Marbleseed Conference 2025 - Presentations
Wisconsin Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program (WI LFPA) Gathering
Session: Half Day Sessions
Start / End: 01:00 PM - 05:30 PM Thu
Presenters:
- Mike Racette
- Laura Mortimore
- Dustin Ladd
- Rachel Henderson
- Kyle Buehner
- Martice Scales
- Tara Roberts-Turner
- Jodi Cronauer
- Dace Cronauer
- Kara Black
- Beth Heller
- Heather Toman
- Angel Flores
- Ying Lo
- Stephanie Dodge
- Paulina Baker
- Ann Vang
This session is primarily for current and past WI LFPA producers but open to anyone interested in the Wisconsin Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program (WI LFPA). This session will cover WI LFPA outcomes and celebrate accomplishments from the program over 2023 and 2024. There will be two panel sessions, with time for group discussion, highlighting specifics of the relationship building work of the WI LFPA and how culturally relevant products were grown by farmers and delivered to communities. Learn from WI LFPA producers, program staff, food security partners and community partners about the successes and next steps for farm to food access work and opportunities for producers to reach expanded markets in Wisconsin.
Panel 1: Building Relationships: What worked for people in different parts of the state? What are some key ingredients for successful relationships that can build into the future?
Moderator: Sarah Lloyd, Supply Chain Development Specialist
Panelists:
Juneau County Mobile Pantries: Dustin Ladd & Orange Cat Community Farm: Laura Mortimore
Stepping Stones: Mike Racelette & Mary Dirty Face Farm LLC: Rachel Henderson
Hunger Taskforce: Kyle Buehner & Full Circle Healing Farm: Martice Scales
Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative: Tara Turner & Skenandore Farm: Isaiah Skenandore
Panel 2: Culturally Relevant Food: What were some key ingredients for you to successfully get culturally relevant food from farmers to food access partners through the WI LFPA work?
Moderator: Yolibeth Rangel Fitzgerald, REAP Food Group & LFPA Community Partner
Panelists:
Feeding America Southeastern Wisconsin: Kara Black and Stephanie Dodge
Wello: Beth Heller & Slo Food Coop/Full Circle Community Farm: Heather Toman
REAP Food Group: Paulina Baker & Tortillas Los Angeles: Angel Flores
Central Rivers Farmshed: Ann Vang, Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative: Tara Turner, and Greengold Gardens: Ying Lo