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 2010 NSAS Annual Healthy Farms/Rural Advantage Conference
February 5 & 6, Lincoln, Neb.
A Big Thank You to our Conference Sponsors!!
The Latest NSAS News You Can Use:
2nd Nebraska Wine, Beer and Cheese ReceptionOn February 5th at 4:30 p.m. prior to the annual live auction for the Rural Advantage/Healthy Farms conference come and try Nebraska’s finest wines, beers and cheeses. Best of all, it’s FREE! The wine has been provided by the Nebraska Winery and Grape Growers Association, and beer donations from Spilker Ales and Lucky Bucket Brewing Company and the cheese from Benjamin Gotschall! This event will be located in a hospitality suite located near the auction site. There is a free-will donation to cover the cost of the room.
February 1 Set as Conservation Program Application DeadlineThe USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has set February 1 as the cutoff to rank applications from farmers and ranchers wishing to receive cost-share funds for the installation of soil, water, grazing, or wildlife practices, according to NRCS. More information Nebraska NRCS Site
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.)
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! 2010 Membership forms will be available soon! 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
414 County Road 15
Ceresco, Nebraska. 68017
402.525.7794; healthyfarms@gmail.com
Jill Wubben, Bookkeeper & Membership
PO Box 736
Hartington, NE 68739
402.254.2289
jwubben@nebsusag.org