North Central Events

Farmer’s market-Chicago Botanic Garden

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:46:02 +0000

The marketplace features free 15-minute demonstrations on a variety of sustainable agriculture and gardening topics at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Visit www.chicagobotanic.org/calendar/farmers_market for a schedule of topics.

Farmer’s market-Chicago Botanic Garden

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:45:56 +0000

2012 Midwest Value Added Agriculture Conference

outreach@sare.org (Vivian Zhang) — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:45:50 +0000

Featuring:

Laura Jackson, Author of "The Farm as Natural Habitat: Reconnecting Food Systems with Ecosystems," Professor of Biology at the University of Northern Iowa, Daughter of Wes Jackson of The Land Institute in Salina, KS and Dana Jackson of Land Stewardship Project.
Francis Thicke of Radiance Dairy in Fairfield, Iowa and Author of "A New Vision for Iowa Food and Agriculture: Sustainable Agriculture for the 21st Century."
John Ikerd, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural & Applied Economics, University of Missouri Columbia and author of "Small Farms are Real Farms: Sustaining People Through Agriculture" and "Sustainable Capitalism: A Matter of Common Sense."
Also a Dinner Banquet and Reception Featuring Local Author and Entertainer Michael Perry

Conference tracks include:

Marketing Business Management
Farm to Fork: Accessing Local Food Systems
Farmer to Farmer: Nuts and Bolts of Successful Strategies
On-Farm Renewable Energy
There is also a farmer forum featuring Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education project recipients from Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

This event is presented, in part, with support from NCR-SARE's Wisconsin Professional Development Program.

Sustainable Energy - Working together to emPower resilient communities

outreach@sare.org (Anonymous User) — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:45:44 +0000

This program will encompass energy for all UW Cooperative Extension audiences: energy for households and youth, businesses, farms, schools, local governments and communities. It will cover energy conservation, efficiency, renewables and bioenergy in the context of sustainability- people, planet and profits.You will hear case studies of successful Extension energy programming in all program areas. And, you will receive practice with resources and tools to help you be successful at collaborating with your County Extension office colleagues to deliver effective sustainable energy education in challenging times.On the second day, you will learn from the pros on everything from solar cooking to local food at the Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair. Hear the keynote by Will Allen, Founder & CEO of Growing Power, and visit the clean car show, educator tent and hundreds of exhibitors. Plus, it will be fun!You will learn:• Facts about fuel, energy demand, energy availability, prices and policy – sorting out facts from un-truths• The triple bottom line, 360 degree, systems approach to energy – with regard to its economic, environmental and community impacts and opportunities• Energy price impacts on families and businesses and helpful energy saving approaches• How to handle controversial issues related to energy - from wind turbine siting to frac sand mining to climate change• How to influence behavioral change through social marketing and approachesThis event is just for UW Extension employees. It is presented, in part, with support from NCR-SARE's Wisconsin Professional Development Program

Toward a Sustainable Agriculture Curriculum Presentation

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:45:38 +0000

The curriculum is divided into six different modules: an introductory module and five more narrowly focused modules. Each module is designed to be taught in as little as 5 hours of class time (or one week), though if you choose to use all the material in the module, it will take longer. The modules are designed to be taught independently, however, we strongly recommend that teachers ensure that their students are familiar with the basic concepts covered in Module I before proceeding to any of the other modules. These basic concepts can be introduced (or reviewed) in as little as two hours.

The following key themes inform the whole curriculum:1. Sustainable agriculture addresses social, environmental, and economic impacts. 2. Food system and agroecosystem analysis offer critical theoretical frameworks for understanding agriculture. 3. Sustainable agriculture is defined and driven by goals. Practices are sustainable only insofar as they support those goals. Thus the same practice may be sustainable in one context and unsustainable in another.4. Real world examples provide the best opportunities for understanding the potential and the challenges of sustainable agriculture. The curriculum provides some case study examples, but teachers are strongly encouraged to introduce students to people engaged in sustainable agriculture or food businesses in their immediate area. This curriculum is developed by the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS).

Development of this curriculum was funded in part by a grant from the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE)

Scaling Up Local Foods webinar

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:45:32 +0000

This webinar focuses on how to improve the local food supply in order to keep up with its booming demand. By analyzing several real life examples, the webinar illustrates the infrastructure for each case and presents various methods on how to scale up local food within different areas of the food industry. Blackboard Collaborate will be used as the platform for this webinar. You will login to the webinar by clicking this link:https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?password=M.1BB21EBA88C2BA038E6F389DD8185B&sid=1304

Once you are logged in, you will see a welcome slide on How to Set Up Your Audio with instructions on using either VoIP or Phone Audio. We encourage you to sign in at 9:45 a.m. Central. If you have any problems, please call the UW help desk at 800-442-4614.

This event is presented, in part, with support from NCR-SARE's Wisconsin Professional Development Program.

Toward a Sustainable Agriculture Curriculum Presentation

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:45:27 +0000

These basic concepts can be introduced (or reviewed) in as little as two hours. The following key themes inform the whole curriculum:1. Sustainable agriculture addresses social, environmental, and economic impacts. 2. Food system and agroecosystem analysis offer critical theoretical frameworks for understanding agriculture. 3. Sustainable agriculture is defined and driven by goals. Practices are sustainable only insofar as they support those goals. Thus the same practice may be sustainable in one context and unsustainable in another.4. Real world examples provide the best opportunities for understanding the potential and the challenges of sustainable agriculture. The curriculum provides some case study examples, but teachers are strongly encouraged to introduce students to people engaged in sustainable agriculture or food businesses in their immediate area. This curriculum is developed by the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS).

Development of this curriculum was funded in part by a grant from the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE).

Scaling Up Local Foods webinar

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:45:20 +0000

This webinar focuses on how to improve the local food supply in order to keep up with its booming demand. By analyzing several real life examples, the webinar illustrates the infrastructure for each case and presents various methods on how to scale up local food within different areas of the food industry.Blackboard Collaborate will be used as the platform for this webinar. You will login to the webinar by clicking this link: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?password=M.1BB21EBA88C2BA038E6F389DD8185B&sid=1304

This event is presented, in part, with support from NCR-SARE's Wisconsin Professional Development Program.

Drop-in activities-Chicago Botanic Garden

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:36:20 +0000

This event allows visitors to get close to nature and discover where food comes from with fun, free activities each weekend in the Grunsfeld Children’s Growing Garden from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities vary from week to week, allowing children to explore a variety of gardening topics such as the role of a bees and other pollinators, growing organic fruits and vegetables at home, worm composting, and more. Visit www.chicagobotanic.org/forfamilies for more information.

Let’s grow together - Chicago Botanic Garden

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:36:14 +0000

This event encourages families to learn about and grow vegetables at home and compare them to the ones growing at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Visit www.chicagobotanic.org/school/ for more information and registration.

Let’s grow together - Chicago Botanic Garden

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:36:08 +0000

Let’s grow together-Chicago Botanic Garden

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:36:02 +0000

Farmer’s market-Chicago Botanic Garden

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:35:55 +0000

Farmer’s market-Chicago Botanic Garden

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:35:49 +0000

Farmer’s market-Chicago Botanic Garden

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:35:44 +0000

Farmer’s market-Chicago Botanic Garden

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:35:38 +0000

Farmer’s market-Chicago Botanic Garden

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:35:32 +0000

Farmer’s market-Chicago Botanic Garden

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:35:27 +0000

Farmer’s market-Chicago Botanic Garden

outreach@sare.org (Anonymous User) — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:35:22 +0000

This event features the Chicago Botanic Garden and their NCR-SARE Research and Education grant project. Read more information about their grant project, on the online MySARE reporting system here: http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx?do=viewProj&pn=LNC10-327"The marketplace features free 15-minute demonstrations on a variety of sustainable agriculture and gardening topics at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Visit www.chicagobotanic.org/calendar/farmers_market for a schedule of topics.

Farmer’s market-Chicago Botanic Garden

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:35:16 +0000