Marbleseed Conference 2025 - Presentations

Are you a farmer trying to figure out a pathway to long-term land access? Join us for a session on alternative funding options tailored to support your regenerative, organic, and possibly collective farming dreams. Featuring Dirt Capital Partners, Proofing Station, Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, along with UW Center for Cooperatives, this session will illuminate pathways to land access through creative and supportive financing. Discover how alternative lenders go beyond traditional loans and business structures. Hear case study examples on how their funds helped young and BIPOC farmers in the Midwest and beyond. There will be time for small group discussions with the presenters for participants to better understand the benefits of partnering with impact-driven lenders and develop strategies to secure land ownership through alternative approaches.