Food systems
Food systems programs strive to foster a healthy regional food system by coordinating grassroots efforts in infrastructure development; educating consumers to increase agricultural literacy and regional food demand; building farmer capacity to supply regional markets and networking with other organizations to encourage new paradigms of economic thought. We are currently developing a food system initiative that engages farmers, consumers, chefs, institutions, businesses and other organizations altogether in our region. Michael Fields encourages and provides support to regional producers by increasing awareness and educating consumers on local food systems.
Urban Agriculture: A Feast for Our Cities
Over 250 urban agriculture practitioners and enthusiasts gathered recently in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the country’s first-ever urban agriculture conference. The Pollinating Our Future: Urban Agriculture Conference brought together urban farmers, city planners, health officials, academic researchers, food and justice activists, neighborhood leaders and more. Read the full article to find out more about what happened at the Conference and what's next.
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Better food, better behavior in schools project
The goal of this project is to study the relationship between existing healthy school lunch programs and evidence of behavioral changes in the participating students.
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