Donate

The research and outreach of CIAS is supported by state funds, as well as grants and gifts from:

  • Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment
  • Center for Food and Justice, Occidental College
  • College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
  • Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
  • Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
  • Midwest Organic Services Association
  • Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Services
  • North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
  • Organic Valley Family of Farms
  • REAP Food Group
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • University of Wisconsin-Extension
  • University of Wisconsin-Foundation
  • W.K. Kellogg Foundation
  • Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
  • Wisconsin Farmers Union
  • Individual donors

If you would like to contribute to the work of CIAS…

Your financial gift to CIAS will support our research and outreach on sustainable agriculture. You can send your contribution directly to:
CIAS
Attn: Trish Haza
1535 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Checks should be made payable to UW-Madison CIAS.

If you wish to discuss your contribution with our director, please contact Brent McCown at (608) 262-5201 or bhmccown@wisc.edu.


CIAS in the community

How do we get more local produce in the marketplace?

How do we get more local produce in the marketplace?

On December 8th, CIAS co-hosted a meeting for 50 public and private sector leaders to discuss the opportunities and challenges of fresh produce aggregation and distribution in Wisconsin. This meeting was supported in part by the Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment, a UW-Madison based fund designed to foster public engagement and advance the Wisconsin Idea. The December 8th meeting exemplified the Wisconsin Idea, bringing together university and other public sector advocates and private sector food industry business leaders. The agenda for this meeting was designed to identify and begin addressing the key barriers to greater local food sale in Wisconsin and the upper Midwest. Notes from this meeting will be available shortly. For more information, contact Anne Pfeiffer, 608-890-1905.

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