We are excited to be finalizing our the plans for our third Annual Meeting to be held in Mesa Arizona October 15-18, 2019. The Annual meeting allows us to bring together all project and advisory team members to assess the past year’s accomplishments, identify needs and strategies for the coming year and put together an…
Following a brief “pause” in most of our local leadership team’s schedule to accommodate seasonal farming priorities we have now resumed our strategic action discussion in our project sites. The majority of our leadership groups’ efforts prior to this summer have focused on creating a common understanding of each group’s perspectives, issues, challenges, and successes.…
We begin 2019 with the formal kick-off of engagement activities that will form the backbone of community-based activities and research. To date, four out of our five sites (two each in Nebraska and Pennsylvania) have established their leadership teams. These leadership teams will be the focal point of our coordination, assistance, informational and research efforts. …