Invest in Good. Local. Food.
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Please join Austin Foodshed Investors for a Happy Hour at Hops & Grain! Periodically, we like to just get the AFI community together to mingle, exchange ideas, and enjoy each other's company.
There will beverages and food available onsite for purchase.
Please RSVP here on EventBrite
so we know how many folks are coming. Looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones!
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AFI Portfolio Company News
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Skinnourishment Acquired by Clarus
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In 2012, Polly Glasse founded Skinourishment - an eco-friendly, locally sourced line of skin care products made from food-grade ingredients. These products are c
ruelty-free, non-GMO, vegetarian, vegan and some are gluten free.
In July, 2016 AFI had the opportunity to provide a working capital loan and Skinourishment joined our Portfolio. Since that investment, Founder Polly Glasse has grown and strengthened the company expanding production, distribution, and their positive impacts.
On November 9th, 2018, Skinourishment announced that they had been acquired by Clarus Corporation. We're proud of Polly and Skinourishment for their success and wish them the best of luck on their new journey.
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Stone Barns Conference Watch Party
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Friday, December 7, 8:00AM - 1:45PM
Farmshare Austin
3608 River Road
Cedar Creek, TX 78612
Cost: Free!
Please join us at a viewing party of the 2018 Young Farmers Conference which will be streamed live from Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, NY. The Young Farmers Conference is an annual gathering of beginning farmers and chefs who learn from food and agricultural leaders and advocates while exploring methods and ideas for a food system based in agroecology and farm-driven cuisine.
We'll have a pancake party, bring your own topping!
Sessions Include:
- Farming While Black: African Diasporic Wisdom for Farming and Food Justice
- Women in Grains: Two Leaders Share their Stories
- Breeding for Flavor: A New Blueprint for the Food System
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Small Business Expo 2018 - Austin
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Thursday, December 6, 9:00AM - 5:00PM
900 Barton Springs Rd.
Austin, TX 78704
Small Business Expo is America’s BIGGEST & most anticipated business-to-business networking event, trade show & conference for business owners, entrepreneurs, start-ups, decision-makers or anyone who works for a small business or is interested in starting a small business. Small Business Expo is a FREE one-day event for small businesses to network, build new business relationships, attend cutting-edge and business-building workshops/seminars, exchange ideas, shop for new vendors and learn from leading industry experts. If you are serious about growing or starting your business, Small Business Expo is a "MUST ATTEND" event for you.
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More @ Texas Local Food Events Calendar
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Be sure to check out AFI's Texas Local Food Events Calendar with a comprehensive list of all the local food happenings in Central Texas and beyond. There are about 1 billion other events to check out!
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La Flaca Brings The Heat
We're very excited about this feature in the Austin Monthly highlighting
La Flaca Farm
. They seem to be few and far between, but here is a genuinely optimistic view of the economics
and
impacts of urban farming.
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Bad Spud: GMO potato creator now fears impact on human health
From The Organic & Non-GMO Report:
Of all the genetic engineers who have renounced the technology—Arpad Pusztai, Belinda Martineau, Thierry Vrain, and John Fagan, among others—because of its shortsighted approach and ability to produce unintended and potentially toxic consequences, Caius Rommens’ story may be the most compelling.
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Can an Investment Firm Help Increase U.S. Organic Farmland?
The cost of farmland is prohibitively expensive. Iroquois Valley Farms, a socially conscious investment company, aims to help organic farmers get—and stay—in business.
Full article here
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Average age of successful startup founders is 45 - stop stereotyping
There’s a common misconception that startups are riddled with semi-nerdy, 20-something white dudes who do nothing but sip Nitro Brews and walk around the open office showing off the hoodie they wore yesterday. It turns out that it’s extremely rare that startup offices resemble
The Social Network
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Impact Investing Is Being Democratized - and Marginalized Communities Are Benefiting
The first comprehensive snapshot of community investing in the United States points to increased diversity and inclusion for startup funding. Foundations and impact investors should pay attention.
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Join the AFI Investor Network
No Minimums, You Decide Which Deals to Do
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Are you an accredited investor looking to transition a portion of your portfolio into socially responsible "impact" businesses? Wouldn't it be great to invest in a local food company, to meet the founders, tour the facilities, maybe even help with business mentoring or your specific expertise? If so, please consider the
AFI Investor Network
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... for all you do to support business with purpose, local food, and impact investing!
All the best,
Curt, Eric, Jarred, & Evan
Austin Foodshed Investors
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DISCLAIMER: Local Impact Investors LLC, dba Austin Foodshed Investors, is not a venture fund, investment bank, broker dealer, investment clearing-house, investment club, or investment advisor, but rather a forum in which investors and companies may be educated on aspects of investment and business, as well as introduced to each other for possible investment. We are not registered with the Securities Exchange Commission, any self-regulatory organization or any state securities commission. We do not recommend or make any representation or warranty regarding any particular company or financial product for investment. All investments in entrepreneurial companies involve a high degree of risk, investors must be able to bear the risk of complete financial loss. All AFI Investors, at the time of transaction close, must be Accredited Investors within the meaning of SEC Rule 17 CFR §501(a).
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