Investment Opportunities

The public’s growing interest in local food production and concern over global energy dependencies mean that a regionally focused agricultural network consisting of a variety of farms is possible. Presently, however, agriculture is barely reflected in socially responsible investing, which grew to $2.29 trillion in 2005, according to the Social Investment Forum.

“Dedicated investment vehicles do not exist for investors seeking community investments in this area,” reports Eric Becker of Trillium Asset Management. Such vehicles could be an effective response to farm lending gaps.

If you, or an organization you represent, would like to invest in enterprises that foster your values of localism, healthy food, and land conservation, please consider working with The Carrot Project. Your investments will finance limited resource farmers and help guarantee sustainable agriculture for years to come.

For more information contact Dorothy Suput or 617-666-9637.

"The Carrot Project allows us to root some of our investment dollars in the same soil that anchors our grantmaking.  Dorothy Suput's matchmaking skills are unparalleled: her painstaking research, her skill in explaining the arcana of farm finance, and her commitment to working through any and all obstacles as they presented themselves made it a simple matter for us to choose the loan opportunity that best matched our mission and our means."

- Lucy Miller, Trustee, Lawson Valentine Foundation