Financing Trees & Perennial Crops for Your Farm: An Agroforestry Primer
This Primer explores financing options for agroforestry and perennial agriculture.
Croatan Institute
September 15, 2025
NEWS & VIEWS
Soil Wealth Film Tour
Our next stop: Minnesota! Croatan Institute hosts a film screening and panel, alongside the 2025 Regenerative Food Systems Investment forum.
Croatan Institute
August 26, 2025
2025 BLAISE Internship Welcomes Six Students
The 2025 BLAISE internship welcomes six students for an 8-week experience exploring regenerative finance, impact investing, and social equity.
Croatan Institute
June 17, 2025
2025 Soil Wealth Areas Cohort Launches
The 2025 Soil Wealth Areas cohort welcomes 10 farms across North Carolina for a year-long journey to expand community wealth and soil health.
Croatan Institute
May 27, 2025
Lab for Impact Hosts Regenerative Investor Convening
The Lab for Impact Finance hosted a small investor convening to share success stories and lessons, plus opportunities to unlock aligned capital for underserved farmers and regenerative value chains in North Carolina.
Croatan Institute
May 8, 2025
2024 Annual Impact Report Released
Our first-ever Annual Impact Report is here! Within this report, you can appreciate the breadth of our work and celebrate our major accomplishments in 2024.
Croatan Institute
April 30, 2025
Soil Wealth Film Now Available Online!
Our premiere short film is now publicly available! Featuring farmers and capital providers demonstrating effective, market-based solutions for funding the future of resilient, sustainable economies.
Croatan Institute
April 2, 2025
Introducing the Lab for Impact Finance
The Lab will develop and test innovative financial mechanisms and tools to unlock non-extractive capital that serves communities and creates pathways to a just economy.
Croatan Institute
January 15, 2025
Croatan Institute releases 5-Year Strategic Plan for 2024-2029
As we head into the next few years, we are excited to continue deepening into place-based work with our partners in North Carolina while expanding our regional impact. Download the full strategic plan and explore ways our collective work can intersect.
Croatan Institute
January 15, 2025
Soil Wealth Areas Awarded Multi-year Grant from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
We look forward to working with our partners to help over 600 producers across North Carolina navigate federal conservation programs to protect our watersheds while enhancing biodiversity and agricultural resilience.
Croatan Institute
January 14, 2025
Financial Health 2025 Cohort Launches
The REEFS team kicked-off the 6th cohort of the FinHealth program, bringing together BIPOC farmers in North Carolina for an intensive workshop day centered on personal financial security.
Croatan Institute
November 22, 2024
Soil Wealth Areas Convenes 40+ Farmers & Investor Stakeholders
The Soil Wealth Areas team facilitated a convening of 40+ farmers and investor stakeholders in Chapel Hill at Union Grove Farm.
Croatan Institute
November 22, 2024