Experienced impact investor about her first impact investments and important blended capital is in the food system of the future.
Welcome Investing in Regenerative Agriculture, investing as if the planet mattered.
Where I interview key players in the field of regenerative agriculture, people who are scaling up the sector by bringing in new money or scaling up the practises on the ground.
I had the great pleasure of interviewing Renske Linde, impact investor and co founder of Food System 6 (FS6) a nonprofit organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area that is working to transform our current industrial food system into a new model that is focused on environmental, physical and social health.
They run a very interesting cohort for disruptive food entrepreneurs, if you are interested please scroll down for more information. Or check the website: www.foodsystem6.org
We discussed how Renske ended up in the space and why it is so important to look at the whole food system and not just the producing/agriculture part. And why non profits and blended capital are so important for the development of the space. We also discussed some companies which inspired her and her first sustainable agriculture investments:
Revolution Foods: www.revolutionfoods.com
Imperfect Produce: www.imperfectproduce.com
Pasture Map working on making it easier for farmers to manage their herds holistically www.pasturemap.com
Heritage Poultry company: www.emmerandco.com
Apeel, Gates Foundation backed company creating edible skin for fruit and vegetables to last longer: www.apeelsciences.com
Land Institute research on Perennials: www.landinstitute.org
FS6: www.foodsystem6.org
FS6’s innovative, four-month cohort model provides tailored support and technical assistance to teams of both non-profit and for-profit entrepreneurs, and delivers valuable content and programming at critical points throughout the process that facilitates growth and connection of cohort participants. Further, FS6’s programming brings their early-stage entrepreneurs into contact with investors, corporations, nonprofits, educational institutions, government agencies and other stakeholders involved in the transformation of the food system, aligning the opportunities and resources needed to achieve sustainable innovation and growth.
FS6 Fall 2017 Cohort Session Dates (SF Bay Area):
* Session One: August 29-31, 2017
* Session Two: October 3-5, 2017
* Storytelling (invite-only investor event): November 11-12, 2017
* Forum: November 14, 2017
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