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    • “Out Here” film screening

      Out Here is a documentary film about the lives of queer farmers in the United States. This film “looks at the experiences of queer farmers across the country and asks…

    • Winter Conference Season is Here!

      We're looking forward to seeing you at upcoming winter events, including the third Wisconsin Farm to School Summit and the first Organic Agriculture Research Symposium.

    • Organic Agriculture Research Symposium

      The first Organic Agriculture Research Symposium (OARS) will focus on building a solid foundation for organic agriculture, in order to provide healthy food for the future in a sustainable and…

    • Wisconsin School for Beginning Market Growers

      The Wisconsin School for Beginning Market Growers, a three-day workshop for anyone planning to start a fresh market vegetable farm, will be offered January 9-11, 2015 on the UW-Madison campus.

    • School For Beginning Market Growers: Jan. 9-11

      Want to farm? The Wisconsin School for Beginning Market Growers can help you get started.

    • Sustainable Intensification in Agricultural Systems

      Can we sustainably intensify food production to meet the needs of a growing population with changing consumption patterns? In this lecture, author and scholar Jules Pretty, University of Essex, will…

      Sustainable Intensification in Agricultural Systems
    • Growing Farm to School Supply Chains with Local Vegetable Blends (Research Brief #96)

      Increasing access to fruits and vegetables in schools is one way to address nutritional and diet-related health concerns among children.

      Growing Farm to School Supply Chains with Local Vegetable Blends (Research Brief #96)
    • Sustainable Agriculture, Fair Trade and Cooperatives

      FEATURED SPEAKER: Peter Hurst United Nations International Labor Organizer PANELISTS: Courtney Berner, Willy Street Co-op Sarah Lloyd, Wisconsin Farmers’ Union Peter Hurst and the panelists will discuss fair trade as…

    • Food Summit 2014

      The Dane County Food Council and Dane County UW Extension, with the help of other community partners, will host the 2014 Food Summit on October 24 in celebration of national…

    • Waseda Farms Will Match Donations to CIAS Through Dec. 7

      Make your gift to CIAS go twice as far! Through Dec. 7, Waseda Farms will match donations from individuals.

      Waseda Farms Will Match Donations to CIAS Through Dec. 7