Slow Opportunities Investing Locally
Our mission is to ensure the resiliency of our farmers and our planet by empowering local food systems through 0% interest loans.
SOIL Boulder has given 44 loans at 0% interest to local farmers and food producers totaling $1,240,450.
Loan recipients range from long-standing family farms to a new generation of farmers, ranchers and food producers including:
Grama Grass & Livestock
Yellow Barn Farm
Drylands Agroecology Research
Boulder Broth
Boulder Valley Honey
Speedwell Farm & Gardens
Rough & Ready Farm
Croft Family Farm
Ollin Farms
Masa Seed Foundation
Red Wagon Farm
Aspen Moon Farm
Black Cat Farm
Labyrinth Dairy
Our 0% interest loans are made possible by contributions from individuals, local businesses, NGO’s and farmers seeking to invest in the resilience of our local food system.
Your contribution today will become a part of our regenerative pool of funds for the farmers of today and tomorrow.
Annual membership begins at $250 per person or $25 for farmers and is a tax-deductible donation. We gratefully receive donations beyond the annual membership rate.
How it Works
Become a member of SOIL with an annual tax deductible donation of $250 or more. Farmers join for $25.
Our regenerative pool of funds for local farms and food producers grows.
Farmers and food producers apply for 0% loans and SOIL members vote to approve them. One member = one vote, no matter the size of your annual donation.
As loans are repaid, the capital goes back into our funding pool and becomes a new loan — a truly regenerative resource for local food and agriculture.
Local food is all about relationships, as is soil fertility. We need a new kind of funding that supports both. That is why we are making Slow Opportunities for Investing Locally.
SOIL Boulder is listed in the 1% for the Planet directory. Article: Why businesses commit to 1% for the Planet
SOIL Boulder is an Environmental Impact Partner
1% for the Planet is a simple but powerful commitment: donate at least 1% of your annual sales to environmental charities, not as an afterthought but as a built-in part of how your business operates.
Corporations can make a donation directly to SOIL Boulder as part of their commitment to the planet.
Many thanks to our corporate sponsor American Outdoor Products for nominating SOIL Boulder.