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This is an archived site for the 2022-2023 cohort. For information on the 2024-2024 site, click here. Congratulations to the 2022-2023 Equipping next gen ag and conservation professionals mentorship program cohort   Thank you and congratulations to the incredible mentees and other partners in this program! You can find final mentee communication projects on the…

Thank you to all of our partners for another successful year! Join us in Madison in April at the 2025 GLBW conference!

These case studies are informed by years of collaborative CLC value chain work across the Upper Midwest by many organizations. Innovation in supportive policy, market development, and financing is ongoing: these case studies are a snapshot in time, which we hope can inform, inspire, and help build next steps. Financing the Midwest Hazelnut Value Chain looks…

In late September 2024, the GLBW Team (Erin, Aaron, Evelyn), Dr. Akilah Martin and 11 of our 12 mentees traveled to Wendy Johnson’s Joia Food and Fiber Farm in Charles City, Iowa for a two-day farm visit. A huge thank you to Evelyn Reilly’s very detailed mapping of our routes to connect in Charles City,…

How We Come Together for a More Diverse Midwest Ag Landscape Missed the conference? Click here for a recap!  Green Lands Blue Waters CLC Conference 2025 April 7th-9th, 2025 Pyle Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison Opening reception & exhibition at the Goodman Community Center‘s Brassworks Building Green Lands Blue Waters was honored to bring our community…

Congrats to the 2025 cohort! Applications are now closed, but please email us at Aaron Reser at areser@umn.edu  if you are interested in applying for this program in the future.  Read a recap of the fall 2024 farm visit and retreat here. The Equipping Next Gen Ag and Conservation Professionals Mentorship Program As we journey to nourish…