Racks of lamb turned over fragrant wood fires and mango fruit pops chilled in a colorful cooler at the first annual Street Food Market held last spring in the new San Diego Public Market. Mariachi music filled the air as a mix of start-up food entrepreneurs and established chefs dished up a global spread of goodies. There were microbrews from Cucapa Brewing Co. of Mexicali …
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Entrepreneur? You could win $30,000 to move to this picturesque town for six months. Nice!
Telluride, Colo. This historic mining town wants to attract new entrepreneurs to its gorgeous but remote location. This month it announced a new plan to give three winners of its entrepreneur business plan contest $30,000 each, plus free office space and access to a network of mentors. The catch: you have to move there for at least six months. Pick summer. Average annual …
Slow Money and Nurture Capital: Time to invest big money in local food economies?
Slow Money, the nonprofit formed to apply big-league investment savvy to grow small farms and community-based food businesses, just launched its first philanthropic fund, the Soil Trust, this October and will choose its first investments next spring, April, 2013. The group, based in Boulder, Colo., will channel donations small and large into a pool of capital. The money will …