Tom began gardening at an early age at his family home in CT. Prior to completing a degree in Sustainable Agriculture at Prescott College in AZ, he began saving seeds. In 1996 in Vermont, Tom began sharing these seeds with others through a small seed flyer. High Mowing Organic Seeds has since expanded into one of the leading organic seed companies in the U.S., supplying both home gardeners and commercial growers. Tom has served on the board of several agricultural organizations, most notably as the current President of The Center for an Agricultural Economy.
(From BALLE Conference Bio....also, from hanging out with Tom, he's an awesome guy and a lot of fun....not uncommon among these world changers.)
Video Interview Part 1: Coming soon
Video Interview Part 2, includig his message to you:
Slow Money is a 501 c 3 formed in 2008 to catalyze the flow if investment capital to small food enterprises and to promote new principles of fiduciary responsibility to support sustainable agriculture and th emergence of a restorative economy. Tasch is Chairman Emeritus of Investors' Circle, a netwoork of angel investors, family offices, and social purpose funds and foundations that has ivested $133 Million in 200 early stage sustainability-promoting ventures and venture funds, since 1992. During much of the 1990's, Woody was Treasurer of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation. He is the author of the recently published: Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms and Fertility Mattered.
Shift Across America is an attempt at modern storytelling. There is a movement underway in America. A movement to reshape and reform our communities and economies. Leaders from coast to coast are doing amazing and transformational work, and I will help them share their stories. And along the way, I'll be sharing information about the 10% Shift happening in New England, a grassroots initiative to catalyze sustainable and equitable economies.
In 3 weeks, I'll visit over 20 communities and interview over 100 leaders in our cities and towns. What I hope to show is that, while we hear a lot about our differences, when it comes to building and supporting strong local economies, we can find common ground.
