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The product we at Neighborhood Economics hope build with [[Eagle Market Streets]] CDC to | The product we at Neighborhood Economics hope build with [[Eagle Market Streets]] CDC to do zero interest small expansion $10,000 philanthropic investment (give to invest) loans from the Impact Assets platform letting small civic and community groups have a sub account letting them give to invest, with the money coming out at $10,000 for small expansion loans and $5,000 for emergency short term crop disruption loans through Eagle. | ||
[[Stephanie Swepson Twitty]] the CEO of Eagle Market Streets CDC, the fund issuer) | [[Stephanie Swepson Twitty]] the CEO of Eagle Market Streets CDC, (the fund issuer) Neberecon will tell the story and engage people with the fund and the issues in the food system they could be engaged in. Being ever mindful that we need to produce a resilient food system that will be ready for the time when it no longer makes sense to ship in food. So this is a future proofing initiative that is also a collective climate change response. | ||
[[partners in the existing farm system]] technical assistance, business advisory, networking and connections, some funding | [[partners in the existing farm system]] technical assistance, business advisory, networking and connections, some funding | ||
A still working [[Initial design of the Watershed Fund]] | |||
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Revision as of 18:18, 18 February 2024
The product we at Neighborhood Economics hope build with Eagle Market Streets CDC to do zero interest small expansion $10,000 philanthropic investment (give to invest) loans from the Impact Assets platform letting small civic and community groups have a sub account letting them give to invest, with the money coming out at $10,000 for small expansion loans and $5,000 for emergency short term crop disruption loans through Eagle.
Stephanie Swepson Twitty the CEO of Eagle Market Streets CDC, (the fund issuer) Neberecon will tell the story and engage people with the fund and the issues in the food system they could be engaged in. Being ever mindful that we need to produce a resilient food system that will be ready for the time when it no longer makes sense to ship in food. So this is a future proofing initiative that is also a collective climate change response. partners in the existing farm system technical assistance, business advisory, networking and connections, some funding
A still working Initial design of the Watershed Fund
Links to this page
- Gratitude on tap (← links)
- Investing in Farmers (← links)
- Neighborhood Economics, AVL (← links)
- Eagle Market Streets (← links)
- Rayburn Farms (← links)
- ReSeed (← links)
- Farmers sell carbon easily (← links)
- North Carolina Native Plant Society (← links)
- Warren Wilson Student Entrepreneur pilot project (← links)