Our Portfolio Companies

Over two decades ago, entrepreneur Lang Hornthal built his first log bed with a friend, sold it at a...

Norma DeCamp Burns wants to keep her North Carolina family farm from disappearing. In the Tar Heel state, that’s...

Shannon Brines began operating Brines Farm in 2004. Located in Dexter, Michigan (roughly 10 miles northwest of Ann Arbor),...

Connecticut brothers Ted and Zeb Esselstyn, co-founders of City Bench, create one-of-a kind furniture from unwanted urban trees. Each...

Co-founders Tina Prevatte and Jennifer Curtis sought to build a sustainable food system that benefited their own community and...

James Joyner, 60, grew up on the same 100 acre plot of land since childhood. For over 68 years,...

In 2008, with hopes of building healthy, self-sustaining communities, Adrienne Lee and Ken Lamson started New Beat Farm. Lots...

Roger Outlaw, who is 64, has farmed all his life. Most recently though, his work in manufacturing meant he...

Artisan craftsmanship is evident in every product Sustainable Lumber Company (SLC) produces. By combining local timber, skilled workmanship, and...

Adam and Dru Montri started Ten Hens Farm in 2008 with little more than a quarter acre of land....

Goat Lady Dairy has found success not only as one of the largest and oldest cheese dairies in the...

Parents today continue to search for an answer to the question: How can I get my kid to spend...

Swift Level Farm, a 152-acre historic landmark located in West Virginia’s Greenbrier Valley, has been in Jennifer “Tootie” Jones’...

Inter-State Hardwoods, located in Bartow, West Virginia, is a family-owned sawmill with roots dating back to 1939, when it first...

Despite having plentiful natural resources, many communities across southern West Virginia that have been historically dependent on coal are...

When Laila and Doug Mortimer retired to Robbinsville, North Carolina, they did not expect to be building treehouses.  But the...

Durham Co-op Market and Hendersonville Community Co-op opened their respective doors this April at new locations, complete with open...

Simply Natural Creamery and Dairy Farm is a testament to Neil Moye’s willingness to innovate and diversify beyond tobacco...

Since first opening in 1991, The Custard Stand, owned by Dee and Angie Cowger, has opened locations across West...

When Joe and Annie Ritota first met, Joe was a fourth generation baker of artisan bread and Annie owned a...

Suzy Phillips could be credited with introducing the food truck to Asheville. When she moved to the area from...

The eight co-founders of Earthseed Land Cooperative (ELC) have a vision: to use land to support the collective health,...

Sustainable Solutions, LLC is a natural resource management company located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, that uses an ecosystems services...

When Lisa and Jeff Sickler moved to their new Moatsville, West Virginia, farm in 2009, they started off simply: ...

SolFarm Solar Company, based in Asheville, North Carolina, provides consultation and installation services for solar energy systems. The company...

Curtis Branch grows wheat, soybeans and corn on his Murfreesboro, North Carolina farm, a 240-acre property that has been in...

Misty Mountain Threadworks was founded on the belief that it could make the finest climbing harnesses in the world, and...

Entrepreneurs Will and Wes Coleman are doubling harvesting capacity in an industry seeing fewer young workers.  Logging crews are...

Many great ideas are hatched over drinks. For Josh Bennett and Will Lewis, their great idea was the drinks...

Despite being surrounded by agriculture, Andrea and Graham Duvall realized that many people in Western North Carolina did not...