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> The Slow Money events I attended were so compelling, so inspiring, so
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> unchanged. ‘Bringing money back down to earth’ is not just a catchy phrase,
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NorthStar Asset Management

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> decades, sitting with young environmentalists, food entrepreneurs, and New
> York investment types. Wow. Talk about being the change we seek. It was a
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Santa Fe Community Foundation

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> threshold moment in the history of agriculture.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

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> local food systems—it is seeding genuine cultural transformation."

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McArthur Fellow

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Valley Flora Farm

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FROM THE BLOG

The voices of local leaders, organic farmers, food entrepreneurs, thought
leaders, donors, and investors.

September 14 • 3 min read

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FROM BITCOIN TO BEETCOIN

I don’t know what a bitcoin is. I know how bitcoin is described in the media,
that it is called a crypto-currency, that the Japanese programmer who created it
is shrouded in secrecy, that it has been used by drug dealers, that venture
capitalists are pouring billions of dollars into “mining” it.

Woody Tasch



Founder, Slow Money Institute



August 21 • 10 min read

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A CONVERSATION WITH DR. DAPHNE MILLER

Daphne Miller, MD, (Brown University; Harvard Medical School), is a practicing
family physician, author, and associate clinical professor at the University of
California San Francisco. For the past 15 years, her leadership, advocacy, and
writing have focused on aligning all aspects of food production and agriculture
with human health. Daphne is the author of two<a
href="https://slowmoney.org/blog/a-conversation-with-dr-daphne-miller/">Continue
reading <span class="sr-only">"A Conversation With Dr. Daphne Miller"</span></a>

Woody Tasch



Founder, Slow Money Institute



July 11 • 4 min read

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HOW A ZERO-PERCENT LOAN IS HELPING THIS COLORADO FARM

Zephyros Farm and Garden has always sought diversity and quality in its organic
production. When Daphne and I started this farm 13 years ago, like many young
couples starting out, we wanted it all; every vegetable under the sun, flowers,
sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, children, worms, compost, and a life for
ourselves. After many years<a
href="https://slowmoney.org/blog/how-a-zero-percent-loan-is-helping-this-colorado-farm/">Continue
reading <span class="sr-only">"How a Zero-Percent Loan is Helping This Colorado
Farm"</span></a>

Don Lareau



Co-Owner and Operator, Zephyros Farm




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