Since our inaugural national event in 2009, Slow Money gatherings have emerged as a significant new venue for field building, investing, and social change. The events feature food entrepreneurs who are leading the way rebuilding local food systems, along with many renowned thought leaders in agriculture, investing, and philanthropy.

Slow Money gatherings have attracted thousands of people from 36 states and several foreign countries. Since mid-2010, over $35 million has flowed from Slow Money funders to more than 300 small food enterprises, mostly in the US and a few abroad. Nineteen local networks and 10 investment clubs have formed.