Since 1983, the Wallace Center has been leading the regional food movement in innovation, networking, and support. We seek to affect systems change to bring benefits to the environment, to communities, and to the farmers and food businesses that are the building blocks of a just and equitable food system. Through the support of our funders, we engage with organizations and individuals working on local and regional food systems development across the country to provide technical assistance and training, share best practices, cultivate learning networks and catalyze shifts in systems thinking. We envision a future where all communities have the power to nourish themselves and regenerate ecosystems through just food and agriculture systems. At the heart of these systems are dynamic networks of people connected through interdependent relationships with each other and the land. For more information, visit our website.
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I'm so excited to be speaking alongside some stellar human beings at the upcoming Come to the Table Conference in North Carolina! Join me and other food justice advocates at the Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA #FoodLandandSacredStories conference Sept. 30- Oct. 1 as we share best practices on how to build a more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive food system. Register now: bit.ly/cttt2024
Three days left to apply to the inaugural Arkansas Food Systems Fellowship! Apply by Monday, 7/8 to be one of the 24 Arkansan leaders selected to take part in this five-month fellowship. Read more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/gGB2VXtK
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Are you passionate about building a better food system in Arkansas that ensures that all communities and farmers thrive? Arkansas Food Systems Fellowship will bring together a diverse group of Arkansans for a robust exchange of ideas and fostering of new partnerships going forward. All are welcome to apply. The fellowship includes a two-day in-person retreat, four virtual cohort sessions and participants will receive a $500 stipend. Learn more and apply here>>> https://lnkd.in/gGB2VXtK
Join the Wallace Center's Food Systems Leadership Network TOMORROW for the first of a three-part webinar series exploring the intersections between presence, relationship, and narrative transformation at the heart of cultivating equity-centered food systems. Thanks, Elias Berbari and Reginald Hubbard for leading this special session! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gCx9pKPK
The Wallace Center is pleased to announce a call for applications for the first ever Arkansas Food Systems Fellowship! Are you passionate about building a better food system in Arkansas that ensures that all communities and farmers thrive? This fellowship may be for you. The fellowship includes a two-day retreat, four virtual sessions and a $500 stipend. Learn more and apply by July 8. https://lnkd.in/gGB2VXtK
Three weeks left to apply to be the Wallace Center's next Grants Administration & Operations Manager! 👩🌾 🌻 We're looking for someone who loves to create systems and work in a role that's both operational and strategic in support of our mission. Apply today to join the Wallace Center team! Learn more below: https://lnkd.in/gYPig5Sq
🌻 We're hiring! 🌻 Are you a detail-oriented thinker who enjoys streamlining processes? The Wallace Center is hiring a Grants Administration and Operations Manager to join our team! This person will create systems and standard operating protocols within the Wallace Center, serving as support for the program staff to identify, pursue, and complete required administrative and operational tasks. Starting salary is $75,000 firm plus excellent benefits. Read more and apply by June 23! https://lnkd.in/gYPig5Sq
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Both the House and Senate Ag Committees released #FarmBill frameworks on 5/1, with the House planning a 5/23 bill markup. Join the Food Systems Leadership Network's Value Chain Coordination Community of Practice (Tues 5/21, 2-3:15PM Central) to review what’s on the table & what it all means for Value Chain Coordinators with guests from National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition & National Family Farm Coalition. Register for Zoom access: https://lnkd.in/ek33K3_Y Thanks to co-facilitator Pete Huff of the Wallace Center!
Only 2.5 more weeks until applications to the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative are due! Learn more about the program through a webinar we co-hosted in early April. The GLCI program funds partnerships that expand access to conservation technical assistance for livestock producers and increase the use of conservation practices on grazing lands. The Michael Fields Agricultural Institute is offering FREE advising on proposals to this program. Reach out to grants@michaelfields.org for more information. https://lnkd.in/g2kCTzxi
The USDA's Local Food Purchase Assistance Program (LFPA) was established in 2021 and has had positive economic impacts for many farmers and food banks nationwide--$1.5B generated in local economic impact, according to a 2023 Wallace Center report. Learn how Farm Fresh Rhode Island and others are making this unprecedented federal funding work for their communities. Thank you, Food Bank News, for spotlighting this work and Susan Lightfoot Schempf for bringing light to how the Wallace Center is supporting organizations implementing LFPA programs around the country. https://lnkd.in/g6FdnXf3
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