Written by WFU member Dixie Stechschulte of the South Central Chapter The annual town meeting is a tradition that takes place on the third Tuesday of April every year. It's  the one day where the average citizen can look the people spending their tax dollars in the eye and say, “tell me why,” which can be a powerful tool to create change in communities.  There is a unique accountability that happens when you meet in person with your local officials. You aren't emailing a nameless bureaucrat;...

Hundreds gather in New Orleans to shape national policy Representing Wisconsin Farmers Union at the National Farmers Union Convention in New Orleans March 7-9 were, left to right, (front row) Camryn Billen, Washington, D.C.; Erin Thompson, Madison; Tom Moos and Deb Jakubek, New Auburn; Hans Breitenmoser, Merrill; Lindsey Baris, River Falls; Emmy & LaToya Bates, Mayville; Jess D’Souza, Mount Horeb; Ruby Sheaffer, Monroe; Rachel and Krist Kvalheim, Sun Prairie ; Linda Ceylor, Catawba; Elizabeth...

Written by Erin Lenninger, WFU conservation coordinator The Small Farm Sustainability Stipend (SFSS) successfully partnered The Nature Conservancy and Wisconsin Farmers Union to move resources to underserved Wisconsin farms, focusing on authentic relationships and a healthy future. The connections made through this program aim to put more conservation practices on the land and bring these farms into the community and the supportive space that is WFU. That is precisely what happened on a foggy...