In 2018, our team had been investing individually in farmland for over a decade. Because of our backgrounds in agriculture, we knew about farmland’s appeal — historically strong returns with low volatility — but recognized that the high cost of entry and the burden of farm management kept farmland inaccessible to the average investor. At the same time, we saw an opportunity to provide farmers with innovative routes to capital for expansion. Using our combined experience in finance, tech, and agriculture, we created the first accessible farmland investments platform.
A transparent and accessible land market.
Empowering our customers to analyze land and invest with advanced technology, data, and expertise.
Land is our passion. Land is essential for the wellbeing of individuals, families, communities, and our world.
an investor’s options were very limited in gaining exposure to this alternative asset, and what few options there were:
carried the burden of high fees; required significant capital and time commitments; gave investors little or no control over portfolio composition. investors have access to a vast number of options for gaining exposure in this alternative asset with:
low management fees; an easy-to-use online investing portal; ability to diversify farmland holdings across the country in minutes. Garrott has deep roots in the Mississippi Delta, where he grew up as the fifth generation on his family’s farm. Previously, as a partner at Oxbow Agriculture, he co-managed a group of agricultural businesses involving over $200 million worth of land and over $40 million in annual revenues. While at Oxbow, Garrott also advised agricultural startups on their early go-to-market strategies, product development, and testing. Prior to joining Oxbow in 2014, Garrott worked at SouthernSun Asset Management, a value-oriented investment firm, where he was on the real estate and operations teams. He graduated from Washington and Lee University in 2010 with dual degrees in Art History and Environmental Studies. As COO of AcreTrader, Garrott has been instrumental in the scaling of AcreTrader and Acres and delivering go-to market strategies to ensure buying and selling land becomes common, transparent, and easy.
