Around the world, communities are gathering to develop action plans for their food systems. Food policy councils, like ours in Dane County, develop action plans to guide community leaders and elected officials in decision-making for equitable, just food systems. A huge community effort, supported with a federal grant, just announced the completion of Dane County’sContinue reading “Food Systems Action Plan for Dane County”
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Terminal markets in the US
A team of Cornell economists recently published a report detailing terminal market activity in the US. The report “Wholesale Produce Markets: An On-Site Infrastructure Assessment” is available at https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Wholesale_Produce_Markets_Infrastructure_FINAL__VD_.pdf Researchers estimate that the forty-eight remaining terminal produce markets in the US move 47% of the produce in those metropolitan areas. Most US terminal produce marketsContinue reading “Terminal markets in the US”
Canada invests in 2 more terminal markets
Canada is investing $1 billion to build 2 more food terminals by 2028, aiming to strengthen the food system & stabilize prices. Canada has one terminal now, the Ontario Food Terminal at Toronto. Twenty-one produce wholesalers and 400 farmers sell wholesale at the market. The Terminal supports local farmers, local fruit and vegetable stores, independentContinue reading “Canada invests in 2 more terminal markets”
Invite: WFHC introduces the Super Transport Coop
Thursday, April 30, 5-9pm, 2026 @the Eight10, 810 Churchill Street, Waupaca WI This event formally introduces the STC vision, its intended impact and opportunities for collaboration as WFHC works toward a more resilient and equitable food system in Wisconsin. The evening will feature thoughtfully prepared cuisine catered by J’s BBQ, highlighting locally sourced ingredients, alongContinue reading “Invite: WFHC introduces the Super Transport Coop”
support our food hub!
The closing of the USDA Local Food Purchasing Program has been devastating for hundreds of farm and food businesses across the state. One critical infrastructure partner affected is the Wisconsin Food Hub Coop. Our food hub moves local foods to market and is partnering with smaller warehouses to create the Super Transport Coop. To replaceContinue reading “support our food hub!”
INVITE: Collaborating for regional food systems
Join us Thursday, February 20, 9:30-noon in LaCrosse. The event will bring together businesses working on distribution and logistics for local and regional foods. UW-Extension will host the event at their office, 212 6th Street North, Suite 2200, La Crosse. Several organizations are co-hosting the event in advance of the 2025 Marbleseed Organic Farming Conference. RSVPContinue reading “INVITE: Collaborating for regional food systems”
Bobby Golden: Pioneer of Madison’s Food Movement
Restaurant owners in the Madison area know R.E. Golden Produce for its exceptional service and local foods selection. The company has outgrown it’s space and moved to Madison’s south side, on Fish Hatchery Road. Its founder, R.E. (aka “Bobby”) Golden, was a key builder of Madison’s local food movement back in the early days. WatchContinue reading “Bobby Golden: Pioneer of Madison’s Food Movement”
Transforming Food Systems: Key Political Challenges
“While the need for a transformed food system that is healthier and more resilient is rarely disputed, the politics of adopting and implementing necessary policies to achieve these goals is highly contentious.” – Danielle Resnick, International Food Policy Research Institute Come hear Resnick speak on Wednesday, October 30th at 7pm on this topic and hearContinue reading “Transforming Food Systems: Key Political Challenges”
Resilient Food Infrastructure
For those of us working on building our regional food infrastructure, it has been a busy couple of months. Up to March 6, we were writing, emailing, and zooming to develop successful proposals to DATCP to rebuild our food systems. The Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program is a one time USDA Agricultural Marketing ServiceContinue reading “Resilient Food Infrastructure”
Food Rescue Convening
On October 11, Chris Brockel from FEED Kitchen and Rebecca Kemble from Wisconsin Food Systems convened key organizations to discuss food rescue efforts and summarized findings in a report. At the end of the convening, three main needs were identified by the group: Participating were Community Action Coalition, Second Harvest Food Bank, TheRiver, Badger PrairieContinue reading “Food Rescue Convening”
Wisconsin Food Systems, Inc. 