Slow Money Farm Fest ◌ FOOD FUNDED 2023

Learn and engage about exciting sustainable food and ag businesses in Northern California. The casual setting of a working farm is a hands-on illustration of what it means to bring money back down to Earth. Through the farm tours, changemaker talk, entrepreneur showcase and community lunch, new relationships and friendships are formed that often lead to collaboration, funding and other connections. 

Full Belly Farm is a certified organic farm located in the beautiful Capay Valley of northern California. They are nationally recognized for fostering sustainability on all levels, from fertility in our soil and care for the environment, to stable employment for our farm workers. They are committed to be good stewards of this farm and soil, for this generation and future generations.

Some of the speaker highlights:

Eliot Coleman is world famous as an organic pioneer. He is a farmer, author, agricultural researcher and educator. His 1989 book, The New Organic Grower, is important reading for organic farmers. He has trained many organic farmers and has inspired countless others. With his partner Barbara Damrosch and daughter Clara Coleman, he runs Four Season Farm in Maine

Linley Dixon is the Co-Director of the Real Organic Project while farming a small organic vegetable farm in Durango, CO. She has a Ph D in Plant Pathology from the University of Florida and a Masters in Plant and Soil Science. She has been working on organic integrity for the last decade at the national level.

Paul Muller is a partner in Full Belly Farm, a 450-acre diversified organic farm. With his wife Dru Rivers and other partners, he has helped create a farm focused on local/regional marketing; diverse cropping patterns; ecological health and diversity; Soil building; Carbon sequestration through cover crop management; fostering vibrancy and beauty.

Friday, JUNE 16 - 10:30am - 12:30pm PDT (1:30 - 3:30pm EDT)

FOOD FUNDED 2023 Pre-Summit

Virtual online program

• Climate Justice = Social Justice
• What is Real Organic? Why do we need it?
• Investor Fair: Entrepreneur Showcase

Saturday, JUNE 17 - 10:30am - 4:00pm PDT

FARM FEST 2023

Farm Tours: Highlighting Full Belly's unmatched biodiversity in plants and livestock

Sourcing Real Organic: Workshop with hands-on illustration and examples

Community Lunch: Farm-to-Table deliciousness. Vegetarian and vegan options available.

FOOD FUNDED Investor Fair: Showcase with curated food and ag entrepreneurs presenting their businesses and projects

Community Marketplace of Opportunities with networking, tastings, libations, music. Meet the entrepreneurs and partner organizations

Good to know for Saturday June 17:

Rain or shine.

Children under 12 join free.

No Pets, please (it's a working farm).

Parking available. Ride sharing encouraged.

Why is Full Belly Farm so admired, even beyond California? Watch this video about their commitment to organic soil and holistic farm management.