Building more equitable,
more regenerative foodsheds.
What We Do
Foodshed Capital is a non-profit loan fund and business accelerator that helps regenerative farmers and food entrepreneurs build thriving, enduring businesses.
138+
Total loans made, and growing
$4,017,420
Total capital deployed
61%
Funding deployed to BIPOC- led operations
Who We Serve
We exist to create financial opportunity for small- and mid-scale regenerative farmers and food entrepreneurs. With a priority focus on Black, Indigenous, immigrant, LGBTQ+, female, or low-income business owners, we work with entrepreneurs of all stripes to build genuine equity into regional foodsheds.
In the US, more than 90% of farms operate on a small-scale. Although you hear more about the big guys, we know that when disaster strikes (like global pandemics or major storm events) it's the small-scale, diversified farmers nearby who keep us fed.
And yet, small farmers—particularly farmers of color—do not have equitable access to the capital and business resources they need to build thriving, enduring food businesses. Typical financial products come with high interest rates, fees, inflexible terms, and risk of loss through collateralization. We believe it's vital to put an end to these extractive practices if we truly want to mobilize regenerative food systems and repair centuries of harm.
As an aggregate, small farms can make a big difference.
With the right resources, they can integrate the efficiency and innovation so lauded by the industrial food sector, while feeding diverse communities and creating thriving local economies where people want to live—without destroying the planet in the process.
How We Work
Like any non-profit organization, Foodshed Capital relies on philanthropic support, as well as private and public grants, to support our operations. Impact investment supports our revolving loan fund, and partnership from values aligned organizations enables us to deploy micro-grant funding and cost coverage services. Thanks to these and many others:
