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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

Summer 2024 – Updates from the Wallace Center
Last month, the Wallace Center team got some much-needed time together and spent a week along the banks of the Illinois River at Pere Marquette State Park. Besides enjoying time to connect as a team, we made plans for the rest of the year--including laying the groundwork for strategic planning this fall that will guide the Wallace Center's agriculture and food systems strategy in the years ahead. Read More

Melony Edwards – Reflections on her time at the Wallace Center
After two years with the Wallace Center, our colleague Melony Edwards is moving on to pursue her dream of attending graduate school. Melony is one of a handful of community leaders across the nation to be accepted into the National Urban Fellows Program, a competitive, 14-month leadership accelerator. Read More

Spring 2024 – Updates from the Wallace Center
Read how we're supporting changemakers around the country to implement equitable programs that support their communities. Read More

Wallace Center announces recipients of Farmer Conservation Leader Subaward Program
Learn about the nine subawardee organizations looking to enact change in their communities through the Farmer Conservation Leaders Subaward Program. Read More

Catch Up on our Grazing Work
Our team at the Wallace Center has been hard at work on a number of grazing resources and tools – including a new podcast – and we’re excited to finally share them with you! We hope you will find the materials below useful to your work – whether you’re a land manager, an experienced grazier, or newly grazing curious. Read More

Elizabeth Atwell and Ellie Bomstein – Reflections on their time with the Wallace Center
After seven years with the Wallace Center, our colleagues, Elizabeth Atwell and Ellie Bomstein are moving on and starting an exciting new food systems venture together! Read their reflections here. Read More

Fall 2023 – Updates from the Wallace Center
As we look to wrap up projects ahead of the end of the year, we want to pause and celebrate what we accomplished in late summer. Read More

Annalina Kazickas – Reflections on Time with the Wallace Center
After six years with the Wallace Center, our friend and colleague, Annalina Kazickas, is moving on to an exciting new job opportunity. Annalina joined the Wallace Center as an intern in 2017, helping to envision what it would look like to create a national community of practice and network for community leaders involved in food systems work. Read More

Summer 2023 – Updates from the Wallace Center
Happy summer! We've had a full and productive spring and are excited to share some of what's been blossoming. Read on for updates on our research into the LFPA program, our newly released value chain coordination evaluation framework, and applications to our Farmer Conservation Leader Program. Read More