About this episode
Shaun Denis interviews Marcus Mitchell about investing in premium fruit farmland and building integrated farm businesses in Canada.
In this episode, Shaun Denis sits down with Marcus Mitchell, Co-Founder of Shire Capital Management and Shire Farms, an investment fund focused on acquiring and scaling premium fruit farmland across Canada. Marcus isn’t simply buying farmland. His team is building integrated farm businesses around highly specialized agricultural assets, including organic blueberry farms in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley and sweet cherry orchards in the Okanagan. The horticultural sector they focus on repres...
People in this episode
Host: Shaun Denis
Guest: Marcus Mitchell
Topics covered
- farmland investment
- agriculture
- business strategy
- organic farming
- fruit production
Keywords
- farmland
- investment
- agriculture
- organic blueberries
- sweet cherries
- Canada
- business
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Shire Capital Management, Shire Farms
Places: British Columbia, Fraser Valley, Okanagan
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