got a question about reits.

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8. it is. funny story

so like i said, 1 of the founders used to sell me chicken feed. had a co called- backyard chicken run. he’d deliver and just drop off on his own. he wrote a book called ‘the local yolk’ about the biz issues in organic farming. he says my farm name- moah’s ark- is his fave of all the cleverly named small farms he visited.
he ended up moving to colo cuz he got harassed so bad about keeping chickens in a town that touted it’s ‘farming roots’. le sigh.

so, they have shareholder mtgs that i have attended a couple times. 1 was at the farm of 1 of the founders in kankakee, il. about 50 mi out of chi.
went to that 1 and when i walked up to the farmer and introduced myself, he introduced me to the person he was talking to, who turned out to be my 2nd cousin that i hadnt seen in decades. hilarious. stayed connected.
yeah, just a little band of weirdos that started a thing. right place, right time, too, i think.

it’s done well. in 7 yrs, my share has increased from $30k to $45k.
i’m not rly mad i cant cash it. i’d like to keep it. and i suspect in the future, if they grow enough, they will list it. and if we put the money into fixing ag, it should do rly well. they r quite conscious of their cause, and their methods. serious focus on impact.
and well down a road a lot of ppl r just starting down.