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J Ludavico Farms speedy expansion

7/29/2017

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Julius & Jamie Ludavico and Co. with their new Ice Maker purchased with a Slow Money loan.   J. Ludavico Farms has tripled their poultry production since the beginning of the year.  Their chickens are raised using the Korean Natural Farming method and these folks really know what they're doing!!! 
The most beautiful part of this Slow Money Hawaii loan however, is that it was made by one farmer to another along with a bit of mentoring.
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Farmers:  Learn about Group Food Safety Certification opportunity

7/19/2017

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From Soil to Sustainability, a different perspective

7/12/2017

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This essay was reprinted by the Green Money Journal and offers a view of our current place in history from a slightly higher elevation.  Interesting read.  greenmoneyjournal.com/from-soil-to-sustainability/
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A Movie Night to benefit Slow Money Hawaii - bring your date!

7/10/2017

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Please join us for this great film!  Proceeds from ticket sales are being donated to Slow Money Hawaii and will be used as 'seed monies' for The Aina Fund, a revolving loan fund that will be used to supplement private lending to Hawaii's small farmers and food entrepreneurs.  For details and to see the trailer, go to:   ​https://www.facebook.com/events/1116387108462447
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What's Up?  Our website - finally!

7/2/2017

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It's still a work in progress but if any of you would be willing to take a moment to share comments and criticisms to help me improve the Slow Money Hawaii website, I would be ever-so-grateful.  I'm especially interested to know if you have a better idea of what Slow Money is and how it works after visiting the site.  If you have specific questions that aren't answered, please let me know what they are.  Some specifics are necessarily unpublished, but it's my goal that you should have at least a general idea of how Slow Money works and know you are warmly invited to request more information.
​Aloha, Mary
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    About the author:
    Mary Spadaro​

    Founder and facilitator of  Slow Money Hawaii, Mary spent a decade in small businesses before a 17 year career in non-profit fundraising.   At Waikiki Health Center and Easter Seals Hawaii, where she helped  donors align their philanthropy with their values, she came to understand that business and charity share the goal to be a force for good in their communities. Yet, they  are regarded so differently. After retiring from fund raising and pursuing her  interest in gardening and agriculture, Mary learned about the emerging third sector (also referred to as Values or Impact Investing) and Slow Money.  In this realm, she found the opportunity to combine her fundraising skills with her love of farms, garden-fresh food and nature to play a small role in helping Hawaii farmers to rebuild a sustain-able and regenerative agricultural system that will nourish us all.

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