Good Food for Good Health, Now and for Generations
Good Food for Good Health, Now and for Generations
Join the Food Sovereignty and the Environment Rountable!
Everyone deserves access to healthy, sustainably grown, and culturally appropriate food. As it stands currently, these three fundamental pillars of food are treated as privledges when they should be rights. That is the founding principle behind the idea of food sovereignty and the topic of our 2nd annual round table discussion.
Change only happens when we come together and and take action collectively instead of individually. At the Food Sovereignty and the Environment Roundtable you’ll have the chance to connect with several different organizations invested in this cause. New Leaf Foods, Citizens’ Climate Lobby, S.L.O Farmer’s Co-Op, Inspired North, UW-Madison Extension, Brown County, and Valentine Gardens will all be coming together discuss what actions we can take to make a difference and sharing our expertise.
If you’d like to help shape the future of food here in Brown County, sign up today. Admission is $5 or $20 with lunch catered by Off the Trail. If finances are a serious barrier preventing you from attending this event, contact info@newleaffoods.org
Grassroots is back for another growing season!
Grassroots in the Garden: Building Community is a project we started in 2025 to help care for and maintain the Seymour Park Food forest by hosting events where mentors teach attendees about this lovely community edible space and how to care for it.
Grassroots in the Garden acts as a great entry point for those new to gardening who are looking to learn AND an opportunity for seasoned growers to practice their skills and give back to the community.
These workshops are open to the public and completely free!
Programs
Bountiful Branches
Community Orchards
Grassroots in the Garden: Building Community
Collaborations
Brown County Seed Library
Seymour Park Food Forest
Food Council of Brown County (formerly NEW Food Forum)
The Whole Wheat Story in Four Courses
The Whole Wheat Story in Four Courses was a series of talks hosted at the Brown County Central Library in June of 2026 and marked the beginning of New Leaf Foods’ newest project: Food For Health. The talks were given by PHD biologist Vicki Medland and registered dietician Michelle Nowak. The talks were open to the public and free so anyone could come in and learn more about food science and history. However even if you missed the live talks you can still learn from these two experts shared in our video recordings of the classes.
Seeds of Culture: How Wheat Shaped Our History
Learn about how early Neolithic humans began to cultivate grains, and how that process shaped the development of civilization as we know it.
Know Your Wheat: Choosing The Right Grain For Every Use
What’s inside a grain? In this talk you’ll learn about the scientific makeup of different grains and what that means for you when you bake with them.
Wheat and Wellness: Understanding Its Nutritional Power
Are grains good or bad for you? How do carbohydrates effect our bodies? In this talk you’ll learn how grains effect your body from a nutritional standpoint and how you can make them healthier.
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A nonprofit is as strong as the community that holds it up. Together, we can do more than we can do alone. Let's bring our abilities and passions together to affect real change.
There are many ways to join us and support our mission. Contact us to find out more about volunteer opportunities, fundraising events, and ways that you can get our message to your friends and family.
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