venture capitalist. he understands why investors shun local small businesses like green gate, greenling, and little blue stem. >> if you're using financial speak, most of the things that we actually want to preserve in our communities don't make the grade. >> that's why he started an organization called slow money. to encourage investments that pay off by making our communities better places to live through agriculture. >> it's a network of investors and entrepreneurs who are committed to rebuilding local food systems. >> robby larkin is a local austin angel investor. and a member of the slow money chapter in austin. he put some of his money behind greenling and a few other slow money businesses. >> investing in a local farm, say, that's just struggling maybe to get a few thousand dollars in the door so they can get another piece of equipment that can allow them to feed more people in their community, that's not going to ipo any time soon. >> he's part of a movement that's pulling some of its money out of wall street and onto main street. >> you put all of these
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