2024 (WI LFPA) Direct to Farmer Producer Application
Please note that applications must be received by 11:59 PM on Sunday, November 26th, 2023
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The Wisconsin Local Food Purchase Assistance Program (WI LFPA) aims to strengthen local and regional food systems, support Wisconsin farmers, and distribute fresh nutritious foods to communities that lack access to healthy food. This program is offering $2.3 million in pre-season contract agreements for farmers to provide food to these communities across Wisconsin. If you are a farmer in Wisconsin interested in selling food into this program, please complete the application below.
415,400 Wisconsinites or 7.2% (almost 1 in 14) experience food insecurity. This includes 160,890 Wisconsin children or 12.6% (1 in 8) of Wisconsin's children. We know that food insecurity disproportionately impacts various communities: 27% Black Wisconsinites experienced food insecurity; 22% Latino Wisconsinites experienced food insecurity; and 5% White Wisconsinites experienced food insecurity (NOTE: food security for White Wisconsinites actually improved during the pandemic) Wisconsin’s network of food banks has seen an average sustained increase in demand for food assistance since the start of COVID-19.
A partnership between producers and local food distribution organizations not only supports Wisconsin's strong agricultural economy and sustains producers, but this partnership also increases the ability of food banks, food pantries, and other local food distribution and feeding organizations to access fresh, nutritious food for Wisconsin families in need. These relationships are essential in creating a supply chain that serves Wisconsinites from production to consumption.
WI LFPA Direct to Farmer Grant Program works to engage social disadvantaged and Historically Underserved Producers to develop a more equitable local food system in which communities most in need have access to locally produced, culturally appropriate food.
Farmers who participate in this program will benefit most from the pre-season contract agreements, project resources, education, and technical assistance.
This program is intended to be easy for farmers to participate in with support across multiple organizations. If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to contact a WI LFPA Specialist-
Nou- nou.thao@marbleseed.org (715) 309-5918 Ext. 723 (English and Hmong speaking)
Tay- tay.fatke@marbleseed.org (715) 309-5918 Ext. 724
Thank you for joining efforts to strengthen these relationships and build new partnerships in the Wisconsin local food system to feed our communities.