The three VCP working groups involve more than 50 Iowa organizations. See list.
About our connection to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation:
A major portion of VCP activities are funded by a multi-year grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and administered by the Leopold Center at Iowa State University. The grant is part of Kellogg's Food and Society Initiative that began in 2001. The initiative is inspired by a vision of a future food system that provides for all Americans safe and nutritious foods grown in a manner that protects the environment, promotes health, and brings economic development to both rural and urban communities.
VCP is one of 42 current Food and Society projects, and one of eight at higher education institutions. Projects that are part of Kellogg's Higher Education-Community Partnership are designed to enhance the capacity of universities and colleges to work with nonprofit, government, community-based and private sector partners on critical food systems issues with local relevance.
More information about local/regional food system efforts
These organizations are working on food systems programs funded by the Kellogg Food and Society Initiative.
VCP is supported by the Henry A. Wallace Center at Winrock International, and has been supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Food Systems Higher Education-Community Partnership. Project partners are the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Practical Farmers of Iowa, Iowa State University Extension, and the ISU Colleges of Agriculture and Business.
