Food Systems Leadership Network celebrates new chapter: transition from Wallace Center to Multiplier
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Oct. 8, 2025 — The Food Systems Leadership Network, launched by the Wallace Center at Winrock International in 2018, is celebrating a major milestone: After seven years of rapid growth and national impact, the network has transitioned out of the Wallace Center and is now an Read More
Food Hubs at the Center: Coordinating Markets to Support Farmers and Feed Communities
Ensuring access to healthy food in communities takes not just one market, but an entire network of access points. From grocery and corner stores to farmers markets, restaurants, food banks, and institutions like schools and hospitals, different markets serve different members of the community and have different needs in terms of the type, volume, packaging, and timing of food needed. Read More
SOWTH 2025 Conference and the importance of collective impact
In early February, Wallace Center’s Juan Quinonez Zepeda and Susan Lightfoot Schempf attended the inaugural SOWTH conference in Atlanta. Hosted by Georgia Organics and chaired by Wallace Center Advisor Brennan Washington, the SOWTH conference welcomed farmers, ranchers, and food systems stakeholders from across the Southeast to connect, learn, and work Read More
Fall 2024 – Updates from the Wallace Center
We hope this update finds you and your loved ones healthy and safe. We're especially thinking of those of you who have been impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. In response to these storms that have devastated farming equipment, crops, and livelihoods, our partner, Rural Advancement Foundation International- USA (RAFI-USA), established the Hurricane Farmer Relief Fund to provide immediate, on-the-ground assistance to farmers. All donations will go directly to support farmers impacted. Read More
