Serving the Chequamegon Bay Area since 1994
State of Sustainability: Agriculture
“Playing Tag With Sustainable Ag”
Thursday, February 9, 6:30 p.m.at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center
Sponsored by: The Alliance For Sustainability
with UW-Extension and Northland College.
Refreshments & Child Care provided.
Join us for an exciting winter update on growers, distributors, andour role with the consumption of local food! As an installment of our new series, Clare Hintz and Jason Fischbach will present on the State of Sustainable Ag in our region.
•Clare Hintz, the owner of Elsewhere Farm in Herbster, will be presenting her findings from her trip around Lake Superior to research other communities’ food networks (including a Duluth Self-Sustenance Feasibility Study).
•Jason Fischbach, UW-Extension Agriculture Agent for Ashland/Bayfield Counties, will give us an update on the most recent Agriculture projects underway in our region and how people can support what’s developing through a recent Co-op expansion survey.
A lively discussion to follow!
Sponsored by: The Alliance For Sustainability
with UW-Extension and Northland College.
Refreshments & Child Care provided.
Join us for an exciting winter update on growers, distributors, andour role with the consumption of local food! As an installment of our new series, Clare Hintz and Jason Fischbach will present on the State of Sustainable Ag in our region.
•Clare Hintz, the owner of Elsewhere Farm in Herbster, will be presenting her findings from her trip around Lake Superior to research other communities’ food networks (including a Duluth Self-Sustenance Feasibility Study).
•Jason Fischbach, UW-Extension Agriculture Agent for Ashland/Bayfield Counties, will give us an update on the most recent Agriculture projects underway in our region and how people can support what’s developing through a recent Co-op expansion survey.
A lively discussion to follow!
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We're a nonprofit organization that promotes sustainability in the Chequamegon Bay region of Wisconsin and beyond. We work with local partners to promote resource conservation practices and reduce overall waste and consumption.
Our recent sustainability initiatives with regional and state partners include:
- Facilitating baseline energy assessments in tribal, town, city, and county facilities as part of a state grant to create a regional Energy Independent Pilot Community.
- Providing leadership to coordinate our Green Team Network of Early Adopters of Sustainability, a consortium of 18 partner organizations that are putting green practices "on the ground" in business, government, and community organizations.
- Supporting development of a Wind Energy Consortium for the region.
- Facilitating partnerships across all sectors that promote collaboration on regional grants for sustainability.
- Building grassroots support including dollars, in-kind support, and friends to grow the sustainability movement.
- Leveraging local citizen support to bring new grants into our region for "future-in-mind" initiatives.
- Fostering the sustainability movement in other communities through the advice we offer about lessons learned in leading the way.
