On March 4th, Croatan Institute will lead community members and volunteers in Eastern North Carolina to undertake the second phase of a reforestation project, planting close to 2000 trees on the site.
Over the next six months, Lauren will explore opportunities to advance policy that supports patient, flexible, and non-extractive capital for regenerative agriculture.
Croatan Institute is proud to be a major partner in a recently awarded Climate Smart Commodities grant targeting corn and soy production in North Carolina.
On Tuesday, December 13th, Croatan Institute joined the US SIF Foundation in releasing its 2022 Report on US Sustainable Investing Trends.
Manning discusses the challenges of creating new financial pathways for regenerative agriculture, the role of technology, and a current challenge she is tackling on her farm.
On December 8th, Senior Fellow David LeZaks participated in a panel during Savanna Institute’s Perennial Farm Gathering summit to discuss new developments in financing agroforestry.
LeZaks participated on a panel called Establishing the Business Case for Regenerative Agriculture alongside Patagonia Provisions general manager, Paul Lightfoot, and managing director of Agriculture Capital and former Niman Ranch CEO Rob Hurlbut.
The Institute receives a state-supported grant to support farmers of color in Martin and Warren counties in North Carolina to support soil health and water conservation practices.
Senior Fellow Bill Harrington describes a major win in advocating for better finance that will at least slow, and might permanently block, contract revival in the U.S. This win obligates Moody’s Investors Service to publicly scrap a deficient ESG proposal and, in its place, post Bill’s advocacy work.
Senior fellow Sharlene Brown participated on the Joan Bavaria Award committee, which aims to recognize a unique investor or NGO leader who is working to transform the capital markets into a system that balances economic prosperity with social and environmental concerns.
Croatan Institute Senior Fellow David LeZaks appeared in Grounded’s Reframing Agriculture video released in Summer 2022. The short video highlights how we can reframe agriculture and return to indigenous and traditional farming systems while connecting with soil, food, and the planet.
Manning discusses the economic challenges that producers face in regenerative agriculture as well as how the increasing amount of capital coming to the space can be both a blessing and a curse.
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