Dane County Food Council

Mission Statement

The Dane County Food Council explores issues and develops recommendations to create an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable local food system for the Dane County region.

Dane County Food Council Established to Improve Local Food System

On October 6th, 2005, Dane County adopted Resolution 90, 2005-06 which created a Food Council to do the following:

Support the development of infrastructure and marketing opportunities for local foods
Initiate local purchasing in county food service facilities
Support development of a Central Agriculture and Food Facility (CAFF) and Public Market
Establish a countywide network of farmers markets
Support "Entrepreneurial Agriculture" and innovative farmland preservation initiatives
Promote the use of local foods to improve health and nutrition

This council was created on recommendation of the Local Food Policy Advisory Subcommittee in their "Recipe for Success" Report, which is available online (Full Report or the Executive Summary, (Download Viewer)

Council Documents

All documents on this site will be in Adobe Acrobat format unless otherwise specified.

The Dane County Food Council is highlighted as a model for other County governments in this new guide from the National Association of Counties.

Counties and Local Food Systems: Ensuring Healthy Foods, Nurturing Healthy Children

Meeting Dates

The Dane County Food Council meets the fourth Monday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Meetings are scheduled through December 2008 as follows:

January 28th
March 3rd (meeting from 5:30pm - 9pm in room AB of the Lyman Anderson Center, 1 Fen Oak Ct., Madison, WI)
March 24th
April 28th
May 19th (3rd Monday)
June 23rd
July [no meeting]
August 25th
September 22nd
October 27th
November 24th
December 15th (3rd Monday)

Unless otherwise indicated, the meetings are located at the Office of Campus Community Partnerships/MATC, Villager Mall Suite 1D, 2300 S. Park Street, Madison, WI 53713.

Directions can be found online here: http://maps.google.com/

Please confirm individual meeting dates, times, and locations by visiting the Minutes and Agenda page a few days prior to a scheduled meeting.

Member Roster

Food Council Members
Martin Bailkey Jerry Bradley Gerald Campbell Judy Hageman Jerry Kaufman Robert Pierce	Ken Ruegsegger Dale Secher Richard A. Slone Ruth Simpson Lisa M. Wiese Jane Voichick
Member Biographies ( Download Viewer )

Contact Information

Andrew Majid Allan
210 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd., Room 116
Madison WI 53703-3342
(608) 267-2536
Email: allan@co.dane.wi.us

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