Happy 2012!

Upcoming Events:


Next Slow Money Webinar
January 10, noon
Room 110 UW-SP Trainer Natural Resources Bldg. UW-SP



A new Slow Money webinar series starts the first Tuesday in January, January 10.  The title for the webinar is Co-op Power: A Model for Local Investment, New Business Development and Job Creation. 

Many of us know that cooperatives use their shared ownership structure and member fees to fund the cooperative itself.  Join the national alliance for Slow Money to learn how Co-op Power, a consumer owned energy cooperative serving eastern New England and eastern New York, is stretching the bounds of the cooperative structure and yielding amazing community capital returns in the process.  Co-op Power has raised more than $300,000 in member equity, $600,000 in member loans and $850,000 in local investment to support the development of community-scale clean energy projects.  Explore this cutting-edge use of the cooperative structure for going beyond member equity to finance farms and businesses focused on sustainable grown and locally marketed food.  

Call 715-592-4051 with questions.




Next Film Presentations:

On Thursday, Jan. 12, at 7:00 pm, The 11th Hour, a documentary film about status of global eco-systems including climate change, will be shown at the Midwest Renewable Energy Association in Custer.  All are welcome.  Free popcorn!

Future film dates:
Feb. 9 Truck Farm --a film about two fun guys who create  an urban, mini- farm planted in the bed of their 1986 Dodge truck and use it to demonstrate and teach other city dwellers how much can be grown in a small, intensely cultivated space.  Graphic animation makes the film engaging and easy to understand.

March 8 End of the Line --a documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans.


Find it in Stockton Directory
Stockton residents: Your Find it in Stockton directory will be included in the town newsletter mailing.  Money left over from last year's donations covered the cost of printing this year.  An online version of the directory is at our website www.sustainablestockton.org. You can list your Stockton business on this site at anytime.



Two Upcoming Events from The Central Rivers Farmshed:

Farm Course
The Beginning Farmer Course will be held February 11, 12, 18 and 19, 9:00 am-
4:00 pm at Jackson Community Center in Stevens Point. 

Registration is available online: http://farmshed.org/index.php/beginning-farmer-course and in paper form via email request at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Requests for the paper application may also be made via phone at 715-544-6154.

Course description:
Are you thinking about starting a farm or market garden to grow sustainable, local food?  This two-weekend course is taught by a group of experienced local farmers in Central Wisconsin.  Hear their stories about how they got started, their current practices and markets, and the future visions.  Course participants will learn a variety of strategies to grow healthy, local food.  Farmer instructors represent a range of growing and marketing styles, including vegetable and meat CSA, rotational grazing, permaculture, urban farming, and value added processing.

Course topics include: soil building and composting, seed starting and saving, weed and pest management, irrigation, harvesting, value-added processing, marketing strategies, small animals and grazing, season extension, perennials, and more.


Food Fair
The Local Food Fair will be held at SPASH on Thursday, February 16, 2012.  Any questions, contact  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .