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WICST Educational Outreach for Walworth County Lakeland Agricultural Complex, 1997-98

Lee Cunningham [1]

If everyone who reads this outreach report would ask themselves, “What can I do to support the sustainable future of our food production system?” and then use the following questions as a guide, we all can make a difference in the future. When you need to make a decision that could make a difference in the sustainability of our food production system, ask yourself: “Will my decision be profitable for farmers? Will my decision help agriculture to be productive? Will my decision be environmentally sound? Will my decision be supported by the community outside of agriculture?” If you can answer “yes” to all four questions, you too are helping to create a sustainable food production system that includes sustainable communities.

Table 1 summarizes the events occurring at the Lakeland Agricultural Complex in Walworth County with a total attendance of 4,252 people.

Table 1. Educational Activity Listing for Walworth County.

Event	Attending
Private Pesticide Applicator Training and Certification (WICST Highlights Alternatives)	111
WICST Winter Meeting (Walworth County Participants)	14
Friends of Lakeland Ag Complex (a coalition of WICST supporters) – Winter Meeting	24
WICST Cross Agency Training (local FSA, SCS, and Land Conservation Committee)	19
Farm/City Farm Bureau Ladies Banquet (WICST systems approach to change)	97
WICST Elementary School Ag Science Unit with SAM, the Sustainable Ag Mouse	297
WICST Elementary School Ag Science Unit Teacher Training	8
Farm Bureau Dairy Breakfast (WICST presentation by display boards)	2,200
Wisconsin Association of County Board Extension Committee State Conference WICST Tour	187
Friends of Lakeland Ag Complex WICST-sponsored “Taste of Walworth County Harvest”	257
Integrated Food and Farming National Conference (Michigan, WICST input)	27
Ohio Farmers Tour WICST	78
WICST Summer Site Committee’s Meeting	22
National Rural Development Conference Tour of the WICST site	88
Statewide Farm/City Banquet (WICST-supported Sustainable Community Development Utilizing Sustainable Agriculture evaluation criteria as a model)	323
World Dairy Exposition (WICST Systems Project was an intricate part of the ATRA Booth manned by WICST representatives Lee Cunningham and Dan Forsythe, 5 days	500

1. Email: lee.cunningham@ces.uwex.edu

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