Resources
| Title | Author | Summary | Year | topic_areas_hfilter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Sovereignty & Farmworker Storytelling | Not Our Farm | In this discussion hosted by Regenerative Ag Idea Network Weaver Jahia, Anita Adalja shares their work and experience in farmworker rights, the often overlooked plight of labor abuses on small farms, and their QBIPOC-focused work through the Not Our Farm collective and on Ashoka Farm. | 2022 | economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships racial-equity-and-justice rural-community-leadership |
| Exploring Farm-Based Education | Michelle Gilman | Listen to Michelle Gilman (Food Fluency, REGAIN Network Weaver) and Shelby Geitner discuss the highlights of Shelby’s study of farm-based education in the U.S. and France. | 2022 | economic-community-development education employment-and-volunteers farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development leadership-development organizational-development-and-partnerships racial-equity-and-justice |
| Using EDDMapS to understand Future Invasive Species of the Midwest | Midwest Invasive Plant Network | In this webinar, Clair Ryan, Midwest Invasive Plant Network (MIPN) Coordinator, discusses MIPN’s work, what dictates plant distribution and spreading potential, climate modeling for the … | 2021 | climate-change-adaptation economic-community-development ecosystem-services invasive-species-management rural-community-leadership |
| REGAIN Office Hours: Organizing for Food & Climate Justice in Florida | Florida Food Policy Council | Erica Hall, Board Chair of the Florida Food Policy Council and longtime advocate for climate justice, social equity, and economic resilience, shares the Florida Food Policy Council’s work in community organizing for climate change resilience. | 2022 | climate-change-adaptation crop-rotation-diversification-and-intercropping economic-community-development ecosystem-services farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-conservation-practices leadership-development local-regional-food-systems-and-access minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships partnerships-and-networking policy-and-regulation racial-equity-and-justice rural-community-leadership rural-urban-value-supply-chains state-level-policy strategic-planning water-quality-improvement-and-management |
| Wisconsin Cover Crop and Conservation Conversations Webinar Series | Cover Crops Research and Outreach Project (CCROP) & UW-Madison Nutrient and Pest Management | This webinar series consists of three sessions: (I) Highlights from Farmer-led Projects Across Wisconsin, (II) Engaging Diverse Audiences in Cover Crops, Soil Health, and Conservation … | 2021 | cover-cropping economic-community-development farm-conservation-practices watershed-councils |
| Ear to the Ground 265: Diving into Safer Waters | Land Stewardship Project | Ear to the Ground Podcast, hosted by Brian DeVour at the Land Stewardship Project, covers family farming, regenerative agriculture, regional food, and local democracy through … | 2021 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance leadership-development organizational-development-and-partnerships partnerships-and-networking |
| Producer-led Group Roadmap: Finding Success in Farmer-Led Watershed Organizations | WI DATCAP, Farmers for Sustainable Food, & The Nature Conservancy | Guided by steps taken by successful existing producer-led groups, the roadmap provides nine sections on how to establish a farmer-led watershed organization that works towards … | 2020 | economic-community-development ecosystem-services soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health water-quality-improvement-and-management watershed-councils |
| Field Walkover Guide: A practical on farm conservation tool | Amber Radatz, Callie Herron, Kevan Klingberg, Todd Prill, Discovery Farms Wisconsin | The guide emphasizes the how visual assessments on farm are useful in gauging potential for erosion and is broken into three categories: no signs of … | 2016 | cover-cropping economic-community-development ecosystem-services farm-conservation-practices no-till-and-conservation-tillage soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health water-quality-improvement-and-management watershed-councils |
| Land Policy Report | Holly Rippon-Butler, National Young Farmers Coalition | Barriers to land access are laden with interconnected challenges of climate change, food sovereignty, structural racism and discrimination, cost of living, and public health. However, … | 2020 | economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance federal-level-policy minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships partnerships-and-networking policy-and-regulation racial-equity-and-justice |
| Young Farmers Racial Equity Toolkit | National Young Farmers Coalition | The Racial Equity Toolkit (1) introduces the toolkit and the vast systems of racism in our agriculture system, (2) offers guidance on organizing around and … | 2020 | economic-community-development federal-level-policy leadership-development organizational-development-and-partnerships partnerships-and-networking policy-and-regulation racial-equity-and-justice rural-community-leadership tribal-nations |
| Land Access Solutions in the Agrarian Commons Model | Farm Commons | Why work with a land trust to preserve or access farmland? And, how do we navigate the creativity AND limitations of easements on farmland? Farm … | 2021 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support conservation-program-funding-and-cost-share economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance legal-and-finances minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation racial-equity-and-justice state-level-policy |
| Social Justice through Non-traditional Land Access Strategies | Farm Commons | The Farm Commons team discusses inequities in who has access to land, who owns the land, and strategies farmers and farm-advocates pursue to secure land … | 2021 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-finance-policy local-regional-food-systems-and-access minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation racial-equity-and-justice |
| Grassroots Guide to Federal Farm and Food Programs | National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition | This collection of current programs and policies breaks down who is eligible, success stories, application information, resources, and history. Originally released in 2014, the guide … | 2014 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support conservation-program-funding-and-cost-share crop-insurance economic-community-development energy-and-forestry farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-credit farm-enterprise-planning federal-level-policy food-safety-and-inspection grants-and-funding-proposals minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation |
| Guide to Illinois Laws Governing Direct Farm Marketing | Illinois Stewardship Alliance | Developed by the Illinois Stewardship Alliance with assistance from the Illinois Department of Agriculture and University of Illinois Extension, this guide informs farmers and producers … | 2021 | economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-enterprise-planning federal-level-policy legal-and-finances marketing-and-communications organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation rural-urban-value-supply-chains state-level-policy |
| REGAIN Office Hours: Tackling Food Insecurity and land access in Minnesota | Sharing Our Roots | Antonio Alba Merez is the Program Director for the Community Land Share, Community Connector, and Neighborhood Garden initiatives. In this call, Antonio and his colleague Lina Nyaronge share how these programs work to address food insecurity and land access in Northfield, MN. | 2022 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support economic-community-development farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-enterprise-planning leadership-development minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships rural-community-leadership |
| Right Business Structure for Reducing Legal Risk and Leveraging Opportunity | Farm Commons and Quivira Coalition | Rachel Armstrong, founder and Executive Director at Farm Commons, discusses the importance of establishing the right business structure and writing the proper organizing document for … | 2022 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-enterprise-planning farm-finance-policy federal-level-policy legal-and-finances organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation state-level-policy strategic-planning |
| REGAIN Office Hours: Landowner Leadership on Climate in the Upper Midwest | Sharing Our Roots | Teresa Opheim, Project Director of Climate Land Leaders with Sharing Our Roots, shares her work to bring landowners together to help tackle the climate crisis by establishing conservation goals for their land. | 2019 | agroforestry climate-change-adaptation cover-cropping crop-rotation-diversification-and-intercropping economic-community-development ecosystem-services edge-of-field-practices farm-conservation-practices leadership-development managed-livestock-grazing-systems no-till-and-conservation-tillage organizational-development-and-partnerships rural-community-leadership small-grains water-quality-improvement-and-management |
| REGAIN Office Hours: Monroe County Climate Change Task Force | Monroe County Land Conservation Department | Bob Micheel, Monroe County Land Conservation Department Director, shares his work on the Climate Change Task Force with Monroe County in Wisconsin. | 2021 | climate-change-adaptation economic-community-development ecosystem-services leadership-development organizational-development-and-partnerships partnerships-and-networking rural-community-leadership soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health water-quality-improvement-and-management |
| Expanding Grass-Based Animal Agriculture in the Midwest: The Pasture Project | Winrock International | The report explores the market, benefits, and barriers related to grass-fed beef production, outlining a clear way forward for transitioning acreage to more sustainable management. | 2012 | aggregation capital-development distribution economic-community-development end-market-development-and-access farm-conservation-practices federal-level-policy local-regional-food-systems-and-access managed-livestock-grazing-systems policy-and-regulation processing rural-urban-value-supply-chains state-level-policy value-added-products value-chain-logistics-and-infrastructure |
| The State of Grass Fed Value Chains in Illinois | Pasture Project & Delta Institute | This webinar, a collaboration between the Pasture Project and Delta Institute, digs into the report “The State of Grass-Fed Value Chains in Illinois” and discusses the continuing work to advance grass-fed value chains in the state. | 2020 | aggregation economic-community-development labeling-and-marketing processing rural-urban-value-supply-chains value-chain-logistics-and-infrastructure policy-and-regulation |
| Illinois Grazing White Paper | Pasture Project | This paper explores the current state of cattle grazing for beef and, to a lesser extent, dairy production in Illinois resulting in grass-fed and grass-finished products that serve markets in and beyond the state. | 2019 | beef-cattle economic-community-development farm-conservation-practices livestock_management managed-livestock-grazing-systems rural-urban-value-supply-chains value-chain-logistics-and-infrastructure |