This conference invites everybody interested in urban agriculture to participate by sharing needs, experiences, questions, and project ideas. This conference will address the barriers to urban agriculture, by involving a wide range of often disconnected stakeholders: urban producers, researchers, urban planners, developers, community organizations, and urban activists to address the... (read more)

The owners of Beans & Barley, the natural foods grocer and café on Milwaukee’s East Side, expected to take a hit last year when the national chain Whole Foods opened a super-sized store just a few blocks away, but they were still surprised by the number of customers they lost.... (read more)

Some of Milwaukee's best-known hometown retailers, including Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops, Laacke & Joys and Outpost Natural Foods, are joining forces to encourage area consumers to shop at locally owned establishments. The group, known as Our Milwaukee, formed earlier this year to strategize ways to survive the onslaught of national merchants... (read more)