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First Aired - 01/13/2011 04:30PM
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This week on Flash Talks Cash, JoAnn "Flash" Fleming revisits the concept of Slow Money with Slow Money founder Woody Tasch.
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Flash Talks Cash Introduction: Woody Tasch of Slow Money (16:20)
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Flash Talks Cash, Heritage Radio Network, S. Wallace Edwards & Sons, JoAnn Flash Fleming, Andrew Newman, Woody Tasch, Slow Money, non for profit, taking the spirit of Slow Food and bringing it to the investment side, measuring the GDP for the 21st century, economy based on preservation and restoration, industrial finance, we used to be focused on standard of living, we need a new model, Bush tax cuts, they were a crazy idea, social investing, how do you invest locally?, there's a lot of uncertainty in the global market, our money is at great risk right now, Slow Money is a incubator for a new style of investing, Slow Money is an idea and a movement, not a fund, +/- 5% o investments, philanthropy and venture capitalism, Slow Money Seed Fund, decentralizing,Alternative Ways of Investing Your Money (13:14)
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alternative to real estate stocks and bonds, alternative investments, we are used to having our investments secured by insurance, ponzi schemes, there are millions of investors who would invest in local food systems if the risks were removed, next national conference is in San Francisco, www.slowmoney.org, Andrew thinks the returns might be slow, every state in the country has unclaimed funds, 32 billion dollars in unclaimed funds!, comes from many different places, utility deposits, old checking and savings accounts, tax refunds, www.naupa.org, no number nuts today, Bank of America and Wacovia have been linked to hundreds of millions of dollars in laundered funds, Mexican currency exchange houses, banking laws used to be stricter, bankers have no moral compass,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 06/22/2009 05:00PM
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Kate Manchester, publisher of Edible Santa Fe, talks with Steve Warshawer of Beneficial Farms and Josh Veirtel, the President of Slow Food USA.
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HR2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 with Steve Warshawer of Beneficial Farms (24:10)
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Energy and Commerce Committee, reform food safety practices, processors, food handlers, regulation, FDA handles food regulation and handling, FDA Modernization Act, small producer, USDA, inspection, exemption for smaller producers, government intervention, there is no agenda against small agriculture, there is unintended fallout from the attempts to regulate larger agriculture, lawmakers write the law not regulations, rulemaking process is very complex, National Organic Program, genetically engineered seeds, small farmers corrected the rules, there is room for interpretation amongst regulations, FDA has authority of 96 percent of all food in the US, FDA was underfunded, self regulation, system of user fees being implemented to raise money, user fee creates disincentive to regulator, sliding scale for fees was requested, language forms intent, local food suppliers feel overlooked by FDA, this attention has helped small farmers improve food safety practices, food safey requirements are mostly common sense, farmers should have no reason to refuse training, home based processing is illegal in New Mexico, FoodAndWaterWatch.org, read the bill at www.govtrack.us/congress/bill, HR2749, Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009, HR875, www.opencongress.org,Slow Food USA with Josh Veirtel (29:11)
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Yale Sustainable Food Project, Slow Food USA, International Congress, Josh Veirtel, youth involvement, Slow Food International, US has a very strong Slow Food prescence, undergraduate programs, sustainability, global movement, college students are joining the sustainable food movement, students are creating local chapters, UNC, most farmers in New Mexico are old, there are no successors, land is expensive, there are good federal programs for farming loans, Slow Food USA Statement, local projects, bringing gardens to local schools, national advocacy, USDA oversight for vending machines, mandory funding for grants, Child Nutrition Act, sheep, we risk losing incredible tradition, Italy, RAFT, Renewing America's Food Traditions, Chef's Collaborative, increase biodiversity, national network, heritage apple varieties, Slow Food Nation, San Francsico, grassroots, legislative change, US Terra Madre Network, Woodstock meets the UN, life changing event, Slow Food movement is a metaphor for community, Edible Communities, we need to find new models for young farmers, ark of taste is how we indentify foods that are important culturally and are at risk,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 07/13/2009 05:00PM
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Kate Manchester talks with Matt DiRuggiero author of The Range Café Cookbook and then with Woody Tasch, venture capitalist on "Slow Money".
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Introduction and Show Summary with Kate Manchester (2:18)
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Edible Communities, Edible Santa Fe, regional culinary publications,Kate talks with Cookbook Co-Author Matt DiRuggiero (17:00)
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New Mexico, Bernalillo, remake and remodel, raised $10,000, motivation, community fundraiser, local involvement, Range Cafe, The Range Cafe Cookbook, www.RangeCafe.com/shop, Matt DiRuggiero, started as a pastry chef, chicken fried steak, chili and salsas, easy to cook at home, childhood recipes, flavors, quality ingredients, stay tuned for book signing dates!,Woody Tasch talks about his New Book: Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money (10:47)
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Slow Food influence, ground up, investments, maximize your ability, farm successes, network of investors to gain interest in farms and the sustainable food movement, goal to rally thousands of investors to invest in local food systems, articulate an alternate vision of advancement, local communities, Slow Money workshops, farmers, entrepreneurs, educators, structure, markets, www.slowmoneyalliance.org,Woody Tasch and his Inspiration to Help the Structural Problems of our Country's Food Supply (24:32)
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climate change, macroeconomics, necessity for change, Slow Food inspired, Terra Madre, consumer dollars, soil erosion leading to crisis, what percentage of a consumer dollar goes to the farmer?, maybe 9 cents, Tom Miller speak about trying to complete capitalism, need to own the problem before you can fix it, Community Supported Agriculture, niche markets, Carlo Petrini, support of virtuous globalization, small diversified farms are growing according to recent census, biological and cultural diversity, re-birth, support entrepreneurs, vote with your dollar!, Organic Valley, A quote from Paul Newman, give back to the earth what you take,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
