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| Central Rivers Farmshed Central Rivers Farmshed is an organization representing all aspects of the food system whose members are committed to making Central Wisconsin a renowned, local food community. Farmshed works to expand the connection between local residents and their food. We strive to provide opportunities for participation, education, cooperation, and action to support a local food economy in Central Wisconsin. www.farmshed.org Wiki - http://buylocal.pbwiki.com Chequamegon FEAST FEAST is a grassroots coalition of agencies and individuals working together to support a healthy food system in the Chequamegon Bay region of northern Wisconsin. Projects include The Mobile Farmer's Market connecting producers and consumers in rural communities. FEAST works to stimulate dialog about our food system through educational outreach and networking opportunities. Contact: Amy Syverson chequamegonfeast@gmail.com Crawford County Local Food Alliance http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/crawford_local_food_alliance/ Dane County Food Council The Dane County Food Council explores issues and develops recommendations to create an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable local food system for the Dane County region. Current projects include: 1. List of Food and Agriculture Initiatives: Released a web-based guide to food and agriculture initiatives in Dane County, including more than 70 organizations working to strengthen the local food system, increase access to locally grown and nutritious foods, stimulate the agricultural economy, and promote food-related enterprises. 2. Farmers’ Market Alliance of South Central WI: Launch a network of farmers’ markets to increase direct market opportunities for producers and provide a forum for developing solutions to collective issues. 3. Madison Market Basket: Support the expansion of a Market Basket program in Dane County, based on the model developed by Growing Power, a Milwaukee area non-profit. This Community Supported Agriculture-style food distribution program is designed to connect low-income consumers with small-scale, regionally produced fruits and vegetables. 4. Institutional Food Purchasing: Increase the amount of local-regional food purchased by Dane County and other area institutions. Work with County officials to identify opportunities and pathways for producers to sell products within the Dane County institutional system. Contact: Dawn Burgardt, Program Coordinator (608) 266-4540, burgardt@co.dane.wi.us | |
| Driftless Region Fondy Food Center For the past five years the Fondy Food Center has run the Fondy Farmers' Market. Covering 38,000 square feet and open six days per week, it is the largest market in the Milwaukee area. A capital campaign is under way to fund plans for constructing an Indoor Public Market, to make quality produce available year-round, and a Kitchen Business Incubator, which will serve as a job creation engine for Milwaukee. Young Kim, Executive Director Fondy Food Center, Inc. 2242 North 17th Street Milwaukee, WI 53205 Phone: (414) 444-6067 Fax: (414) 444-6081 Market location: 2200 West Fond du Lac Avenue, Milwaukee | |
| GEM Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry Program (GEMSAF) GEMSAF is part of the Global Environmental Management Education Center (GEM) of the College of Natural Resources at UW-Stevens Point. GEM's purpose is to pioneer and apply practical learning methods and technology for solving natural resource problems by linking faculty, students and citizens worldwide. The GEMSAF Program focuses on alternative income generation from sustainable farming systems, targeting the micro-economic scale of operation, including collaborative household initiatives, small-producer co-ops, women's entrepreneurial groups, etc. with organic agriculture, agroforestry, and local food systems projects. Depending on the need of specific groups, GEMSAF provides action research assistance with best practices for production, organizational strategies, and business planning. Current GEMSAF partners abroad include organic pesticide and 'green' charcoal producers in Kenya, and organic produce co-ops in Mexico. In Wisconsin, we are initiating local food systems studies with producers, processors, and consumers in Stevens Point and Ashland to overcome barriers to local food consumption. Contact: John Sheffy Outreach Program Manager Global Environmental Management Education Center University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 800 Reserve Street - Stevens Point, WI 54481 (715) 346-4244 | |
| Growing Power Growing Power is an urban agricultural organization headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It runs the last functional farm within the Milwaukee city limits. It also organizes activities in Chicago. Growing Power aims for sustainable food production, as well as the growth of communities through the creation of local gardens. Contact: Will Allen, Director will@growingpower.org Local Fare Southwest Wisconsin Contact: April Fuhr localfare@uwplatt.edu http://www.uwplatt.edu/cont_ed/localfare/ | |
| Kickapedia A directory of resources in the Kickapoo Valley area in Southwestern Wisconsin. The link relates to the Food section of the directory and tries to keep current all the local farm outlets, CSAs, coops, etc. NEW Food (Northeast Wisconsin Food Network) NEW Food is a group of local producers, agency and university staff, community activists and other volunteers who are working to promote local food and sustainable agriculture within the northeast region of the state. We are just beginning our organizing efforts, but hosted the NEW Farm-Chef Connection on March 19, 2008, at UW-Fox Valley. This event was attended by a dozen producers and about the same number of Appleton area chefs and distributors, and was highlighted with an "all local" lunch. Contact: Joy Perry University of Wisconsin - Fox Valley 1478 Midway Road Menasha, WI 54952 920-915-4593 (cell) 920-832-2653 (office) 920-836-9959 (home) joy.perry@uwc.edu Northwest Wisconsin Regional Food Network The Northwest Wisconsin Regional Food Network is a grassroots group of local farmers, volunteers and agency staff working together to create a regional food system that connects consumers back to the land and provides locally produced, fresh and nutritious foods to all segments of our community while preserving the region's environment and sustaining the local economy for years to come. The group has been meeting since spring 2005 and was instrumental in initiating the Farm Fresh Atlas of Western Wisconsin, available on-line at www.wifarmfresh.org. Contact: Tracey Mofle @ tracey.mofle@uwc.edu or tmofle@yahoo.com; (715) 790-9177 For more information on our group's history, please visit http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/barron/cnred/foodnetwork.html To join our Yahoo Group go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwrfn/ Oneida Community Integrated Food Systems Some of our efforts in local foods include: starting a Farmers Market in Oneida. We just ended our 5th year with the Farmers Market and each year it seems to grow a little more. In an effort to boast sales and attendance we have done several things:
We have also established the Oneida Falling Leaves 4-H club and the 4-H youth plant and maintain a 1 acre garden on a 12 acre plot of land that was given to the 4-H club. We are using the rest of the land in various other crops to be sold as a fundraiser for the 4-H club. Last year we got all the soda and junk food machines pulled out of the Oneida schools. This year we were able to get some local produced Oneida products into the Oneida High School and the Turtle school. It is only a small amount, but it is a start. We hope to expand this to include the Head Start program, Elderly Care and the Anna John Nursing Home. Bill Ver Voort OCIFS Coordinator N7332 Water Circle Place P.O. Box 365 Oneida, WI 54155 Telephone: (920) 869-4530 Cell phone: (920) 819-1933 Fax: (920) 869-1610 Email: Wvervoor@oneidanation.org | |
| PriceDirect A local foods initiative promoting direct marketing of locally grown foods in Price County, WI. Funded through a USDA Agriculture and Entrepreneur Education Grant with assistance from UWEX Emerging Agricultural Markets Team. Main Objectives:
Jane Hansen Marketing Specialist Price County UW Extension 104 S. Eyder Avenue Normal Building Phillips, WI 54555 715/339-2555 jane.hansen@ces.uwex.edu | |
| REAP Food Group Research, Education, Action and Policy on Food Group is a non-profit organization located in Madison, Wisconsin. The REAP Food Group is building a regional food system that is healthful, just, and both environmentally and economically sustainable. REAP connects producers, consumers, policy-makers, educators, businesses and organizations to nourish the links between land and table. REAP's projects include:
Miriam Grunes Executive Director REAP Food Group PO Box 5632 Madison, WI 53705-0632 (608) 294-1114 | |
| Sauk County Food Security Coalition The Sauk County Food Security Coalition was formed early in 2005 with a mission to link the efforts and resources of diverse organizations to create a local, sustainable food system to ensure healthy, adequate and appropriate food for all people.Such a system supports the economies of local communities, promotes a cleaner environment and preserves the beauty of the agricultural countryside. Currently the Coalition includes commercial growers (through Wisconsin Home Harvest), community gardeners, social service agencies, schools, 4-H, a tribal nation, food pantries and restaurants in its network.Eventually, the Coalition founders hope to also include hospitals, farmers markets and grocery stores in its network. Currently the Coalition has two efforts on which it is focusing:Renewal Gardens, which links a local sustainable food system with area teenagers seeking an opportunity to develop employability skills through education and practical experience working in community gardens and Wisconsin Home Harvest, a network of commercial Sauk County farmers, growers and purveyors of value-added farm products which is currently marketing to area restaurants and through regional cooperative efforts. Contact: Jay Salinas wormfarm@jvlnet.com 608-524-8672 SHARE Contact: Paulette Flynn www.sharewi.org Sheboygan Area Local Food Alliance The Sheboygan Area Local Food Alliance (SALFA)aims to support many issues related to both a healthy local food system and community. The group aims to address and share information regarding the Sheboygan Area Community's access to food, food security, education about local food, and our local food system. We welcome anyone who may want to attend our meetings. Meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month (8:30am) Location: Field to Fork at 515 South 8th Street in Sheboygan. Slow Food Wisconsin Southeast www.slowfoodwise.org Southeast Wisconsin Food & Farm Network Southeast Wisconsin Farm and Food Network (SWFFN) is a collaboration of groups including UW Extension, Slow Food Wisocnsin Southeast, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute and Town and Country RC and D. SWFFN has taken on a variety of local food projects including the Farm Fresh Atlas of Southeast Wisconsin and the Farmer/Chef Connection, which is working to connect farmers and chefs in a 5 county area in Southeast Wisconsin. SWFFN was awarded a Risk Management grant in 2006 to work specifically on the Farmer/Chef Connection project. Contact: Deb Deacon, Coordinator Telephone: 262-786-3837, ddeacon@wi.rr.com | |
| Walnut Way Conservation Corp Walnut Way Conservation Corp is a nonprofit central-city Milwaukee organization dedicated to sustaining a quality and economically diverse neighborhood through civic engagement, environmental stewardship and economic enterprise. Walnut Way utilizes vacant city lots for the production of vegetables and fruits. The gardens and fruit orchard surrounding the Neighborhood Center are demonstration sites where neighbors and other community members, such as school groups, learn about locally produced food. Plans are in place to expand learning experiences to include a demonstration kitchen where neighbors and community members will learn how to prepare and store food from the gardens and orchard. The goals are to create a point of destination in this once forgotten neighborhood, to educate the public about local foods, and empower residents to grow their own food and maintain healthy lives. Walnut Way Conservation Corp. 2240 North 17th Street Milwaukee, WI 53205 Phone: 414-264-2326 Email: walnutwayconserv@sbcglobal.net | |
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