A Growth Stock for the Next Generation L OYOLA U NIVERSITY I NSTITUTE OF E NVIRONMENTAL S...

A Growth Stock for the Next Generation

LOYOLA UNIVERSITYINSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

David E. Miller, CEO/Co-Founder, Iroquois Valley Farms, LLC

John Steven Bianucci, Director of Impact

2www.iroquoisvalleyfarms.com

A FOOD & FARMLAND COMPANY

Iroquois Valley Farms is a Food and Farmland Company that connects local and organic

farmers to farmland

Iroquois Valley Farms is not a hedge fund, limited partnership, non-profit, angel investor network, or farmland broker


COMMITMENT TO THE LAND

The Farmer Perspective

Individual Farmer Commitment – One generation

Pass to Next Generation?

Iroquois Valley Commitment – Indefinite ownership

Traditional Wall Street Commitment – 10 years

Support Multi-Generational Tenure

Well Hopefully…


INVESTOR BASE

DC

181 equity investors1 across 28 states, DC, Canada and England

(1) Reflects unique investment accounts. Individual members may have multiple accounts and accounts may have multiple owners.

35 Notes

outstanding

across

15 states


SISTERS OF LORETTO

LEFT - Sister Janet points to St. Patrick's grade school in Kankakee, Illinois, where fifty years ago, Co-Founder Dr. Stephen Rivard was taught by the Sisters of Loretto.

RIGHT – Barn and Fields at the Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Kentucky.

First Faith Based Investor


YOUNG FARMER LAND ACCESS• Over 2,300 acres acquired for young farmers

since 2012• Earning the option to purchase

Acres to Young Farmers


ORGANIC GRAIN CONFERENCEJune 2015, Iroquois County, Illinois

Harold Wilken (Iroquois Valley’s first farm tenant) leading an organic grain

conference


SIGNIFICANCE OF ‘B’ CORP STATUS• Embedded in our Governing Documents

– Support for triple-bottom-line returns

• Global Impact Investment Ratings Survey (GIIRS) – Utilized by investment managers worldwide – Competitive assessment tool for IVF management

• Significant Marketing Support– Worldwide community 1,300+ ‘B’ corporations– Investment pros instantly recognize and accept


NEW DAIRY FARMS

Earlville Farm in Madison County, NY

McMunigal Family in Monroe County, WV (Mystic River Farm)


ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

• First, Do No Harm (not applied)– 171 tons* of dangerous nitrogen fertilizers– Almost 3.5 tons* of toxic chemical pesticides

• Carbon Sequestration– 12 million lbs* of CO2 per year (removed from air)

– 3.4 million lbs* of carbon per year (stored in soil)

• Biodiversity Enhancement & Conservation– 34% more species– 50% more pollinator species

Benefits of Organic Farming

* Figures based on Iroquois Valley Farms current 3,388 acreage transitioned to organic


FARM DIVERSIFICATIONAcres by State

366

238

1,097

163

TargetStates

Farm Acq. Yr Acres County

Hoekstra 2007 81 Iroquois, IL

Martin 2008 160 Iroquois, IL

Denker 2011 225 Livingston, IL

Pleasant Ridge 2011 76 Livingston, IL

Old Oak 2012 121 Huntington, IN

Rock Creek 2012 80 Will, IL

Hedge Creek 2012 80 Will, IL

Red Oak 2013 115 Boone, IN

Jackman 2013 71 Boone, IN

Mooday 2013 59 Montgomery, IN

Shiawassee 2013 238 Shiawassee, MI

Mary Ellen’s 2013 115 Iroquois, IL

One Bottom 2013 40 Iroquois, IL

Taconic Ridge 2013 163 Washington, NY

Sparta Woods 2013 166 Shelby, IN

Union Fair 2014 180 Knox, ME

Healing Ground 2014 110 Rockcastle, KY

Two Roads 2014 240 Shelby, IL

180

110

CurrentStates


SOCIAL IMPACTS

• Increase farmers’ sales & profits, strengthening job growth in the agricultural community

• Supports local economies & social services; community based education

• Develop long-term infrastructure of healthy local and regional food systems

• Protect farmers with the right to purchase

Benefits of Organic Farming and Family Farmers

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