Mission

The Wallace Center brings together diverse people and ideas to co-create solutions that build healthy farms, equitable economies, and resilient food systems.

Vision

All communities have the power to nourish themselves and regenerate ecosystems through just food and agriculture systems. At the heart of these systems are dynamic networks of people connected through interdependent relationships with each other and the land.

Values

Systems-based and intersectional approaches

Practitioner knowledge and leadership

Anti-racism, equity, and multi-culturalism

Ecological resiliency and regeneration

Economic justice and fair markets

Local and regional solutions and self-determination

Human-centered and joyful organizational culture

About Wallace Center

The Wallace Center has been a leader in the development of equitable regional farming and food systems since 1983. 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.

The Wallace Center is a part of Winrock International, a nonprofit organization that works with communities in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources. Winrock matches innovative approaches in agriculture, natural resources management, clean energy, and leadership development with the unique needs of its partners.