Category: News-Local/Regional Systems
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Posted on February 3, 2025
When Do I Tap My Maple Trees? Webinar
Tribal Producer & Sugaring Network Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm CST Location: Online Getting ready to tap? Join us to connect with other Tribal producers […]
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Posted on September 30, 2024
New Paper: Resilience strategies for academic centers focused on food systems transformations
Since the inception of the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems in 1989, several new centers have come, changed leadership, transformed, and some have closed. This […]
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Posted on September 12, 2024
Report: Miller, Michelle and Konar, Megan (2024) “U.S. Food Flows: A Cold Chain Network Analysis of Freight Movements to Inform Local and Regional Food Issues”
Food distribution is an integral (and perhaps for most of us, hidden) function in food systems, left largely to the private sector. The Pandemic showed […]
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Posted on July 24, 2024
Urban food systems report released
Strengthening urban and peri-urban food systems to achieve food security and nutrition, in thecontext of urbanization and rural transformation, is the latest report from the […]
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Posted on July 2, 2024
Marbleseed’s 2024 Changemaker Award Winners – The Great Lakes Intertribal Food Coalition
The Great Lakes Intertribal Food Coalition (GLIFC) was honored with the 2024 Marbleseed Changemaker of the Year award for its efforts in strengthening the intertribal […]
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Posted on November 22, 2023
Rural Partnerships Initiative Grant-Funded Fall Harvest Event
On November 13th, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, and Oneida Tribal members, University of Wisconsin-Madison staff, and other community members gathered at the Neeshla Pow Wow grounds in […]
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Posted on October 18, 2023
Now Hiring: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Outreach Specialist
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has launched a series of projects aimed at supporting rural communities and Tribal nations in Wisconsin, funded through the Wisconsin Rural […]
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Racial Equity in our Farm Bill Advocacy Training
Date and Time Thursday, October 19th 6:00pm-8:00pm CST Location Virtual Join the Midwest Farmers of Color Soil Health Network to online learn more about the […]
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Posted on October 9, 2023
Harvest Farm Weekend at Yowela Farms
Hundreds gathered this past weekend at Yowela Farms for the third annual Harvest Dinner and inaugural Harvest Weekend. Hosted by REAP Food Group and Dan […]
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Posted on October 3, 2023
Local Grains: The Strength of a Circular Food Movement
We invite you to an evening of film, storytelling and interactive discussion in the beautiful Chazen Theater about our local grain economy to explore themes […]