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What is Local Foods?

Local Foods production establishes a sense of community.  Consumers have a growing interest in the food on their plate; they want to know where and how their food is produced and grown.  Local food allows farmers and producers to sell a product compatible with their personal philosophy and sense of stewardship.

Interested in staying informed about local food issues statewide? Please join the Wisconsin Local Food Network list serve -https://lists.uwex.edu/mailman/listinfo/wilocalfoodnetwork. Find more information at:http://wilocalfood.wordpress.com/

Related Links of Interest

• PriceDirect information
  DATCP – Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin Program http://datcp.wi.gov/Business/Buy_Local_Buy_Wisconsin/index.aspx
• BLBW Local Food Marketing Guide http://datcp.wi.gov/Business/Buy_Local_Buy_Wisconsin/BLBW_Food_Marketing_Guide/index.aspx
• http://datcp.wi.gov/uploads/Business/pdf/Chapter4Excerpt.pdf (28 page PDF) 350kb
  State requirements that affect local food marketers may include inspection of processing facilities, review of labels on packaged food products, inspection of scales, and collection of food samples to be analyzed for contaminants or composition requirements. View the ‘Licensing, Labeling, Food Safety & Regulation Requirements’ section by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to see areas specific to your operation.http://datcp.wi.gov/uploads/Business/pdf/MK-DM-17_LFMG_Second_Edition_Final_Book_for_website.pdf 4.7 mb
  This guide explains step-by-step how to move products from field to consumer.It covers selling directly to consumers via farmers markets, community supported agriculture, agritourism, on-farm stores, pick-your-own operations, and roadside stands; as well as selling through intermediate channels such as restaurants, grocery stores, institutions, and distributors. This guide also provides information on pricing products, licensing, labeling, regulations, food safety, food liability, and farm insurance, and lists resources to find additional information at the end of each chapter.

Useful Local Food Links

• The Dane County Food Council - http://www.countyofdane.com/foodcouncil/
• Food Routes – http://www.foodroutes.org/
• Growing Power – http://www.growingpower.org/
• The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture -  http://www.kerrcenter.com
• Local Harvest - http://www.localharvest.org/ (offers free listings for farms and farmers markets)
• Michael Fields Agriculture Institute - http://www.michaelfieldsaginst.org/
• Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service - http://mosesorganic.org/
• National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service - http://attra.ncat.org/
• Organic Agriculture Information Access - http://www.hti.umich.edu/n/nal/
• Research, Education, Action, and Policy on Food Group (REAP) – http://www.reapfoodgroup.org
• Renewing the Countryside – http://www.renewingthecountryside.org
• Rodale Institute – www.rodaleinstitute.org
• SavorWisconsin.com - SavorWisconsin.com  (offers free listings for farmers and farmers markets)
• Slow Food Wisconsin Southeast - http://www.slowfoodwise.org/; Slow Food Madison – www.slowfoodmadison.org
• Wisconsin’s Farm Fresh Atlases – http://www.farmfreshatlas.org/contact.html (note the addition of the Lake Superior Farm Fresh Atlas which includes farms, farmers markets and businesses in Price County)
• Price County Senior Nutrition Sites and Food Pantries

Simple and Nutritious Recipes Using Locally Grown Food

• Farmer’s Market Dressing for Greens and Small Portion Salad Dressing (1 page, 204 KB)
• Sesame Green Bean Salad (1 page, 56 KB)
• Winter Squash Muffins (1 page, 48 KB)
• Fresh Salsa (1 page, 48 KB)
• Tomato-Summer Squash Salad (1 page, 98 KB)