At Taste the Future, you’ll have a chance to hear from these local organizations who are imagining a better future for our food system & coming up with innovative solutions to help us get there.
Chrysalis Pops
Chrysalis Pops offers individuals the opportunity to gain meaningful, paid work experience while producing and selling local, organic fruit pops. It’s just one of the programs run by Chrysalis to promote mental health recovery by supporting work opportunities that encourage hope, healing and wellness. workwithchrysalis.org/programs/chrysalis-pops/
Dane County Food Council
Since 2005 the Dane County Food Council has been dedicated to organizing thought and action on making our food system sustainable for all. The Council explores issues and develops recommendations to create an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable local food system for the Dane County region. foodcouncil.countyofdane.com/
FairShare CSA Coalition
FairShare supports and connects farmers and consumers through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and envisions a future where CSA is the backbone of a strong local food system and where all families have access to locally-produced, organic food from small family farms. At Taste the Future, you’ll have a chance to chat with a FairShare representative about local CSA shares that could be the right fit for you and your family. csacoalition.org
Linda & Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability
Without justice there can be no peace, without peace there can be no sustainability, and without sustainability there can be no future. The Farley Center is dedicated to socially progressive change, community partnership, sustainability and ecological justice. farleycenter.org/
Madison Food Policy Council
Made up of 23 members that represent key areas of the local and regional food system, the Madison Food Policy Council develops and recommends policies to the mayor and common council to support the local food system. cityofmadison.com/mayor/programs/food/madison-food-policy-council
Rooted
Community GroundWorks and the Center for Resilient Cities have merged into one organization, Rooted, continuing their current programming with a new, shared mission: collaborations rooted in food, land and learning. facebook.com/rootedwi/.
