Meet the incredible farmers and food businesses from across the Northeast that comprise our current investees
Caribbean Home-Style Products is a small manufacturing and distribution company of all-natural and organic hair oils, shampoos, conditioners, natural oils, a plant-based hand sanitizer/moisturizer, and a plant-based skin spray, all promoted and marketed for their holistic benefits for every skin and hair type.
Van Noble specializes in on-site roasts and cooking with fire. In addition to our pasture-raised pigs we offer locally sourced beef, chicken, lamb, sustainably raised seafood, and vegan and vegetarian offerings. A unique and unforgettable experience for weddings, rehearsal dinners, and gatherings; we focus on sourcing a truly farm to table meal with the best local & seasonal ingredients.
FarmerJawn is a 128-acre working farm, building a model that enables regenerative organic food production by and for underserved communities. They are reintroducing farming into the lifestyles of urban people to cultivate physical, social, & environmental health.
Prince Abou’s goal of opening a butchery was to make the transaction of buying meat completely transparent. You know where the meat is coming from, who’s butchering it, and where it’s being butchered.
Global Village Foods (GVF) is a family-run, prepared meal company inspired by Kenyan cuisine. Founded in 2016 by Mel, Damaris, and their daughter, GVF operates in foodservice and retail, distributing across the Northeast.
Brooklyn Supported Agriculture is a project of Brooklyn Packers. Brooklyn Packers is a Black-led, worker-owned cooperative business. All of their worker-owners receive the same annual salary and decide collectively how to use any profits earned.
New England Sweetwater Farm & Distillery (NESW) is a family-owned and operated business founded by Robert Patton-Spruill. Robert's passion for distilling was nurtured during childhood summers spent with his grandfather, "Uncle Bob," who not only taught him the craft of distilling Whiskey and Moonshine, but also instilled the value of prioritizing quality over quantity.
Edenesque creates delicious chef-crafted, plant-based dairy products that provide superior nutrition so our customers can Be the Love™ – for themselves, their communities, the environment, and their local economy.
Everyone is invited and honored for simply being who they are. Inspired by west -African local beverage traditions that use herbs, spices, and fruits, we create and celebrate delicious flavors made with real fruit juices and organic teas.
Farm Fresh Caribbean Growers specializes in providing the freshest Caribbean produce not normally found in your average supermarket!
The Black Yard Farm Collective is a collective of Black farmers working together to create a thriving farming space where the Black community can learn and receive the benefits of cultivated land.
Trinity Farm is a small fruit orchard that began operations in 1997.
This manifestation of Rootwork Herbals was founded in 2006 and is an herbal education business focusing on BIPOC and Queer Trans communities.
Farm Fresh Caribbean Growers specializes in providing the freshest Caribbean produce not normally found in your average supermarket!
An agricultural-based space in Saugerties, NY that celebrates opportunities to serve communities by providing nutritious food with heritage and by stewarding the land.
An apothecary-style holistic healing space, 716CBD is a space where people can fill their holistic wellness toolkit by picking up tinctures, butters, bath bombs, salts, scrubs - all handcrafted by the owner!
Rocky Acres is a 10-acre farm that focuses on education and the sustainable production of local vegetables, eggs, and meat for low-resourced communities.