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    • Midwest School for Beginning Apple Growers

      The Midwest School for Beginning Apple Growers, a three-day workshop for people wanting to start an orchard business, will be offered March 13-15 on the UW-Madison campus. The course will…

    • Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin: 2015 Status Report

      Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin: 2015 Status Report provides data on organic production, markets and farmer demographics. This report also includes a special section on organic grain, including possible strategies to…

      Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin: 2015 Status Report
    • “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…