WHEN YOU LET THE LAND LEAD
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Over the summer, Iroquois Valley produced a short film to tell the stories of a few of our farmers in Minnesota. Our investment theory is that land security enables land stewardship and empowers farmers to invest in their soils, businesses, and communities. When You Let The Land Lead provides a window into the alternative food and finance system we're helping to seed across the country.
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As a public benefit corporation we're not just committed to providing land security to organic & regenerative farmers – we're committed to creating a diverse community of investors who support healthier food, farming, and financial systems. That's why we made our Direct Public Offering open to non-accredited investors with a minimum investment of just over $10,000. Learn more about the DPO and its availability in your location
here
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A BEST FOR THE WORLD COMPANY
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Iroquois Valley is proud to announce that we're a Best for the World Overall company for our fourth consecutive year! We continue to maintain our Best for the World honors in the Customers and Governance categories.
Best for the World recognition is administered by B Lab, the global nonprofit that certifies and supports Certified B Corporations, which are for-profit companies dedicated to using business as a force for good. Today there are 3,000 Certified B Corporations across 64 countries and 150 industries, unified by one common goal: to redefine success in business.
1,000 B Corps from 44 countries were named to the 2019 Best For The World lists. The 2019 Best For The World honorees are determined based on the verified B Impact Assessments of Certified B Corporations, recognizing those that rank in the top 10% of all B Corps across categories. See the other Best for the World companies at
https://bcorporation.net/
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ROCK CREEK FARM:
Funding agroforestry through wetlands restoration
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We recently agreed to purchase 150 acres of farmland in Will County, Illinois, about 40 miles south of Chicago. The new farm is contiguous to 80 acres we purchased in 2012 for a farmer who has since transitioned the land to certified organic. The farms are divided by
Rock Creek
, a geologically interesting watershed formed over 400 million years ago during glacial melting in the region that created a massive water disturbance known as the
Kankakee Torrent
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Because of their proximity to Rock Creek, both of these farms are in designated flood zones that ideally would not be in agricultural production. We would like to conserve up to 80 acres in a wetlands mitigation and restoration project. This project would involve selling credits to finance the development of a biodiverse, agroforestry operation and the restoration of Rock Creek. The Rock Creek watershed has been polluted over the years by pesticide runoff from nearby conventional farms. We are also restoring an old farmhouse to serve as a public outreach and training center.
In order to raise funds for this venture, and promote the company's new direct public offering, our CEO has moved his office to an old dairy barn on site. You can follow his daily experience of living with the barn swallows, owls and bats on
Facebook
for the next month or so.
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Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, PBC is offering its common stock for sale pursuant to Tier 2 of Regulation A+ and as such intends to be exempted from state registration pursuant to federal law. No offer to sell securities or solicitation of an offer to buy securities is being made in any state where such offer or sale is not permitted under the blue sky or state securities laws thereof. No offering is being made to investors unless and until the offering has been registered in that state or an exemption from registration exists. In compliance with state securities laws, Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, PBC is prohibited from offering and selling securities to residents of the following states until further notice: AZ and FL.
Furthermore, no offer to sell securities or solicitation of an offer to buy securities is being made in the following states: AL, AR, ND, OK, and WV.
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CONNECTING FARM FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, AND INVESTORS SINCE 2007
As a corporate guideline, we do not look for specific farmland to purchase or finance. We develop relationships with farmers, mostly young and organic, who want to grow their farm business. We move forward when we have a ready, willing and able farmer.
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Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT | Public Benefit Corporation
Certified
B
Corporation | Est. 2007
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