Woody Tasch has been a catalyst for $21 million of investments in 180 small food enterprises and organic farms over the past two years. He’s the founder and chairman of Slow Money — a nonprofit focused on such investments.

“This program will urge us to put our money where our mouths are,” said Wayne Morse Center director, Margaret Hallock in a press release. “It will appeal to people who want to build a more vibrant economy and support local agriculture. This is a chance for us to learn how local investing works.”

Tasch will speak tonight at the Global Scholars Hall at 7 p.m. in the Great Room. His talk is called “Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms and Fertility Mattered.”