Today we are trying something new. We are bringing an investment opportunity to CM.com readers, one that many of you have been quite vocal about finding for years. As an enrolled member, you are learning about this in advance of the general public. Please note that this opportunity is not for everyone, so read carefully. If the CM.com community appreciates being made privy to similar opportunities like this in the future, we'll continue to keep looking for them.
Gaining exposure to farmland as an investment asset class is highly desired by many of our readers, but very challenging to obtain in practice. Chris and I have been seeking a good solution to which we can refer interested individuals, and we believe we've finally found one.
We've encountered an experienced team of managers and farmers who have created an investment and land management model that makes a great deal of sense to us. They have created a Fund that is buying thousands of acres of conventional farmland, which are then upgraded to certified organic farmland and stewarded using the leading best practices in sustainable agriculture (envision Joel Salatin's model). This approach improves the quality of the land, yields healthier and more humanely raised produce, improves the surrounding community, and offers attractive returns for investors in a hard-to-access asset class.
Shares of this Fund will be made available to a limited number of individual investors and institutions. Ownership is secured by farmland, and investors receive a share of the profits from the farmland operations, as well as to any appreciation of the underlying farmland.
by nate