Flexible Capital Fund invests $75,000 in Ceres Greens to grow production | Vermont Business Magazine
Summary
In 2016, Ceres Greens co-founders Jacob Isham and Greg Kelly met and realized they had similar aspirations to grow local produce for year-round consumption. Isham, an eighth-generation Vermonter, Army veteran and finance professional, and Kelly, a savvy technology entrepreneur with experience growing businesses, complement each other perfectly. “Ceres is in direct alignment with our mission of building healthy food systems and resilient communities, and providing livable wage jobs. In selling bulk, and growing hydroponically without pesticides and chemicals in an underutilized building in an Opportunity Zone, the company is reducing waste, conserving water, supporting community, and growing clean, healthy greens for the region.” St. Onge met the Ceres Greens co-founders as a mentor for the DeltaClimeVT Food and Ag Tech 2018 business accelerator program. Isham and Kelly went on to win DeltaClimeVT Food and Ag Tech 2018, which meant $25,000 for their business as well as meaningful connections forged with mentors, advisors, potential investors and fellow entrepreneurs.