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Wisconsin Cut Flower Growers School
The Wisconsin Cut Flower Growers School is a two-day workshop designed to help new and beginning growers learn the ins and outs of producing and marketing cut flowers. Learn from…
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2016 Wisconsin Local Food Summit
The local food industry is inherently a vital part of Wisconsin’s economy. Join us this January as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Wisconsin Local Food Summit. Celebrate and…
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Workshop: Freight Innovations to Optimize Regional Food Resiliency
Moving food from rural areas into large metropolitan regions is an expensive proposition. Regional shippers are looking for ways to reduce labor costs and improve fuel efficiency. Distribution centers are…
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Wisconsin Farm to School Success Story: Ensuring Meaningful Farmer Participation in Farm to School
Farmer involvement is an essential component of comprehensive farm to school programs. Core farm to school concepts such as local, fresh, healthy and community come alive for students through interactions…
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Agriculture, transportation and climate change: Considering the future of agricultural freight transport in the Upper Mississippi River Valley
The World Economic Forum rates food crises, extreme weather and failure of infrastructure as top global risks in 2015. Around the world, regions are contending with extreme weather, including drought,…
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Chop! Chop! Veggie Videos Support Wisconsin Farm to School Efforts
In honor of National Farm to School Month, the UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems and partners launched a series of culinary training videos for school cafeteria staff.
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Land Tenure Center Fall 2015 Film and Lecture Series
The Land Tenure Center's Fall 2015 speaker series includes films and lectures addressing land tenure issues at home and abroad.
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2015 Iowa Organic Conference
“Celebrating the Biodiversity of Organic Farming: People, Animals, Pollinators and Plants” is the theme of the 15th annual Iowa Organic Conference. Our keynote speaker will be Klaas Martens, who farms…
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Make it a Habit! Eat More Rabbit!
Join Julie Engel, and millions around the world, in eating rabbit. Try a delicious sample of the healthy meat that is the most efficient to raise. Learn why people around…
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Food Sovereignty Summit
The Oneida Nation, First Nations Development Institute and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation are pleased to announce the third annual Food Sovereignty Summit will be held October 26-29, 2015, in Green…