At 7:00 p.m. on May 27, Woody Tasch, founder of the Slow Money Institute, will be the guest speaker for SOIL Sangre de Cristo’s May “Speaker Series”.
Tasch’s newest project provides zero percent loans to local farmers, ranchers and food producers. The capital comes from community members who become impact investors with an annual investment of $250. SOIL is the acronym for Slow Opportunities for Investing Locally.
Image courtesy of SOIL Sangre de Cristo.
SOIL is the most recent innovation in the Slow Money movement, which over its first decade catalyzed the flow of more than $70 million to almost 700 small organic farms and food enterprises via dozens of local groups. SOIL Sangre de Cristo follows the same model, supporting our local food economy and local producers by offering zero interest loans. The loan fund is made up of the contributions from the investor members.
Some refer to Tasch as the founding father of social impact investing.
Peter Strugatz, his friend and a long-time member of Social Venture Circle, explains Woody’s influence this way, “Mission investment is still in its infancy, but Woody cracked the dam. He taught me that foundations, universities, and unions have the moral right to invest their assets in alignment with their stakeholder values. He has opened my mind and heart to looking at soil, food and food systems differently.”
To register for this Zoom event, click here.
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