“I have attended a lot of events. This was truly one of the best ever.”
‐‐Mark Dowie, Prize‐winning investigative journalist and Author of Losing Ground
"The gathering was life changing. Welcome to a revolution!"
‐‐Paul Tryba, THE FARM, Long Beach, CA
‐‐Mark Dowie, Prize‐winning investigative journalist and Author of Losing Ground
"The gathering was life changing. Welcome to a revolution!"
‐‐Paul Tryba, THE FARM, Long Beach, CA
600 people joined us in Vermont. Thank you to each and every one of you who made it such an inspiring event. Click here to see videos by 24 of the presenting entrepreneurs!
If you are looking to invest in the food enterprises that presented at Shelburne Farms, you can find their contact information here.
You can read more about the impact of the 2010 National Gathering, in these articles.
If you are looking to invest in the food enterprises that presented at Shelburne Farms, you can find their contact information here.
You can read more about the impact of the 2010 National Gathering, in these articles.
ISM*
(*Inspired by Slow Money)
Our Second National Gathering
Shelburne Farms, Vermont
June 9-11, 2010
Slow Money… It’s not an ISM (as in capitalism, socialism, consumerism, market fundamentalism…).
But it is a new way of connecting investors to local food systems, catalyzing new forms of social investing and philanthropy for the 21st century. Join the emerging network of investors, donors, entrepreneurs, farmers, and activists who are giving birth to the nurture capital industry.
Shelburne Farms, a working farm and forest and National Historic Landmark -- a setting uniquely imbued with the history of capitalism and a nonprofit organization dedicated to forging a new future through sustainability education, creating social enterprises and strengthening local food systems. Enjoy the natural beauty of Lake Champlain. Meet thought leaders and change agents from around the country who are joining in this exciting project: designing capital markets that go beyond extraction and consumption all the way to preservation and restoration… starting with food and soil fertility.
The event began with eTown, a nationally syndicated radio show on NPR recording at the Flynn Theatre on Wednesday, June 9th. The Vermont gathering was catered by Sugarsnap, a local organic catering company, and included a final farmstead dinner on Friday catered by the New England Culinary Institute, with the musical accompaniment of Phineas Gage.The detailed program is archived here.
Sponsors
Speakers at the 2010 National Gathering
Alisa Gravitz, Executive Director, Green America
Eliot Coleman, Founder, Four Season Farm and Author of The New Organic Grower
Joel Salatin, Owner, Polyface Farm
Bill McKibben, Founder, 350.org and Author of Deep Economy
Gary Hirshberg, CEO, Stonyfield Farm
Will Raap, Founder, Gardener’s Supply
Erika Allen, Chicago Project Manager, Growing Power
Robert Zevin, President, Robert Brooke Zevin Associates
Tom Stearns, Founder, High Mowing Seeds
Michelle Long, Executive Director, BALLE
Chris Martenson, Founder, The Crash Course
Woody Tasch, Founder, Slow Money
"For an event focused on the ground, the Slow Money Gathering was surprisingly uplifting. Slow Money could kick sustainable agriculture to the next level...which for the sake of the soil and earth can't happen fast enough." - Mardi Mellon, Director of Food and Environment Program, Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, DC
“Slow Money shines a light into the soul of the economy and the soul of the investor, and what it illuminates has the potential to lead us back to healthy soil and healthy culture.” - Martin Ping, Executive Director, Hawthorne Valley Association
"I've been involved with a lot of movements over the last 40 years and this one has a real chance to make a difference. I can't tell you how excited I am to be part of it." - Michael Kanter, Owner, Cambridge Naturals, Cambridge, MA
