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    • Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Study: Full Circle

      Full Circle is an organic farm to table delivery service based in western Washington that grows, sources and distributes fresh produce to West Coast communities on a subscription basis.

      Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Study: Full Circle
    • Food System Research Priorities

      What food systems research should be prioritized over the next five years?

    • Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Study: Home Grown Wisconsin Co-op

      Home Grown Wisconsin was a cooperative, multi-farm wholesale and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) food business founded in 1996 in south central Wisconsin. They successfully sold fresh produce to upscale restaurants…

      Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Study: Home Grown Wisconsin Co-op
    • Citizens Advisory Council meets in Athens and Medford

      The September 2013 CIAS Citizens Advisory Council meeting was hosted by the Tomandl family, who operate grass-based dairy farms near Medford, and Kat Becker and Tony Schultz of Stoney Acres…

      Citizens Advisory Council meets in Athens and Medford
    • Using Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Studies in University Classes

      This instructor guide provides resources for using the Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Studies in three types of university courses: agricultural and food marketing, cooperatives, and food systems.

      Using Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Studies in University Classes
    • New website: Uncommon Fruit

      Want to learn more about fruits like aronia, currants, Saskatoon, and even jostaberries? CIAS worked with Dale Secher of Carandale Farm to create a website detailing Secher’s 10 years of…

      New website: Uncommon Fruit
    • Values-Based Food Suppy Chain Case Study: Red Tomato

      Red Tomato is a non-profit organization that carries out marketing and distribution functions for 40 fruit and vegetable farmers, mostly in the northeastern U.S.

      Values-Based Food Suppy Chain Case Study: Red Tomato
    • Uncommon Fruit

      Want to learn more about fruits like aronia, currants, Saskatoon, and even jostaberries? CIAS worked with Dale Secher of Carandale Farm to create a website detailing Secher's 10 years of…

      Uncommon Fruit
    • Values-Based Food Suppy Chain Case Study: Country Natural Beef

      Country Natural Beef started with 14 ranching families marketing 200 head of natural beef cattle in 1987. In recent years, the cooperative has nearly 100 member ranches in multiple states…

      Values-Based Food Suppy Chain Case Study: Country Natural Beef
    • Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Study: Good Earth Farms

      Begun in 2005 by Mike and Deb Hansen in central Wisconsin, Good Earth Farms includes five operations that sell nearly all of their certified organic meat through the internet.

      Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Study: Good Earth Farms