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Three Ways Investors Can Help Build a Better Food Future

Americans’ hunger for healthier, more sustainable food options continues to grow, and a good food marketplace is maturing to meet it. Donors and impact investors can help grow that market, and thereby a better food system for all. For the last two years, I’ve argued in multiple venues that one of the keys to improving Americans’ health, cleaning up our environment, and creating a more equitable society is cultivating a good food system—one that makes delicious, nutritious, sustainably produced food accessible to all. I’ve also argued that creating such a system will require both traditional grant making and the use of financial investments that feed good food businesses and help grow a better food marketplace even as they generate returns. Along the way, I’ve discovered many opportunities for donors and investors to get involved and help build a better food future. Here are three of them.