In less than a year, the City Planning Department organized a task force to assess management of city-owned farmland and consider policies that would make […]

CIAS has been participating in Tribal food sovereignty efforts since 2012, including the Tribal Elder Food Box Program initiated in 2021. Now in its third […]

In 1920, there were over 920,000 Black families farming in the United States, although the majority were sharecroppers and tenant farmers. Today there are just […]

CIAS is part of a consortium of sustainable agriculture centers around the country. On March 3, academics working in this field will gather to learn […]

Registration is open for this year’s Hazelnut Growers Conference in Decorah, Iowa, the heart of the Driftless. The Iowa Nut Growers Association are hosting the […]

If you are a socially disadvantaged and historically underserved  Wisconsin farmer, we want to hear from you! The University of Wisconsin is conducting a study, in collaboration with the University of […]

Wondering how managed livestock grazing can contribute to justice in the food system? There is a growing call to transform the U.S. food system so […]

Mrill Ingram, CIAS research fellow and research scientist for Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, is speaking at the March 2nd Science and Technology Studies (STS) lunch […]

This free workshop invites BIPOC and other historically under-served farmers, processors, distributors, and food outlets to share their successes and innovations in providing food for […]

Join us for a beautiful 100k, or half-day, ride in Green County on June 4th, 2022. Our 18th Annual Ride to Farm event will start […]