b'and developing affordable housing (community land trusts). Fifty years ago these trusts were counted in the dozens. Can todays family of SOIL groups grow significantly over the next 50 years? Will a small network of SOIL Trusts (a la Berkshire Agricultural Ventures or Portland, Oregon-based Ecotrust) emerge to support their growth? Beetcoin is the most recent entrant to the slow money movement; it is a new crowdfunding vehicle, aiming to generate a grassroots flow of matching grants for SOIL groups. 14 Recipients of slow money 0% loans, Clockwise from top left: Renard and Chinette Turner of Vanguard Ranch; Brick Goldman of Goldman Farm; Bauman Family of Baumans Cedar Valley Farms; Don Lareau and Daphne Yannakakis of Zephyros Farm 14 See beetcoin.org. 29'