Bridging the Capital Gaps in Regenerative Agriculture
We deploy flexible, zero-interest capital directly to Midwest farmers and supply chain partners—closing timing gaps, reducing financial risk, and accelerating the transition to regenerative and organic agriculture.
Farmers are asked to deliver public goods — soil health, water quality, climate resilience — while absorbing disproportionate financial risk. We change that equation through catalytic capital.
Our ProgramsRegenerative Farmer Assurance Fund (RFAF)
Zero-interest, recoupable capital bridging seasonal cash flow gaps and reimbursement delays. Operates as an evergreen pool that recycles and compounds — unlocking projects where conventional financing fails.
Restore Midwest
Funding for soil-building practices — cover crops, compost, grazing — that unlock public cost-share programs (EQIP, CSP, REAP). Reduces financial barriers to conservation adoption.
Rebuild Midwest
Supporting processing, aggregation, storage, and on-farm systems that create viable markets for regenerative farmers. Priority areas: grain cleaning/storage, poultry processing, cold storage, cooperative infrastructure.
Our FundPhilanthropy can move at agriculture's speed — taking risks others won't, recycling capital for compounding impact.
0%
Interest on all RFAF capital — vs. high-interest debt farmers typically face
100%
Of the farmers we support face capital timing gaps that stall regenerative projects.
Evergreen
Capital recycles continuously, extending philanthropic funding into multiplied impact over time.
Patient Capital for an Impatient System.
A Farmer Success Story— Kisheri Farms, Minnesota
"RFAF funding came just at the right time. It was truly a lifesaver. I understand how farms can fail so easily in the first 2 years."
The Challenge:
Kisheri Farms won a USDA grant for a high tunnel, essential for growing greens in Minnesota's short season. They ordered the tunnel for spring delivery. Then in January, USDA funding was suspended. With the order already placed and no income after a devastating hailstorm wiped out her crops, they were faced putting everything on a high-interest credit card — and seriously considering defaulting on payments.
How RFAF Helped:
The Regenerative Farmer Assurance Fund provided emergency bridge funding at the critical moment — covering the high tunnel cost when USDA funding stalled and crops were destroyed. The Result: the farm stayed financially viable through the crisis.
Let’s insure that innovation, stewardship, and care for the land are not undone by forces farmers cannot control.
Image Credit: Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT