Organic Acreage Now 783; Pastured Laying Hen Operation also Certified
Last week Oregon Tilth notified us that we successfully converted 783 acres of our Oregon farmland to Certified Organic farmland — an increase of 110 acres from 2012 (our first year). In addition, another 107 acres are Certified Transitional Organic at Wattenpaugh Farm — a status conferred to land that is about one year away from being […]
Farmland LP named “Best for the World” by B Corp
Only Farmland Firm to Receive this Award SAN FRANCISCO — Farmland LP, the only U.S. investment fund for Organic, sustainable farmland, is pleased to report that B Corp has honored Farmland LP with their “Best For The World” award. Of the 737 certified B Corps in 26 countries, Farmland LP is one of 67 honored today, with […]
Four Years
February is Farmland LP’s fourth anniversary. In February 2009, Craig, I, and a couple of other friends took a week-long road trip to Oregon’s Willamette Valley to look at buying farmland. We saw a wonderful opportunity to convert conventional farmland to organic and sustainable farmland. Still, it also became clear that to make a difference, […]
Craig Wichner Interviewed by Chris Martenson
Chris Martenson of Peak Prosperity recently interviewed Craig and we’ve been getting a lot of great feedback. The interview is available here both as a Podcast and a transcript. From emails it is clear that listeners have gotten some “a ha” moments out of it, such as: Seeing how Farmland LP helps young farmers get started […]
Interviewed by Clean Currents
Thanks to fellow B-Corp Clean Currents for interviewing me. It was a pleasure meeting them and other B-Corp leaders recently. Here’s a cross-post from their blog. Written by Megan Barrett Tuesday, 20 November 2012 10:41 Back at the B-Corp Champions Retreat, we met Jason Bradford of Farmland LP. After chatting about sustainable food and the future of […]
The Many Benefits of Multi-Year Crop Rotations
Farmland LP’s agricultural practices are based on good science and agronomic principles, and a 9-year research project from America’s heartland continues to support what we do. “Increasing Cropping System Diversity Balances Productivity, Profitability and Environmental Health” is the title of a research paper by scientists from Iowa State University, University of Minnesota and the USDA […]