06/22/2026
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT • Erica Hellen
“Conventional finance (and agricultural finance in particular) is often built on a deeply extractive model that places nearly all the risk on borrowers. Yet the people growing our food face enormous risks outside their control, from droughts and floods to rising temperatures and other climate-related challenges. We know that many conventional food production systems degrade ecosystems, exploit workers, and contribute to poor health outcomes. If we want to build a different food system, capital providers have to be willing to share some of the risk that comes with creating it.”
Erica Hellen • Chief Development Officer at Foodshed Capital
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