Technical Assistance
For Farmers
Marbleseed WI-LFPA Specialist Tay Fatke will provide technical assistance to WI-LFPA producers throughout the duration of the program including:
Food safety
Supply chains
Institutional and wholesale markets
Farm and business planning
Efficiencies
Meeting contract obligations
Para los Agricultores
El especialista de WI LFPA de Marbleseed,
Tay Fatke, brindará asistencia técnica a los productores de WI LFPA durante la duración del programa, lo que incluye:
Seguridad de produccion
Cadenas de suministro
Mercados institucionales y mayoristas
Planificación agrícola y empresarial
Eficiencias
Cumplir con las obligaciones del contrato
Meet our WI-LFPA Specialists
Conozca a Nuestros Especialistas en WI-LFPA
Tay Fatke lives in Milwaukee part of the year and in Sister Bay during the growing season where he farms with his partner and parents growing produce for local restaurants while slowly but surely planting a diverse orchard. His background includes working within the USDA GAP Food Safety program as an auditor and consultant as well as in organic certification. His passion lies in helping family farmers and their local communities thrive.
Tay Fatke vive en Milwaukee parte del año y en Sister Bay durante la temporada de cultivo, donde cultiva con su pareja y sus padres productos para los restaurantes locales mientras, de forma lenta pero segura, planta un huerto diverso. Su experiencia incluye trabajar dentro del programa de seguridad alimentaria GAP del USDA como auditor y consultor, así como en certificación orgánica. Su pasión radica en ayudar a los agricultores familiares y sus comunidades locales a prosperar.
Nou is an educator, an advocate, and community organizer. Food is a woven fabric of who she is. She is passionate in bridging communities through food and storytelling - working to increase food justice and land sovereignty. She has been involved with community gardens as a young child for decades, first volunteering as an interpreter between HMoob and English growers, then on payroll and now back to volunteering to help support, train, and manage community gardens in Dane County. She grew up on the eastside of Madison. Agriculture and vegetable growing is an ongoing legacy she and her family has cultivated for generations.
Hnub yog ib tus kws qhia ntawv, ib tus neeg sawv cev los yog tawm suab, thiab coj qhia pab neeg zej zog. Zaub mov, kev ua teb, kev noj qab haus huv tseem ceeb muaj nuj nqis rau ntawd nws tus kheej thiab ntawd tus cwj pwm. Nws nyiam muaj zaub mov thiab tib neeg zaj neej neeg los txhawb qhia pab txhua haiv neeg kom ib tus tau taub nkag siab ib tus – pab txhawb txoj kev nruj ncees ntawd txhua haiv neeg hom zaub mov, kev ua teb, muaj los yog faib av siv rau txoj kev ua noj sib npaug zos. Txij thaum yau los nws ib txwm koom tes pab cov neeg ua teb xauv los lawm, thaum pib nws pab txhais lus Hmoob thiab lus Askiv rau cov neeg ua teb, tom qab no lawv txais nws los ua haujlwm pab qhia, txhawb nqa, thiab khiav cov teb xauv. Tam sim no nws rov qab mus pab txhawb cov neeg thiab kev ua teb xauv nyob Dane County ua haujlwm pub dawb dua lawm. Nws nyob Madison, nyob loj hlob rau sab hnub tuaj. Nws tsev neeg ib txwm ua teb, tseem cog qoob noj niaj hnub no, tseem ua teb zaub noj li pog thiab yawg koob ua cia qhia tseg.
Tara Roberts-Turner
Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative
715-227-1990 (office) 920-896-3663 (cell)
Tara is a 1996 graduate of Waupaca High School. She holds a bachelor's degree in human physiology from Boston University and a masters degree in Public Policy from Tufts Veterinary School. Much of her education focused on the impacts of agriculture on the environment, human beings, and animals. She worked for Epic Systems as well as taught science in middle school, high school, and college. In 2012, along with 7 other farms, Tara and her dad helped to start the Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative. Tara was first the board president and then became the general manager.
Erich Furstenberg
Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative
erich@wifoodhub.com
920-505-0279