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CIAS, Tribal partners awarded $10 million USDA grant for collaborative effort working to support Native American foodways in Great Lakes region
Posted on August 13, 2024The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS), in collaboration with Tribal partners, has launched a significant initiative aimed at supporting Native American food traditions and […]
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Food systems centers across the US
Posted on May 31, 2024Wonder what is happening in agriculture and food systems research at other Universities and Colleges? A new interactive map can connect you. This may be […]
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Cider Class – DIY Cider – Fermenting Cider at Home @ Madison Tasting Room
Posted on October 1, 2024Date: Saturday, October 5 Time: 10:00 to 11:30am Location: The Cider Farm Tasting Room – 8216 Watts Rd., Madison, WI 53719 Ticket Price: $30 per […]
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New Paper: Resilience strategies for academic centers focused on food systems transformations
Posted on September 30, 2024Since the inception of the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems in 1989, several new centers have come, changed leadership, transformed, and some have closed. This […]
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Food System Planning National Community of Practice: A Review of New Research Findings & Key Next Steps
Posted on September 20, 2024Date & Time: Oct 29, 2024, 2:30 pm EST Registration: https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KgLAeSILSKeQCkM_aCKiHQ#/registration Description: For over a decade, many states and regions have implemented food system plans and charters. […]
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Johnson Center for Land Stewardship Policy Emerging Leader Awards
Posted on September 18, 2024The Johnson Center for Land Stewardship Policy is an organization that furthers the work ofthe late farmer and conservationist Paul W. Johnson. The Center seeks […]
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Our Shared Waters
Posted on September 17, 2024Heex Huu Hoik’oros & Wiigwaasi-JiimaanHo-Chunk Cottonwood Dugout Canoe & Ojibwe Birchbark Canoe Join us on Tuesday, September 24th, and Thursday, September 26th, 2024 from 12pm […]
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CIAS in the News: Wisconsin Rural Partnerships Institute project featured on Milwaukee’s NPR
Posted on September 13, 2024Hinu Smith (Ho-Chunk Department of Agriculture), Tricia Gorby (UW-Madison Extension), and others discuss RPI grant, Indigenous Food Systems Resilience: Connecting Cultural Values and Indigenous Research […]
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Report: Miller, Michelle and Konar, Megan (2024) “U.S. Food Flows: A Cold Chain Network Analysis of Freight Movements to Inform Local and Regional Food Issues”
Posted on September 12, 2024Food distribution is an integral (and perhaps for most of us, hidden) function in food systems, left largely to the private sector. The Pandemic showed […]
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Still Hiring: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Outreach Specialist
Posted onPosition: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Outreach Specialist Job Summary: Based at the Extension Community Food Systems Program, the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Outreach Specialist will lead the […]
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First Annual Soul of the Soil Conference
Posted on August 30, 2024When: Monday and Tuesday, September 23-24, 2024 Where: Sinsanawa Mound, Sinsawnawa WI and Chestnut Mountain Resort, Galena, IL Cost: $125 (includes dinner on 9/23, and breakfast and lunch […]
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Now Hiring: Intertribal Food Business Development Coordinator for the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
Posted on August 29, 2024Position: Intertribal Food Business Development Coordinator Job Summary: Under the direct supervision of the Director of the Menominee Tribal Department of Agriculture and Food Systems (DAFS), the […]