Connecting the Northeast with its farming roots
New England and New York established the standard for real-food production. One hundred years ago, about 30% of New Englanders were farmers, and the remaining 70% we’re only a degree removed from the folks providing their nourishment.
Reconnecting with food:
Maximizing multiple outputs through proper practice has been standard farming practice for 400 generations. Only in last 60 years has our food supply changed so drastically, where now over 96% of US food product is derived from conventional synthetic farming practice. Studies show that Parents with children 6 years and under are 10X more likely to buy Organic foods because they don’t trust conventional, and despite not knowing what Organic really represents or where it comes from, it is the only alternative. 40% of Milleniums (20 year olds) consider themselves foodies, caring more about the food’s impact on their health and the ramifications of its production on the environment. Whether evaluated from an economic, environmental or health perspective, Grown local seems a great win for many stakeholders. Conventional food costs will correct as input cost of fertilizer continue to rise in both material requirement and product cost, leading to the large price discrepancy between Organic and conventional to recede. The Entrepreneur Agrarian Fund (EAF) sets to capitalize on the opportunity that lies at the intersection of numerous food trends and changing consumer demographics. The framework is built around special Entrepreneur farmers looking to deliver quality foods with purpose and transparency. The EAF affords more passionate artisan farmers an opportunity to develop the necessary skills to establish a highly productive, profitable, premium farms through diversifying skills and outputs.
The fundamentals of Sustainable agricultural practice are drafted from ecology, more specifically a holistic relationship with soil, plant and animal, in which proper nutrient cycling is best for land and body. Underpinning the Entrepreneur Agrarian Fund’s objective to consistently deliver high-quality and nutritious food within various marketplaces is a requirement to cultivate quality soils through proper husbandry within a defined and customized holistic land management system. Each EAF farm enterprise creates a customized crop selection and rotation plan pertaining to amenities of the specific parcel, area and agrarian talent. Established by in-house expertise and reputable strategic partners, farm plans work within the EAF network to diversify farm risk, efficiently deliver quality food and maximize profitability to meet market demand.
Reserve Program (GRP) into a single group, the Agriculture Land Easement (ALE). The ALE has dissolved federal acquisitions and term easements, now provisioning grants to buy perpetual easements through local land trusts (the 2013 FarmBill has earmarked $1.38B for easement acquisition).
