
Joelle Faulkner, Founder and CEO sat down with the Growing The Future Podcast to talk about investing in, and supporting successful Canadian farms, and how the Area One Partnership model helps farmers scale and improve their operations sustainably.

Joelle Faulkner, Founder and CEO sat down with the Growing The Future Podcast to talk about investing in, and supporting successful Canadian farms, and how the Area One Partnership model helps farmers scale and improve their operations sustainably.

Often, farmers have the expertise but not the funds to grow and improve their farming operations. Furthermore, the increasingly capital-intensive nature of farming deters younger generations from becoming farmers. By partnering with Canadian farmers to invest in land, inputs and equipment, and enhance the viability and sustainability of operations, Area One Farms Fund V is helping to improve farmland and farm operations, making farming a good option for the next generation

“We are proud to invest in our Canadian farmers through a $15 million investment in Area One Farms. Farmland has shown historical resilience through multiple economic cycles and market disruptions. In addition to potential inflation-hedging characteristics, farmland can improve the overall performance of a portfolio due to its low correlation with traditional financial assets.
Our fund investment in Area One Farms includes 27 farm partnerships, supporting 46 farm families and sustaining 71 full-time jobs. The focus of the fund is to help farmers expand their operations in a stable, committed partnership. Profitability and capital appreciation created by the partnership is a win for both investors and farmers.”