Entrepreneurs, investors and policy makers convene to explore opportunities

Recently, Federal Street Advisors partnered with CLF Ventures to host a day-long conference on a topic of growing interest to Federal Street clients and public leaders: Financing a Sustainable Food System for New England.  The conference, attended by 125 clients, advisors and policy makers, gave attendees first-hand access to leaders in the sustainable agriculture industry, including farmers, food processors, distributors and early investors.

We invite you to read our report of this exciting conference. Despite the fact that the deck has been stacked in favor of huge, industrial food producers, our conference presenters illustrated how a new generation of sustainable food entrepreneurs is creatively using technology, strategic partnerships, new financing models and alternative marketing strategies to compete with the big players. Based on their stories, and the insights of our conference attendees, there's a lot to learn before plunging into this new pool of investment opportunity.  

Click here to read the conference report.

• Adams Farm Slaughterhouse  
• California Fisheries Fund
• The Carrot Project
• City Fresh Foods and City Growers
• Coastal Enterprises, Inc. 
• EcoFish, Inc
• Henry P. Kendall Foundation
• Legal Sea Foods
• Maine's Own Organic (MOO) Milk
• Mass. Department of Agricultural Resources
• Northeast Organic Farming Association
• Red's Best/Wildfish 
• Rotokawa Cattle Company
• Wholesome Wave

"The challenge for innovators lies in overcoming market and policy barriers in population centers where little is produced, but much is consumed."

JoAnne Shatkin

CEO, CLF Ventures