Croatan Institute

We'll be raffling TWO of CommonWealth Kitchen's amazing gift boxes at our film premier next week - see our previous post for details! Thank you Jen Faigel and team for continuing to support local economies and communities.

PAC farmer Joshua Humphreys from Pont Reading Farm led a garlic planting lesson this week with the Saxapahaw Village Kids preschool at their charming raised bed garden. Several PAC farm kids attend the school, and they were quick studies. Who knew alliums could be so much fun?! Thanks for having us!

Tickets are still on sale for our #film premier in 1 WEEK! RSVP ?? https://lnkd.in/guHBqVcc Each ticket enters you into our #raffle including #farm-to-#fiber #apparel by TS Designs, gift cards to local, regnerative businesses, and more. Tickets to the event are offered on a sliding-scale. Patagonia, Waverley Street Foundation, Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation, Masika Henson, LEED GA, MSc., Lisa Woll, William J. Barber III, Trillium Asset Management, Dirt Capital Partners, Boston Seed Capital, Rauch Foundation

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As we watch conversations evolve at #COP29 this week, one thing remains clear: it all starts locally. ? Family farmers are responsible for over 80% of the world’s #food supply, yet they receive merely 0.3% of international climate funding. Our 10th anniversary celebration on December 4th at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, MA, is a tribute to #local farms, place-based #investments, and a recognition of our organization’s ability to consistently deliver tangible #climate victories over the past decade. RSVP by Nov. 25 to share?food and drinks?with us at an intimate reception starting at 6:00 PM with close partners and allies, followed by a #community screening of?two films?starting at 7:30 PM: https://lnkd.in/guHBqVcc Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders (SAFSF), Patagonia, Waverley Street Foundation, Masika Henson, LEED GA, MSc., VATHEUER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC, HEAL Food Alliance, Boston Ujima Project, New Economy Coalition, Trillium Asset Management, TS Designs, Funders for Regenerative Agriculture #esg #farmer #movie #film #documentary #fund

As we watch conversations evolve at #COP29 this week, one thing remains clear: it all starts locally. ? Family farmers are responsible for over 80% of the world’s #food supply, yet they receive merely 0.3% of international climate funding. Our 10th anniversary celebration on December 4th at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, MA, is a tribute to #local farms, place-based #investments, and a recognition of our organization’s ability to consistently deliver tangible #climate victories over the past decade. RSVP by Nov. 25 to share?food and drinks?with us at an intimate reception starting at 6:00 PM with close partners and allies, followed by a #community screening of?two films?starting at 7:30 PM: https://lnkd.in/guHBqVcc Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders (SAFSF), Patagonia, Waverley Street Foundation, Masika Henson, LEED GA, MSc., VATHEUER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC, HEAL Food Alliance, Boston Ujima Project, New Economy Coalition, Trillium Asset Management, TS Designs, Funders for Regenerative Agriculture #esg #farmer #movie #film #documentary #fund

Meet the ? Special Guest Panelists ? at our film premier on December 4! Co-producer of the "Digging In" documentary (plus narrator of our "Soil Wealth" film) and Croatan Institute Board member Masika Henson, LEED GA, MSc. will join our newest Board Member Lisa Woll alongside Board Member William J. Barber III, co-founder Joshua Humphreys, and program director Sharlene Brown in a panel on the films and the role Croatan Institute has played in accelerating capital flows into #food, #fiber, and #forest value chains to create change over the past decade. RSVP now (limited spots!) and learn more about the event here:? https://lnkd.in/guHBqVcc Sarah Ebe, Patagonia, Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders (SAFSF), Maggie Smith-Mosley, Holly E.,?Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation, Gerardo Espinoza, David Sand, Zara Anna Aspenson, MPH, Christi Electris #film #documentary #anniversary #climate #action #event

?? We are premiering our FIRST ever short film produced by our team with support from Patagonia and Waverley Street Foundation titled?"Soil Wealth: Investing in Regenerative Agriculture."?RSVP by November 25 to our community screening on December 4 in Brookline, MA (free, sliding-scale tickets available): https://lnkd.in/guHBqVcc ?? We will also be screening the new documentary?Digging In?produced by?Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders (SAFSF), focused on the US agricultural system and who controls our food and farmers. ?? Thanks to the support of?Climate Action Brookline and Trillium Asset Management, we are able to open the film screenings to our local community. ??? Get tickets now to enter a giveaway featuring farm-to-fiber apparel by TS Designs, regenerative food products from our partners, and more! Solid State Clothing, Know Your Clothing, Eric Henry, Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation, Blair Bean, Skya Ducheneaux, Akiptan, Inc, Dirt Capital Partners, Martin Lemos, Esther Park, Cienega Capital, David Sand, Community Capital Management, LLC, Foodshed Capital, Michael Reilly, Lisa Woll, Masika Henson, LEED GA, MSc., William J. Barber III, Freedmen Heirs Foundation, Joshua Humphreys, James Smith, Jaime Silverstein, Christi Electris, Sharlene Brown

?? We are premiering our FIRST ever short film produced by our team with support from Patagonia and Waverley Street Foundation titled?"Soil Wealth: Investing in Regenerative Agriculture."?RSVP by November 25 to our community screening on December 4 in Brookline, MA (free, sliding-scale tickets available): https://lnkd.in/guHBqVcc ?? We will also be screening the new documentary?Digging In?produced by?Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders (SAFSF), focused on the US agricultural system and who controls our food and farmers. ?? Thanks to the support of?Climate Action Brookline and Trillium Asset Management, we are able to open the film screenings to our local community. ??? Get tickets now to enter a giveaway featuring farm-to-fiber apparel by TS Designs, regenerative food products from our partners, and more! Solid State Clothing, Know Your Clothing, Eric Henry, Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation, Blair Bean, Skya Ducheneaux, Akiptan, Inc, Dirt Capital Partners, Martin Lemos, Esther Park, Cienega Capital, David Sand, Community Capital Management, LLC, Foodshed Capital, Michael Reilly, Lisa Woll, Masika Henson, LEED GA, MSc., William J. Barber III, Freedmen Heirs Foundation, Joshua Humphreys, James Smith, Jaime Silverstein, Christi Electris, Sharlene Brown

In the coming years, we must rely on each other and creative #finance to support our #farmers and communities. Here's 4 ways to invest in emerging artisan grain chains in the Midwest: 1?? Invest in the cost of relationship building? 2?? Provide risk-tolerant capital 3?? Support alternative business models, like cooperatives 4?? Invest in place Dig into our latest report in collaboration with Artisan Grain Collaborative to unpack innovative mechanisms to make capital more accessible: https://lnkd.in/gA_2rA4j Chicago Region Food System Fund, Lolita Nunn, Potlikker Capital, Mad Capital, Proofing Station, Cortney Renton, Joshua Humphreys, Zara Anna Aspenson, MPH, Dorothy Suput, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, The Good Food Catalyst, Shelby Parchman, Meadowlark Organics, Foodshed Capital, Cairnspring Mills, FAIR FOOD FUND #grain #artisan #midwest #growth #capital #invest #philanthropy #supplychain #valuechain #foodsystem #agriculture #regenerative #innovation #cooperative #business #resilience #climate #action #community #access