager of Swanton Berry Farm, a 200-acre operation with 80 acres in organic fruit and vegetable production on California’s Central Coast. Swanton is well-known at Santa Cruz […]
Pioneering a New Way to Invest
From Permaculture Guru Mark Shepard comes the RAD revolution: Impact investment in regenerative farmland represents one of the most exciting real asset opportunities of our time offering a very strong risk/return profile. RADev is currently evaluating a burgeoning pipeline of potential restoration agriculture land-based sites for investment, design, and development. Regions of interest include: the […]
Neighbors Join Together to Buy Back the Neighborhood
An article in Yes! Magazine by Olivia LaVecchia details a group of dedicated neighbors that came together to form the Northeast Investment Cooperative, a first-of-its-kind in the U.S. cooperative engaged in buying and developing real estate. NEIC created a structure where any Minnesota resident could join the co-op for $1,000, and invest more through the purchase of […]