BUILDING MILWAUKEE'S
LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM
TOGETHER

IMAGINING FUTURE

FOOD SYSTEMS

A community engagement effort with the goal of understanding the community’s vision for a locally-anchored food system that advances Milwaukee’s social, economic, and environmental well-being.

The purpose is to establish a long-term vision for the local food system.

MILWAUKEE FARMERS

MARKET COALITION

A coalition of farmers market managers & practitioners supporting market operations. We host coalition monthly meetings, distribute important information, and develop materials that assist farmers market managers with general operations.

FOOD SYSTEM CHANGEMAKERS

​The Milwaukee Food System Changemakers is a bilingual cohort model program intended to develop a shared language around food systems, connect community leaders to one another & advance impact on community transformation through a systems lens. 

MILWAUKEE FOOD ECOSYSTEM MAP

An emerging tool to help the Milwaukee community understand Milwaukee’s current food system and how it is changing. We work with Data You Can Use to maintain and improve this map.

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Along with this map, are spatial maps and many other food mapping resources.

STORY MAPS: A HISTORY OF FOOD SECURITY IN MKE

Researched and created by local historian Reggie Jackson, this story map explores how poverty and structural racism have evolved to create the conditions for an inequitable food system in Milwaukee.

FOOD JUSTICE SUMMIT

An event that brings together people to share knowledge & build relationships around food systems work. Participants can network with people in all sectors of the food system, and with people who work in adjacent roles that interconnect with the work of creating a more equitable food system.

MILWAUKEE FOOD SYSTEMS PLAN

In partnership with New Venture Advisors, we are developing a food systems plan for the city. The plan will strategically plan how food is produced, processed, distributed, & consumed to create a more resilient, equitable, & healthy food environment..  

GREATER MILWAUKEE FOOD PANTRY COALITION

A network co-managed with NourishMKE and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation to cultivate a community and share resources related to managing food pantries in the greater Milwaukee area.