Category: News-Local/Regional Systems
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Posted on September 21, 2023
Harvest Farm Dinner 2023
An evening to benefit Native Food Network and REAP Food Group Saturday, September 30th, 2:00pm-5:00pm – Community Celebration & Workshops $20/person, under 12 free Sunday, […]
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Agriculture & Rural Resilience Summit
Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023 – 7:45 to 3:30pm W.R. Davies Student Center, Eau Claire, WI Join the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters […]
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Posted on September 5, 2023
CIAS Summer Research Mini-Grant Program Award Recipient in the News!
A September 4th, 2023 Wisconsin Public Radio article featured CIAS Summer Research Mini-Grant Award Recipient Celeste Huff’s research Cranberry growers often rely on commercially available […]
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Posted on June 16, 2023
Farmland Preservation in the City of Madison
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 […]
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Posted on June 12, 2023
2023 OGRAIN Field Days
Organic systems management for forage, feed, and food-grade grains Join the OGRAIN (Organic Grain Resource and Information Network) program for informative discussions and demos at […]
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Posted on May 9, 2023
COVID market disruptions were tougher on small firms spread up and down supply chain
To understand how the Pandemic affected regional food systems, CIAS faculty associate Andrew Stevens and graduate student Jim Teal partnered with CIAS and several other […]
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Posted on March 17, 2023
Hazelnut Network Events Spring 2023
Alley Cropping with Hazelnuts Presentation by: Erik Hagan, Savanna Institute Wednesday March 29th from 6-8 pm Virtual Event Join fellow Hazelnut Network members to learn […]
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Posted on March 14, 2023
Tribal Elder Food Box Program
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 […]
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Posted on March 4, 2023
Rhythms of the Land-Screening May 5
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 […]
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Posted on February 15, 2023
INFAS Annual Summit March 3
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 […]