FOODSHED INVESTORS
  • Advisory
    • Funding Readiness
    • Virtual Biz Partner
    • Farmer Advisory
    • Innovation Center
    • Request Consult
  • Get Funding
    • Farmer Funding
    • Apply For Funding
  • Invest
    • Everyone
    • Accredited
    • Syndication
    • Register
  • Offices
    • Austin - HQ
  • Portfolio
  • About
    • Who We Are
    • Newsletters
    • Events
    • Blog
    • FAQ
    • Experts
    • Testimonials

Case Study: Hops & Grain - Follow On Investment

3/28/2019

 
Picture
Hops & Grain Brewing is an Austin based brewery and tasting room focused on environmental stewardship, community engagement and product quality innovation. Their beers are produced in both Austin and San Marcos, TX and their focus is to enhance the human experience through their commitment to quality, sustainability and storytelling. Foodshed Investors closed a "follow on" investment in March, 2019 to help fund their expansion into the San Marcos area.

Case Study: Sweet Ritual

3/28/2019

 
Picture
Sweet Ritual is a vegan ice cream shop in Austin, TX specializing in locally sourced, unique, and delicious dairy-free treats. This is Foodshed Investors' third round of funding with Sweet Ritual,  having worked with them on two prior fundings.

Read More

Case Study: Bhoomi Cane Water

3/27/2019

 
Picture
Bhoomi Cane Water is a healthy, refreshing, and nutritious hydrating beverage, cold pressed from raw sugar cane stalks. It contains electrolytes, phytonutrients, and enzymes, perfect for after or during a workout. Bhoomi sources sugar cane directly from sugar cane farmers in Louisiana, supporting growers by finding viable and growing market channels.

Read More

Farmshare Austin Launches Land Link Program

3/12/2019

 
Picture
Texas gets its very own Land Link Program, at long last. Land Link is an online tool that connects farmers looking for land with landowners looking to sell or lease their land. Helping new farmers find reasonable access to land, while giving land owners the opportunity to put their land into sustainable agricultural production is a crucial service to provide. Looking forward to more good food and good farms in Central Texas. Find Farmshare's Land Link Program here.

Everything You Wanted to Know About FSA Guaranteed Loan Collateral Requirements, But Were Too Afraid To Ask

3/11/2019

 
Picture
We work with a lot of agricultural producers that recognize the importance of working with a financial partner like Farm Services Agency (FSA), as they provide access to ag-specific, cheap capital. But, we also hear about some of the challenges and questions that arise in trying to access this capital.

FSA recently released the type of collateral requirements they have to access their guaranteed loan programs for land and agricultural production.

FAQ here

FSA Guaranteed Loan website here

The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health

3/7/2019

 
Picture
The Lancet Commission published a report that helps define what it means to eat a healthy, sustainable diet. "The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health brings together more than 30 world-leading scientists from across the globe to reach a scientific consensus that defines a healthy and sustainable diet."

Full Report here

Growing a Sustainable Food System Report

3/6/2019

 
Picture
Lots of great food for thought in this report by Village Capital. How do we grow a sustainable food system, exactly? Who needs to be at the table to achieve this, what is sustainable, what's working right now, and what's missing? Interesting case studies and thought provoking ideas, such as:

Read More

Foodshed Investors Podcast: E2 Errol Schweizer, Organic Food Entrepreneur & Activist

3/1/2019

 
Picture
​This month we welcome Errol Schweizer, Organic Industry Entrepreneur and Activist. Errol brings deep and various experiences to the show. Currently Errol serves as a board member and advisor to a variety of retail, CPG, E-Commerce, and Private Equity firms. Before this, Errol was VP of Grocery at Whole Foods. Before that even, Errol was a political activist in NYC. We talk food, power, industry, and justice
Picture
Picture
Picture

Read More

FI Newsletter: March 2019

3/1/2019

 
Picture
Foodshed Investors Advisory Service ~ Funding Readiness ~ Virtual Business Partner ~ Episode 2 of Foodshed Investors Podcast ~ Central Texas Food Hub Feasibility Study ~ Beyond Fresh Value Added Production Guide ~ Refresh Report

Full Newsletter Here
    Picture
    INSIGHTS
    "Insights" is our blog of case studies, newsletters, podcasts, videos, tips & tools, research, and more at the intersection of food, finance, and social good.
    Newsletter Sign Up

    Categories

    All
    Austin Scene
    Case Studies
    Food Systems
    Funding
    Industry News: F&B / Ag
    Investables Beyond FI
    Investing
    News From FI
    Portfolio News
    Research & Publications
    Sustainability
    The FI Podcast
    Tips & Tools
    Videos

    Archives

    February 2020
    September 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    January 2018
    October 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    October 2013
    September 2013
    May 2013
    December 2012
    October 2012
    March 2012
    September 2011
    August 2011

    RSS Feed

Engage
​​  Sign Up for Newsletter 
Request Advisory Services
  Apply for Funding 
  Register as Investor
​  Register as Expert
​  Syndicate Deals with FI
​  Sponsor FI
  Become Community Supporter
  Read our Blog
  Find Local Foodshed Events
  Review Case Studies
  Listen to our Podcast
  Read News from FI
Advisory
Advisory Overview  
​Request Advisory Services
​  Register as Expert
  Review Case Studies
  Funding Readiness
  Virtual Business Partner
  Farmer / Rancher Advisory
 Innovation Center

Social Media
  Twitter
  Facebook
  LinkedIn
  YouTube
  Instagram
 Funding
Funding Overview 
Apply for Funding​
  Farmer / Rancher Funding​
 FI Direct Investments

Investing
Investing Overview
 Register as Investor
Everyone Network

  Accredited Network
​  Syndicate Deals with FI

Portfolio
About
About Us
​​FAQ
News From FI
Disclosure
Terms of Use
​Privacy Policy

​Offices
  Austin
 
Login


Copyright © 2019, Local Impact Investors, LLC d/b/a Foodshed Investors
  • Advisory
    • Funding Readiness
    • Virtual Biz Partner
    • Farmer Advisory
    • Innovation Center
    • Request Consult
  • Get Funding
    • Farmer Funding
    • Apply For Funding
  • Invest
    • Everyone
    • Accredited
    • Syndication
    • Register
  • Offices
    • Austin - HQ
  • Portfolio
  • About
    • Who We Are
    • Newsletters
    • Events
    • Blog
    • FAQ
    • Experts
    • Testimonials