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The Wallace Center develops partnerships, pilots new ideas, and advances solutions to strengthen communities through resilient farming and food systems. We serve the growing community of organizations, businesses, and public agencies involved in building a good farming and food system in the United States. Our program work focuses on advancing collaborative, regional efforts to grow and move good food – food that is healthy, regeneratively produced, and recognizes and builds value across the entire supply chain, from producers to farm workers, aggregators, processors, distributors, buyers, and the community based organizations supporting the food ecosystem.

Healthy Farms & Ecosystems

Agricultural and other working lands must be managed regeneratively to achieve the balanced environmental, economic, and social solutions needed for our current challenges. Healthy farms, thriving rural communities, and diverse ecosystems are the foundation of food system resiliency. The Wallace Center works with farmers, land managers, and those that support them to develop and scale innovative farming solutions that prioritize diversity and cooperation. Connecting regenerative farming and land management practices to equitable value chains helps the Wallace Center build lasting solutions for ecosystem health and climate change mitigation.

FEATURED PROJECTS:

  • Grazing Public Lands

  • Quality Management and GroupGAP

  • Grazing Cover Crops

  • Technical Assistance and Resource Development for Grazing Practitioners

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Resilient Communities

The Wallace Center works across the good food value chain to build resilient and equitable communities where all people have access to culturally appropriate food, health, and opportunity. We take a systems approach to facilitating networks, building relationships, and nurturing community-based leadership. We cultivate relationships of trust and solidarity among food systems leaders – at the local, regional, and national level – and provide platforms for sharing knowledge and skill, building collective power, and acting collaboratively to transform the food system.

FEATURED PROJECTS:

  • Community Food Systems Mentorship Program

  • Strategic Network Development in Illinois

  • Systems Leadership Retreats

  • Elevating Stories of Leading Practitioners

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Vibrant Economies

Democratized, regional food systems – rooted in multi-generational strategies for community ownership – create vibrant and diverse economies that build wealth. The Wallace Center has long supported local food hubs and radiating value-chains as ways to build these economies. As we evolve to meet the needs of our communities, our work is leveraging tools and strategies in equitable finance and innovation to build and uplift food systems change.

FEATURED PROJECTS:

  • Value Chain Coordination

  • Illinois Grass-fed Value Chains

  • National Food Hub Collaboration

  • COVID-19 Response

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