Welcome to NSAS
Our mission: To promote agriculture & food systems that build healthy land, people, communities & quality of life, for present & future generations.
Our vision & work: We recognize the essential relationship between healthy local agriculture & a strong local food system; a relationship that benefits from food grown & processed locally. This adds quality & security, as well as social & ecological responsibility & benefits to the our communities. It is this understanding that motivates NSAS's work to strengthen & enhance these systems together. Our work spans across Nebraska.
We are non-profit organization, proud of our diverse membership which includes farmers & ranchers, rural & urban consumers, market gardeners, educators, families & restaurateurs. We welcome anyone who is concerned about family farming, environmental quality & good, healthy food!
The 2009 NSAS Annual Healthy Farms/Rural Advantage Conference
February 13 & 14, Grand Island, Neb. was a resounding success. Plan to join us for 2010! Meanwhile, a PDF picture page from 2009: here .
To get an idea of the valuable workshops at our annual conference, view the 2009 Official Conference Brochure here.
The Latest NSAS News You Can Use:
Commercial Vegetable Grower’s Clinic, March 13, 2009; Mead, Neb. • For information click here
National Small Food Manufacturer Conference, April 23-24, 2009; Lincoln, Neb. • For information click here
PAST EVENTS:
OCIA presenting Transitioning to Organic Workshop
Friday, February 6, 2009 • For information click here
Organic Wheat Conference - Add another valuable cash crop to your organic rotation!
• Workshop Saturday, January 10, 2009 • For information click here.
Sustainable Crops & Livestock Systems Conference • December 6, 2008
WNCC, Sidney, Neb. Download the conference brochure PDF here.
Newsletter Issues Available! Enjoy all of our bimonthly NSAS Newsletters, as well as the Current newsletter issue on-line! (In Adobe pdf format.)
Buy Fresh, Buy Local Nebraska Initiative -- Nebraska's first and only! Buy Fresh, Buy Local helps customers find farm-fresh Nebraska raised products at www.buylocalnebraska.org
NEW! Join, renew or donate on-line using PayPal!
Consumer & sustainable food system resources
Farm tours, field days & events
Current Projects:
Buy Fresh, Buy Local Nebraska: Buy Fresh, Buy Local Nebraska features a beautiful directory focusing on farmers and farm raised goods, as well as restaurants, institutions and groceries that purchase and purvey Nebraska raised goods. Any and all meeting the criteria can become members. The outreach and marketing focus area is in the counties of the Great Plains RC & D region (includes York, Polk, Butler, Saunders, Douglas, Sarpy, Cass, Lancaster, and Seward counties). Membership is state-wide. The Nebraska chapter is a collaboration between NSAS, Nebraska Cooperative Development Center and the Great Plains RC & D. Don't miss out! 2008 Membership forms are available now! For more information, visit www.buylocalnebraska.org or contact coordinator Billene Nemec at 402.472.5273.
Farm Beginnings Nebraska: a joint project of UNL Extension, NSAS, Center for Rural Affairs & Nebraska RC & D's. This exciting program is modeled after other projects in the Midwest, and combines class time and mentoring for beginning farmers (or not-yet-beginning farmers!) in a format that works towards the practical decisions of what, why, and whether or not in the decision to farm, what to farm and all that entails. Next class will begin Fall 2008. Contact NSAS coordinator for more information.
NSAS video available for purchase! Elisabeth Reinkordt created Living with the Land: Sustainable Agriculture in Nebraska, for NSAS. Running time is 25 minutes & features farmers, restaurant owners/chefs, CSA members, children, academics & sages. Better than a home movie! 
Copies available for $15 each (plus $2.50 each for tax, postage & handling). Contact coordinator@nebsusag.org to purchase. Generous support for production of Living with the Land from the Renewing Earth and It's People Foundation: www.REAPfund.org
How to Reach Us
William Powers
NSAS Executive Director
402.525.7794; Email
Jill Wubben, Bookkeeper & Membership
PO Box 736
Hartington, NE 68739
402.254.2289
jwubben@nebsusag.org