Our Work

Our work at the nexus of transformative finance, social equity, and ecological resilience addresses the following cross-cutting topics.

AccountabilityBusiness & Human RightsClimate Solutions

Croatan Institute at Blue Foods Summit

Christi Electris reflects on Food Tank's First Annual Blue Foods Summit in Boston during the North American Seafood Expo. ...

Climate SolutionsEquity & InclusionFarm & Forestry

2025 Impact Report

What we accomplished in 2025 and plans for 2026, including +$1.3M in capital unlocked and advancing land stewardship across the ...

Climate SolutionsEquity & InclusionFarm & Forestry

Soil Wealth Film

Our short film uplifts effective solutions for funding the future of resilient, sustainable food systems and economies.

Farm & ForestryFood SystemsResilient Communities

Incentivizing Conservation Adoption through Food Quality Marketplaces

Incentivizing Conservation Adoption Through Food Quality Marketplaces Croatan Institute, in collaboration with Nourishn, is leading a USDA NRCS Conservation Innovation ...

Farm & ForestryFood SystemsResilient Communities

Croatan Institute Releases New Report in Collaboration with Meridian Institute

Croatan Institute, in collaboration with Meridian Institute, has released a new report entitled Finance for Resilience An Overview of Risk ...

Equity & InclusionFarm & ForestryResilient Communities

Croatan Institute and Rural Beacon Initiative Meet with Senior NRCS Staff at Free Union Farm

Croatan Institute and partner organization Rural Beacon Initiative met with senior USDA-NRCS staff at Free Union Farm in January to ...

Farm & Forestry

Black Walnut T-Shirt Collaboration with Solid State Clothing & TS Designs

Croatan Institute has teamed up with Solid State Clothing & TS Designs to make 100% NC cotton t-shirts dyed with ...

Equity & Inclusion

REEFS Program wins USDA 2501 Grant

Croatan Institute's REEFS team was recently awarded a major USDA grant of $731,807 over two years to support virtual programming ...

Resilient Communities

Resilience Workshops in Eastern NC

Croatan Institute, in partnership with Working Landscapes, recently completed 5 climate resilience workshops with local governments across eastern NC.

Food Systems

Croatan Team Attends RFSI Conference

Croatan Institute staff Sharlene Brown, Lori Hylton, and affiliated fellow Dorothy Suput attended the Regenerative Food Systems Investment Forum in ...

Farm & Forestry

Pink Hill Project

Starting in 2020, Croatan Institute has worked closely with a partner across 400 acres in Pink Hill to assist with ...

Equity & InclusionFarm & ForestryFood Systems

North Carolina Soil Wealth Areas

Soil Wealth Areas are new place-based financing districts that connect regenerative agriculture producers and value chain businesses with aligned capital ...