Traditional nonprofit structures and blockchain DAOs each have strengths and blindspots. Soil-to-Sea fuses them: We maintain the rigorous governance, legal accountability, and mission-driven ethos of established nonprofits. Simultaneously, we layer transparent, code-enforced covenants and on-chain bonding mechanisms to ensure stakeholders are economically aligned and verifiable.

This hybrid approach solves coordination problems at scale. Farmers commit to regenerative practices knowing their effort is tracked (OpenET). Water districts commit to reductions knowing compliance is transparent (blockchain). Investors commit to impact knowing outcomes are verifiable (satellite data + smart contracts).