FINAPOP: Popular Financing for Healthy Food Production

FINAPOP: Popular Financing for Healthy Food Production

Interview with Ana Terra Reis, Executive Director of FINAPOP Jen: How was “FINAPOP” Created?  Ana: FINAPOP is the result of the motivation and organization of cooperatives established in Agrarian Reform settlements to seek financing and credit alternatives for the...
Afterglow Climate Justice Fund

Afterglow Climate Justice Fund

Interview with James Pippim, Senior Associate Jen: How was Afterglow Climate Justice Fund Created?  James: Climate justice has always been a focus for Candide, as is apparent from relationships like Posigen and Solar Holler, that date back to 2017. Our belief is that,...
Fibers Fund Blog

Fibers Fund Blog

Interview with Sarah Kelley and Teju Adisa-Farrar; Co-Managing Directors Jen: How was Fibers Fund Created?  Sarah: Fiber crops are an integral part of agricultural systems with critical impacts on land use, soil health, communities and economic development. The...
Cooperative Fund of the Northeast

Cooperative Fund of the Northeast

Interview with Micha Josephy; Executive Director How was the Cooperative Fund of the Northeast Created?  Micha: During the mid-1970s, community-owned grocery stores (food co-ops) were launching and expanding healthy food access and food sovereignty across the region,...