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FarmWorks Community Economic Development Investment Fund may provide personal provincial tax credits (35% for five year investment or 65% over 15 years) and RRSP tax deferral for Nova Scotian investors in FarmWorks’ broad-based portfolio of food-related businesses. Loans to food-related businesses provide investor security and help grow healthy farms and healthy food. Production of excellent foods and beverages contributes to our economy, our health, our communities and the quality of life in Nova Scotia.

Please contact lbest@ns.sympatico.ca for RRSP forms

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Community Economic Development Investment Funds (CEDIFs) are an excellent mechanism to efficiently and effectively leverage local capital. FarmWorks CEDIF is helping to grow food-related businesses that contribute to all aspect of life in the Province.

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Investments by Nova Scotians in FarmWorks CEDIF are loaned to a portfolio of carefully assessed businesses with outstanding management, the capacity for innovation and demonstrated demand for the product. Businesses are chosen by the Board to balance risk and achieve strategic goals.

FarmWorks Board Members and Advisors collaborate with business owners and help facilitate mentoring by appropriate specialists to insure the success of the enterprise and the CEDIF.

Support takes the form of ongoing promotion of the benefits of eating healthy local food and investing in local enterprises. Through sustainable, innovative funding and knowledge transfer and mentoring, the FarmWorks Co-operative helps meet a range of provincial food-related needs, stimulates economic growth and provides social and environmental benefits.

General Information about Share Offers

Shares in FarmWorks

The price per share is $100, minimum share purchase: 1 share for $100.00.

The minimum number of Shares that will be sold in this Offer is 500 and the total proceeds if minimum sold is $50,000. The maximum number of Shares is 20,000 and the total proceeds if maximum sold is $2,000,000.

The offering price is established arbitrarily by the Issuer.

The Issuer distributes securities until offer close date.

The shares are fully paid, newly issued voting common shares that are non-retractable, non-redeemable for 5 years, non-convertible shares and not restricted in profit sharing or participation upon dissolution.

Investments are eligible for a 35% Nova Scotia non-refundable Equity Tax Credit (may be carried forwards 7 years and backward 3 years) and for RRSP tax deferral.

The investment is eligible for further Equity Tax Credits of 20% and 10% at the 5 and 10 year investment anniversaries, respectively, provided the CEDIF meets certain NS Department of Finance conditions.

Please contact Linda Best at lbest@ns.sympatico.ca or phone 902-542-3442, cell 902-670-3660 with questions or for further information about the offer.