Investor Opportunity: Buy Managed Farmland as An Inflation Hedge

Update:  I originally wrote this blog post on May 29.  I knew things were bad at that point, but now they are worse.  Unfortunately, my predictions are coming true.  Now is the time to buy managed farmland so that you can make money on inflation and throughout the coming recession. The May CPI came in […]

Coming Soon: Cacao and Coffee

During my last trip to Panama, I met with the president of an amazing company that produces specialized coffee and cacao. I am excited to announce that I am now representing this company and their products will soon be in the AAI Current Projects section. I’ve been following this company for years.  They are a […]

Simply Natural Farms: Update on My Panama Investment

My Fair Lady Mangos   Shortly after booking my flight to Panama, I learned that there had been a fire on the Simply Natural Farms.  Oh boy. The first report I got was that my hectare of mangos had been severely impacted.  Oh crap. So, I was really dreading my farm inspection during the two-hour-plus […]

Agri Terra Greenhouse: A Paraguay Inspection Tour

Most of my blog posts are topical, but this week I’m writing about my inspection tour of the greenhouse that my wife and I own outside of Nueva Italia, Paraguay.  We bought in early 2020 and after some Covid-related shipping delays, our greenhouse arrived and our tomatoes were planted on February 18 of this year. […]

Buy? Lease? Or Something Else?

If you’ve been thinking about putting some of your money into farming, congratulations – you’re the type of person who thinks outside the box and sees the value of not only diversification but also buying into a growing (no pun intended) long-term alternative asset. You’ve probably already been reading about all the opportunities for profiting […]

Inflation is Here

Inflation is coming.  No, inflation is here…  big time.  And not just in the United States… it will likely be a lasting worldwide phenomenon for the next year or two (at least). Anybody who took an intro to economics class probably remembers the classic definition of inflation as being created by too much money chasing […]