Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry

The GEM program on Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry (GEMSAF) is linking communities in Wisconsin with communities in Mexico, Africa and elsewhere through "twinning studies." The goal is to help communities learn from each other as they initiate or expand efforts toward sustainable agriculture or forestry. This program will build a network of producers whose operations reflect a desire to work with natural resources in a sustainable manner.

 

John Sheffy, GEM Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry Outreach Manager, has John Sheffy garden turned his frontlawn into a productive garden,
as featured in this Stevens Point Journal article.

GEM staff help launch Farmshed group to support local foods (article in Stevens Point Journal)...
and here's a link to the Farmshed website.

"Local Foods Get Closer Look" — article by GEM Graduate Student Rhea Martinez in Stevens Point Journal.

Field reports from GEMSAF projects

Kenya

Permaculture in Kenya
  • Sustainable Options for Managing Water and Labor: Nyumbani Village Organic Farming Business Models
  • Trees for Children: Nyumbani Village Sustainable Forestry
  • Nyumbani Village
  • Nyumbani Village: Growing Sustainability Organically
  • Organic Farming in Kenya — Growing Demand for Consistent Supply
  • Student Internships Initiate Agroforestry Microenterprise Activities in Kenya
  • GEMSAF hires Kenya micro enterprise coordinator
  • Transition to Sustainable Agroforestry Microenterprise Workshops

    • Mexico

  • GEMSAF Microenterprise Projects Reach Household Income Needs in Communities of the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca, Mexico
  • Microenterprise investment solidifies GEMSAF capacity building in Oaxaca, Mexico
  • GEMSAF Agroforestry microenterprise exploration
  • GEMSAF expands Partnerships for Sustainable Agriculture and forestry in Oaxaca
  • GEMSAF Micro enterprise targets diversification, value-added processing, and specialty markets
  • GEMSAF Builds Agroforestry Capacity in Oaxaca

    Training manuals for sustainable development in Oaxaca:

  • Capacitación e Inversiones de Tecnología para la Sustentabilidad
  • Diagnostico Participativo de San Martin Soyolapam, Comaltepec, Oaxaca
  • Manual de conservación de frutas y verduras
  • Manual de ganado bovino de engorda y aves de traspatio
  • Plan de Negocios Transformacion de Productos Agroforestales

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    Wisconsin

    CSA Postcard
  • Central Rivers Farmshed: GEMSAF Goes Local!
  • GEMSAF engages Wisconsin's diverse sustainable agriculture community
  • 16 reasons to join a CSA
  • Factors to consider when choosing a CSA or buying locally