Corn and soy net $100–$200 per acre. Chestnuts? $3,000–$5,000. Jeremy Kaufman, co-founder of Propagate, explains how agroforestry can transform farm economics, the financing models bringing landowners, farmers, and investors together, and why carbon works best as a stacked revenue stream. But those returns don’t come free, the upfront cost of installing and maintaining tree crops is significant. That’s why Propagate is building the project finance structures to make transitions viable and ensure farmers aren’t left holding all the risk. In this episode, we dig into: The economics of chestnuts, black locust, and other “growth crops” in U.S. agroforestry The market outlook for the commercial crops they recommend How Propagate structures deals across landowners, farmers, and investors Why carbon credits alone rarely pencil, but add value when stacked with crops Jeremy also shares lessons from nearly a decade of building Propagate: crop orientation vs. practices orientation, which kinds of investors actually fit this space, and why humility is essential when working with farmers. 🎧 Listen now to hear why agroforestry is moving from idealism to financeable business model.