COMMUNITY INVESTING - Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT · COMMUNITY INVESTING Iroquois Valley has been...
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COMMUNITY INVESTING Iroquois Valley has been invesng in farmland communies and young farmers since 2007. The Northeast is integral to Iroquois Valley’s strategy of expanding pastured operaons. The company has farms throughout the region, and has made two investments in Vermont. Sally Dodge and Dale Guldbrandsen drive Iroquois Valley’s growing presence in the region as Northeast Community Development Managers based in Manchester, VT. FARMING PRACTICES Iroquois Valley’s first investment in Vermont was for the Miller Varley family at Strafford Village Farm. They raise grass-fed live- stock on pasture (lamb, cale, heritage pigs, and chickens) and grow produce and flowers for sale on the farm and through their CSA program. Vermont Natural Beef is a sustainable and grass-fed beef opera- on in the Champlain Valley. The Stannards raise their cale on pasture and pracce rotaonal grazing to provide an ideal envi- ronment where the use of hormones or anbiocs is unnecessary. Pastured operaons benefit the soil, ecosystem, and have the ca- pacity to sequester carbon and reverse climate change. HOW WE HELPED The Miller Varleys approached Iroquois Valley to provide mort- gage financing for the farm they found in Vermont aſter relocang from Maryland. The farm was successfully purchased in November 2016. A year later, Iroquois Valley provided mortgage financing for the Stannard Family as they purchased an addional property to expand their business. COMMUNITY INVESTING VERMONT SIZE 178 acres & 307 acres of transioning farmland FARMERS The Miller Varley & Stannard Families FARM VISION Both of our Vermont farm families farm regeneravely. They believe that regenerave agriculture has the capacity to effect meaningful change and impact communies.
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COMMUNITY INVESTINGIroquois Valley has been investing in farmland communities and young farmers since 2007. The Northeast is integral to Iroquois Valley’s strategy of expanding pastured operations. The company has farms throughout the region, and has made two investments in Vermont. Sally Dodge and Dale Guldbrandsen drive Iroquois Valley’s growing presence in the region as Northeast Community Development Managers based in Manchester, VT.
FARMING PRACTICESIroquois Valley’s first investment in Vermont was for the Miller Varley family at Strafford Village Farm. They raise grass-fed live-stock on pasture (lamb, cattle, heritage pigs, and chickens) and grow produce and flowers for sale on the farm and through their CSA program.
Vermont Natural Beef is a sustainable and grass-fed beef opera-tion in the Champlain Valley. The Stannards raise their cattle on pasture and practice rotational grazing to provide an ideal envi-ronment where the use of hormones or antibiotics is unnecessary. Pastured operations benefit the soil, ecosystem, and have the ca-pacity to sequester carbon and reverse climate change.
HOW WE HELPEDThe Miller Varleys approached Iroquois Valley to provide mort-gage financing for the farm they found in Vermont after relocating from Maryland. The farm was successfully purchased in November 2016. A year later, Iroquois Valley provided mortgage financing for the Stannard Family as they purchased an additional property to expand their business.
COMMUNITY INVESTINGVERMONT
SIZE178 acres & 307 acres of transitioning farmland
FARMERSThe Miller Varley & Stannard Families
FARM VISIONBoth of our Vermont farm families farm regeneratively. They believe that regenerative agriculture has the capacity to effect meaningful change and impact communities.
