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TODAY is officially DAF Day 2026!A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is a simple, flexible way to support organizations and cause...
10/08/2026

TODAY is officially DAF Day 2026!

A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is a simple, flexible way to support organizations and causes you care about! A DAF is a charitable savings account (like a 401k for giving). By contributing through your DAF, you can set aside charitable dollars and recommend grants to non-profits!

What is DAF Day?

DAF Day is a national day of giving with donor advised funds. It’s already a powerful tool for any donor to accelerate their giving, but it has even greater potential when we all DAF together.

Why give to Marbleseed on DAF Day?

Investing in Marbleseed is an investment in the farmers, educators and organizers working to grow the organic and regenerative farming movement. Your DAF gift helps Marbleseed connect farmers, share knowledge, strengthen farmer-led networks, and advance resilient food systems. Giving through your DAF helps turn $ into long-term support for a thriving local food system.

Consider using your DAF to help us kick-off our fall fundraising campaign!

Support Marbleseed via your DAF today: https://marbleseed.org/support/donate

It's time to submit your best farm pics for our annual Organic Farming Conference program cover photo contest!Do you lov...
10/08/2026

It's time to submit your best farm pics for our annual Organic Farming Conference program cover photo contest!

Do you love photographing the beauty of your farm? We'd love to feature your work on the cover of the 2027 Organic Farming Conference program!

The conference theme is: SEEDING OUR COLLECTIVE FUTURE. What does this theme mean to you? Please send photos that specifically evoke collectivism, the shared future, and — yes — seeds!

The contest winner will receive their choice of:

a) one free conference admission to the 38th Organic Farming Conference at Lake Lawn Resort in Devalan, WI (February 26-27, 2027)

OR

b) a farm profile in the spring Organic Broadcaster and two social media reels.

Submit your best photos by December 18, 2026. We'll notify contest winners by early January.

→ Submit your photo here: https://buff.ly/IQIlfhU

We're launching Marbleseed's Membership Program!We believe a membership model will strengthen our financial resilience w...
10/06/2026

We're launching Marbleseed's Membership Program!

We believe a membership model will strengthen our financial resilience while reinforcing Marbleseed’s core values: shared leadership, mutual support, and collective investment in the future of organic farming. Membership is not a paywall; and farmers do not need to be members to access Marbleseed programming. Instead, membership is an invitation to intentionally join a community dedicated to the organic agricultural movement in the Midwest.

By becoming a Marbleseed Member, you’re expressing your affection for the organic community, and a dedication to care for it.

With a donation of any amount, you will automatically become a Marbleseed Member and are an integral part of the growing number of folks supporting our Midwest organic agriculture movement.

With a donation of $50 or more you have the option to receive a year-long print subscription to the Organic Broadcaster, our quarterly publication that features farmer voices, production-specific content, and other ideas and news related to our shared work.

A more comprehensive membership benefit package will be released in the coming months, including discounts to events and other opportunities! Find out more and become a member at www.marbleseed.org/membership.

📸 : 1210 Photography - Mazeppa, MN

TODAY Marbleseed Executive Director Lori Stern will join chef Laurel Burleson for a virtual cooking event for W***y Stre...
10/01/2026

TODAY Marbleseed Executive Director Lori Stern will join chef Laurel Burleson for a virtual cooking event for W***y Street Co-op and Edible Madison’s Eat Local Cooking Challenge!

The Eat Local Cooking Challenge is a community-wide effort to help folks incorporate more local ingredients into their everyday cooking. Those who want to participate in the challenge can purchase a limited-release Eat Local provisions box! This box is bursting with local goodies all available at W***y Street Co-op, including meat, cheese, dry goods and beverages.

Check out tonight's virtual cooking event hosted by Qwantese Winters where Lori and Laurel will craft delicious meals using only the Eat Local box ingredients. Get inspired for how to cook with your Eat Local provisions box and learn fun tips and techniques for creating meals everyday that celebrate local.

The event will be live streamed from W***y Street’s Aubergine Event Space. A recording will be provided the day following the event.

Lori has lived many sides of the local food system — as a farmer, restaurateur, advocate, and longtime supporter of the organic farmers who grow and raise the food that feeds our communities.

Tune in to see what Lori and Laurel cook up, and get inspired to make the most of local, seasonal ingredients in your own kitchen.

Thursday, October 1
6 PM | Virtual event

→ Get your Eat Local provisions box + event ticket through W***y Street Co-op.





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ONE WEEK AWAY!Marbleseed Farmer of the Year Field Day Join us next week at Prairie Bluff Farm, home of Pasture Patterns ...
09/30/2026

ONE WEEK AWAY!

Marbleseed Farmer of the Year Field Day

Join us next week at Prairie Bluff Farm, home of Pasture Patterns Eggs and Marbleseed’s 2026 Farmers of the Year, Steve and Beth Albert.

The Alberts will share how they organically manage their 1,500-hen egg operation with mobile coops that Steve designed to rotate the flock through their pastures.

We’ll also head out for a guided walk with Dane County Parks Natural Resource Manager Andy Paulios to explore how the Alberts are working with the neighboring county park to enhance wildlife habitat. Agronomists and conservationists will be there to join the conversation, too.

Come with questions, curiosity, or just a desire to spend some time on the farm.

Light locally sourced snacks from will be served.

Thursday, October 8 | 1 –4 PM
Prairie Bluff Farm
This event is FREE and open to all but registration is required
→ https://marbleseed.org/events/field-days

Big thanks to our hosts: and AND our event sponsors: and !

Can bird habitat and prairie complement an operating farm? You betcha! Join us for an engaging day on Steve and Beth Alb...
09/11/2026

Can bird habitat and prairie complement an operating farm? You betcha!

Join us for an engaging day on Steve and Beth Albert's Praire Bluff Farm home of Pasture Patterns Eggs.

The Alberts, who are Marbleseed's 2026 Farmers of the Year, are showcasing their organically managed egg layer farm. The Alberts raise about 1,500 chickens which spend most of their time in the mobile coops designed by Steve. Their customer base includes the greater Madison areas.

They are joined by Andy Paulios, Natural Resource Manager with Dane County Land & Water Resources Department. Andy will lead a guided walk to share how the Alberts have worked with the neighboring county park to enhance bird habitat. Agronomists and conservationists will be on site to help with discussion and production curiosities. Light locally sourced snacks will be served.

This event is sponsored by MOSA Certified Organic

→ Learn more and register: https://marbleseed.org/events/field-days




In a recent OpEd published by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Marbleseed's executive director Lori Stern reflects on thi...
09/09/2026

In a recent OpEd published by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Marbleseed's executive director Lori Stern reflects on this summer's food-borne illnesses. Cyclospora affected people in more than 15 states. Stern points to two major problems at the heart of the outbreak – consolidation and federal cuts.

There is no one answer to fix this situation, though breaking up monopolies and providing ample funding are clearly needed. Part of the solution Stern points to is the role that local foods can play in keeping us safe — reminding us of the strong system of small, organic, and sustainable farms in Wisconsin, a state that has long been a leader in organic agriculture.

“We rank second in the nation for total certified organic farms, with more than 1,400 operations,” writes Stern. “It is a network that we can not only be proud of but should protect and promote.”

→ Read more on our blog: https://marbleseed.org/news/blog

PRICE DROP! Attend Marbleseed in the Field for just $10.Join us for this unique opportunity to attend hands-on sessions ...
09/03/2026

PRICE DROP! Attend Marbleseed in the Field for just $10.

Join us for this unique opportunity to attend hands-on sessions in multiple production points at the height of the season! Choose between eight sessions, ranging from grazing and orcharding to pests and chickens. There will be several farmer-health experts on hand for 1:1 conversations and short workshops. Plus lunch from a local BBQ truck!

Marbleseed is committed to this event’s success and want it to be as accessible as possible. We’ve cleared some internal budget to support this event. The registration cost has been significantly lowered to just $10. There are also remaining scholarships that provide for totally FREE registration.

Register by NOON on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.

REGISTER NOW FOR JUST $10 → https://marbleseed.org/diversified-organic-showcase

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