JOIN 'Ning' SITE FOR FOOD CHAT's 'SUPERIOR GROWN' FARM DIRECTORY FOOD SHED RESEARCH FOOD SHED EVENTS CALENDAR PARTNERS IN THE FOOD SHED Superior Grown Food Summit Updates Summit Summary "Area physicians join national effort on food safety" Dr. Nancy Sudak Article "Got Organic?" Lise Abazs Article "Redefining Healthy Food" Jamie Harvie PE, Article "Locally produced food is healthier..." Randy Hanson Article "Can our region feed itself?" David Abazs Article Send Your Food Web Inserts, Links, Listings, Ideas To: info@superiorfoodweb.org Interested in helping out? volunteer@superiorfoodweb.org Updated 1/16/10

Community Research Team Presents Tuesday, July 13: at the North Central State's Mini Land Grant Meeting in the Twin Cities Stacey Stark, GISL UMD and David Abazs, Round River Farm will present the Western Lake Superior Food System Assessment Research at this conference which is bringing together national experts, university research faculty and community partners to discuss novel models and methodologies for meeting public needs associated with improving our food system and, in turn, human health. Does anyone out there have a tie for David? Slow Foods CSA Tour Saturday, August 14: Insalada Verde, Northern Harvest Farm, 2572 County Road 102, Wrenshall Tour a family-owned community supported agriculture (CSA) vegetable farm and then enjoy a lunch of farm-fresh salads. The tour will begin at 11 a.m. Lunch will be served immediately following. It's not just about lettuce! For more information about the farm, see: LINK Tickets will be available shortly at brownpapertickets.com ?Questions, send an email to slowfoodlakesuperior@gmail.com Harvest Festival & Energy Fair Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 8 am to 4 pm / 5 pm Concert - Duluth Bayfront Park call at 218-393-3276 or email sfa staff ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want any information about these and other events or want to let us know about something coming up, contact us at info@superiorfoodweb.org Sign up for a free monthly email update on Western Lake Superior Food Systems activities... subscribe@superiorfoodweb.org Western Lake Superior Regions Minnesota Counties Aitkin (15,736) Carlton (33,933) Cook (5,437) Itasca (44,512) Koochiching (13,251) Lake (10,609) Pine (28,297) St. Louis (196,864) Wisconsin Counties Ashland (16,295) Bayfield (14,926) Burnett (16,196) Douglas (43,774) Iron (6,197) Sawyer (17,117) Washburn (16,712) (2008 Population 479,856) Why create this Superior Food Web? Throughout this region, individuals, businesses and organizations have been working on building a local food system. There has been much progress over the years, and this website will provide a forum for additional collaboration, coordination and communication, making the sum of our efforts greater than our individual acts. Together, we can move this region forward. The Superior Food Web can provide individuals and groups with email news updates, an interactive calendar of events, a web-based registration system for meetings or conferences, and links to all the players within the Locally Adapted Food System movement throughout Western Lake Superior. In addition, a Food Policy Coalition (FPC) could be formed where representatives from the different players unite their energies and coordinate their efforts. This is a critical point in history. New paths are being blazed, and the Superior Food Web can help create a cohesive and comprehensive route for the journey! Regional Agricultural Statistics Land in Farms: 1,213,674 acres Average farm size: 216.65 acres Average Farm Gross Income: $31,903 Average Farm Costs $28,486 Number of farms 2002: 6576 Number of farms 2007: 5602