Fourteen local food projects across Wisconsin have been selected to receive grants through the Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin program.
Administered by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, BLBW is a competitive grant program designed to strengthen Wisconsin's agriculture and food industries by helping farms and businesses more efficiently process, market, and distribute locally grown food products.
Grants provide consumers with access to more Wisconsin-grown food products, including organic vegetables, hops varieties, hazelnut products, locally grown grain, and other value-added products.
"DATCP is pleased to provide support for these innovative local food projects," said DATCP Ag Programs Supervisor Kara Kasten-Olson. "These grants are intended to support the diverse sectors of Wisconsin agriculture, and outcomes generated by the grant recipients provide benefits to local communities and serve as models for others in the food industry."
The grant recipients are: 45 Mercantile, Antigo; B&E's Trees, Viroqua; Cylon Rolling Acres, Deer Park; Driftless Pure, La Crosse; Emerald Acres, Sturgeon Bay; Farmers Best Home Delivery, Appleton; Forest Co. Potawatomi Comm., Crandon; Fresh Project, Shawano; Goodland Extracts, Milwaukee; REAP Food Group, Madison; Riemer Family Farm, Brodhead; Vesperman Farms, Lancaster; Voss Organics, Madison; and Wisconsin Sheep Dairy Association, Strum.
Since its inception in 2008, the Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin program has funded 76 projects, totaling $1.9 million.
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