Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Food Council Regional Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Work  
Group  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Friday, May 20, 2022  
12:00 PM  
Virtual Zoom Meeting: See top of agenda for  
instructions on how to join the webinar or call in by  
phone.  
A. Call To Order  
3 - Chair SHEENA TESCH, NAN FEY, and NICHOLAS LEETE  
Present  
All Others Present: Nick Heckman, Philip Kauth, Laura Scandurra, Marcia Caton  
Campbell, Alder Regina Vidaver  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
2022 MIN-055  
2022  
MIN-055  
Attachments: 2022 MIN-055  
A motion was made by FEY, seconded by LEETE, that the Minutes be approved.  
The motion carried by a voice vote 3-0.  
C. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
D. Reports to Committee  
Business Reports  
- Local market development. REAP Food Group has worked with the Food Finance  
Institute on a study for a Dane County minimal processing and distribution center – report  
forthcoming. REAP got a USDA grant to create a virtual wholesale website for farmers to  
sell their produce; it will be up in June. MOSES will be applying for a grant from USDA for  
assisting farmers with land access and market access; Rooted staff time may be built  
into this project.  
- Land for cultivation. Based on Rooted work with community gardens and people who  
have reached out to our larger land access list, there has been a decline in demand, at  
least as presented to Rooted, and with the infrastructure that currently exists.  
City ag leases – no report  
Farmland Preservation Task Force. City of Madison farmland maps were obtained.  
Members are reaching out to American Farmland Trust for additional map info.  
Project work team breakouts – No report  
E. Announcements  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Fri, June 17 (date may change)  
G. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
H. Adjourn  
A motion was made by LEETE, seconded by FEY, that the meeting be adjourned.  
The motion carried unanimously 3-0.  
Minutes Respectfully Submitted by Jess Guffey Calkins; Pending council review.