FARM DIRECTORY RESEARCH CALANDER PARTNERS SUPERIOR COMPACT TV NEWS COVERAGE Scattergood Friends School at Tillers International "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: David Abazs Interested in helping out? volunteer@superiorfoodweb.org Updated 3/15/11

Sustainable Farming Association Harvest Festival & Energy Fair - Saturday, September 10th, 2011 - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Under 18, Free More information? call at 218-393-3276 or email sfa staff The SUPERIOR Compact Support the goals of building a local food system by asking your City, Township, County, (sample resolution) business, organization, restaurant, clinic, hospital, day care (see signatory list) to embrace the goal of 20% local foods by 2020 and 50% local foods by 2050. Sign on to the effort showing your support and do what you can to help the region move in this direction within the scope of your work. Together, with a collective vision, communication and coordination this region can develop a secure, resilient and just food system. To read more about this read The SUPERIOR Compact draft flyer To sign up or get more information call David Abazs at 218-353-7736 or send him an email ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign up for a free email update on Western Lake Superior Food Systems activities through... 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