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Regenerative Food Systems Investment Forum is just around the corner and It's time to Rock N Roll for the health of our soils! 🎸🌱 As we're getting ready for Denver with my partner in crime Heather Boright, I thought it would be nice to share some of my favorite moments 🤩 from last February, when the Forum first came to Europe 🇧🇪 One of the coolest moments indeed, Philip Taylor, Ph.D. on stage ✊ sharing the story of Mad Agriculture and pitching Mad Capital's second fund - Perennial Fund II. These guys have been so creative and brave in finding how they can offer tailored loans for farmers who want to transition their land to regenerative organic practices - a great example of what John Kempf calls "building regenerative relationships". If you're looking for hope and inspiration you can start by checking them out. If you want to be part of the conversation, about financing the wider adoption of Regenerative Agriculture and how you can help, then join the rest of us at the Forum in Denver, 9-10 October. A great event organised by Sarah Day Levesque & Rachel Ringle. Learn more here (and come along!) - https://lnkd.in/diZDjDwP #RegenerativeAgriculture #RegenerativeFarming #ClimateChange #Investments #ImpactInvesting #RFSIForum24

There is a robust and growing ecosystem of founders building solutions that will help transform food systems from sources of extraction and degradation to centers of health and regeneration. Capital is a necessary lever to bring these solutions to life and new approaches to venture capital investment - aligned with nature and serving as stewards of regeneration - will be critical. Join us and the team from Pelican Ag on May 21st for a fascinating and thought-provoking discussion looking at: ① What is the role of Venture Capital in regenerative agriculture?  ② How will VC play a key role in driving the regenerative food and farming revolution? ③ What does this mean for financial, climate, biodiversity and human health returns? Register for the FREE webinar here ➪ https://lnkd.in/gYK8mRKy Simon Evill Christopher Ramsay Julia Weber #venturecapital #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming #investing #investment #webinar #education

🚀 The NEXT Pitch Event was a powerhouse of innovation! Featuring 12 ventures pitching solutions across bio, agriculture, carbon, water, and power sectors, the event highlighted the diverse and impactful Canadian cleantech ecosystem. 🌎 Canadian cleantech isn't just local - it's global! The event underscored how Canadian innovators are leading the charge towards net zero, with solutions that resonate worldwide. 💡 A key takeaway? Innovators need support at every stage of their journey to drive sustainable innovation forward. Foresight is committed to nurturing these ventures, helping them navigate the path to adoption, and connecting them with the right partners and investors. 🔥 The breakout sessions were 🔥! All ventures engaged with the audience, sparking hot leads and potential collaborations. These meaningful connections highlight how events like these can catalyze growth and innovation. A huge thank you to all the ventures, investors, and partners for making the NEXT Pitch Event such a success! The NEXT Pitch event was presented by Foresight with support from Fasken. We would like to thank our NEXT partners for making this event possible: FCC / FAC, Xylem, Investments in Forestry Transformation (IFIT) program, Genome British Columbia, Prairies Economic Development Canada I Développement économique Canada pour les Prairies.

🌱 Introducing Entrepreneurialize Opportunity Corp. (EOC) 🌱 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of EOC, a collaborative initiative dedicated to empowering the independent family farm community and the industries supporting them. Our mission is straightforward yet profound: to foster entrepreneurial opportunities that strengthen profitability and quality through thoughtful, long-term, sustainable business strategies. 🌿 Our Focus EOC collaborates with independent farms and their supporting sectors, offering insights and strategic alliances to expand capabilities and boost profitability—while preserving quality. Although we don’t provide direct farming advice, our expertise covers essential areas like operational efficiency, financial planning, enterprise culture, and market positioning. This approach is grounded in research and an increasing awareness of these communities' unique challenges. 🌍 What Sets Us Apart? Agriculture and the independent farm isn’t just a business to us; it’s a commitment to future generations. EOC takes a holistic, opportunity-driven approach that values each stage of bringing quality to market. By prioritizing innovation alongside deep respect for land use and the communities we serve, our aim is to create value that extends across the entire supply chain—from essential inputs provided by mineral producers and processors to the farmers cultivating the land and, ultimately, to the consumers who enjoy the results. 🤝 Join Us on This Journey We’re seeking like-minded partners and investors who share our vision. We'd love to connect if you’re passionate about transforming our food supply into a more sustainable, profitable endeavour! Here’s to a future where agriculture isn’t just about yield—it’s about flavour, quality, and making a difference. 🌾 #FarmCommunity #Sustainability #EOC #Innovation #Profitability #OpportunityFocused

🍓 Unlocking Consistency: From Mill Operations to Fresh Produce When I go to the grocery store, I often pick up strawberries, but I rarely find a consistent, great-tasting variety. It got me thinking—why is it so difficult to achieve consistency in something as fundamental as flavor? From my experience operating a mill, I know the importance of delivering a consistent, high-quality product, even when the raw feedstock varies. It takes careful planning, the right systems, and strategies to get it right. That same approach—applying detailed procedures, test work, and identifying the right levers—can transform independent and family farms. This year, alongside my partners, we’ve officially launched EOC|FixtheBiz - Entrepreneurialize Opportunity Corp. to tackle this challenge. Our mission is to develop turnkey solutions tailored to small producers, enabling them to consistently grow produce with superior flavor and quality. If you’re a gardener, a farmers' market regular, or just someone passionate about agriculture, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Stay tuned—big things are coming in November 2024! Please follow 👇

🌱 Two takeaways from the 2024 Regenerative Food Systems Investment Forum: Christi Electris (Executive Director), Priscilla Trinh (Communications Manager), and Dorothy Suput (Senior Fellow) attended the annual gathering, featuring a host of panels and workshops centered on transparent dialogue, and ways to deploy capital in support of regenerative agriculture. Plus they had an inspiring field day at the Savory Institute's West Bijou Campus bison ranch. 🌳 Christi: I come away energized and inspired from joining the large gathering of mission-aligned individuals and firms innovating along both the financial and regenerative agricultural value chains. I am struck by how much the space has grown so much since we at Croatan Institute began working on how capital can be leveraged to build soil health and community wealth in our 2019 Soil Wealth report. 🌎 Priscilla: Scale, scale, scale. It's estimated that $200-450 billion is required to finance global transitions to regenerative food systems. At RFSI alone, $20B in assets were represented. Change is possible. I appreciated the inclusion of farmers, ranchers, and landowners in the room, and hope to see more at the next events. A humbling reminder from Byron Shelton that stuck with me while touring Savory Institute's hub was: "The only place you can actually control the water cycle is in this top layer of soil.” Many thanks to the organizing efforts of Sarah Day Levesque, Rachel Ringle, and Bjorn Broekman for an amazing convening! Anthony Corsaro (AC), Esther Park, Tim Crosby, Skya Ducheneaux, Paul McMahon, Tina Owens, Mark Watson #regenerative #food #agriculture #foodsystem #soil #invest #capital #scale #learn #unlearn #investor #impact #startup #farmer #landowner #ranch #supply #value #chain #finance #economy #water #climate #action

I'm really excited to be facilitating this panel at RFSI focusing on the different types of capital being made available to producers. There are many promising opportunities to invest in regenerative agriculture -- e.g. real assets and venture capital are categories that are well-represented at RFSI. But if we want to facilitate regeneration on acreage at scale -- not just scalable financial returns -- we have to get capital to producers who are doing the hard work on-the-ground, facing tight margins and an uncertain future. Finding models that support producers while delivering returns and impact that meet LPs' targets is absolutely critical. cc Jacob Israelow, Cortney Renton, Brandon Welch, Regenerative Food Systems Investment #regenerativeagriculture #agfinance #soilhealth

🌱 Year-End Update from Green Canopy Capital 🌱 As 2024 draws to a close, we reflect on a year of growth, transformation, and impact. Thanks to the trust and support of our incredible investors, Green Canopy Capital has achieved remarkable milestones: ✨ ₹1.4 Crore in AUM ✨ 6 Investors ✨ 12 acres of farmland transformed Our investments are not just about financial growth, but also about making a meaningful environmental impact. Through our investments in sustainable agroforestry and farming practices, we are on track to reduce carbon emissions by 428 metric tons over the next five years—contributing to a greener, more sustainable future for all. We are deeply grateful for the trust our investors have placed in us, and we are excited to continue growing together in 2025. Your commitment helps us create value not just for your portfolios, but for the planet as well. Here’s to a prosperous and impactful New Year! May 2025 bring continued growth, success, and opportunities to grow your wealth with Green Canopy Capital. 🌍💚 If this is something that fits your investment idea, please do fill the form below and we will reach out to you! https://lnkd.in/g8f9XTPN #SustainableInvesting #Farmland #GreenCanopyCapital #ImpactInvesting #CarbonReduction #SustainableAgriculture #InvestmentGrowth #HappyNewYear

If you could check all your waterers on your phone, would you sleep better at night? There’s an AgTech solution for that If you knew how many cows were going to calve today, what would you do differently? There’s an Agtech solution for that If you could treat a sick animal before any outward symptoms, do you think they would have a better chance of survival? There’s an AgTech solution for that! If there was ways to profit from collecting more on-farm data, would you do it? There’s an AgTech Solution for that. Is keeping the rural farm and ranch lifestyle important to you? We need to invest in each other for a Sustainable Future. Join us for informational online event about investing in AgTech; our future depends on it.

If you could check all your waterers on your phone, would you sleep better at night? There’s an AgTech solution for that If you knew how many cows were going to calve today, what would you do differently? There’s an Agtech solution for that If you could treat a sick animal before any outward symptoms, do you think they would have a better chance of survival? There’s an AgTech solution for that! If there was ways to profit from collecting more on-farm data, would you do it? There’s an AgTech Solution for that. Is keeping the rural farm and ranch lifestyle important to you? We need to invest in each other for a Sustainable Future. Join us for informational online event about investing in AgTech; our future depends on it.