Tribal Food Producer Information Session: Tax Preparation and Tax Resources – March 12, 2025
March 24, 2025
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EmailThis virtual meeting hosted on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, offered a space for Tribal food producers from across the Great Lakes Midwest to gather and learn together.
This session led by Dale Grant, PLLC, Ashton Business Consulting focused on recordkeeping for tax preparation and funding opportunities for farm businesses. Participants learned about the importance of organized tax records, the three kinds of federal tax returns that can be used by small- and mid- sized farm businesses, how to lower tax liabilities, as well as the benefits of using an accounting system and having a profit and loss statement.
This session was facilitated by Jen Falck (Oneida Nation), owner of Kahulahele Farmstead and Partnership Program Coordinator, Menominee Tribe’s Department of Agriculture and Food Systems; Dan Cornelius (Oneida Nation), owner of Yowela Farms, grower of heritage Indigenous crops, and Outreach Program Manager for the University of Wisconsin Law School’s Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; and Marc Grignom (Menominee Nation), hemp farmer, Intertribal Food Business Development Coordinator for Menominee Tribe’s Department of Agriculture and Food Systems and Policy and Strategy Specialist for the Rural Coalition.
Resources discussed during this webinar:
- Great Lakes Intertribal Food Coalition
- Tribal Elder Food Box
- Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center
The facilitators were joined by Julie Jesmer, John McCarthy, and Jamie Rahrig of Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems, who shared more about the upcoming Business Builder subaward program. The first phase of the Business Builder subaward program will soon open for food and/or farm businesses in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. Over $10 million dollars will be distributed across the region to assistance providers and through the grant program over the next four years.
Additional sessions for Tribal producers will be held throughout 2025. Stay tuned for more information.
Session Recording
For those who missed the live event, a resource to accompany the recording of the seminar is now available here:
Past sessions can be found here:
For more information, email glm-rfbc@msu.edu or visit glm-rfbc.msu.edu.
About the Great Lakes Intertribal Food Coalition
The Great Lakes Intertribal Food Coalition works to heal communities by strengthening Indigenous food networks. Their Tribal Elder Food Box Program provides nutritious, culturally meaningful foods for Tribal members over 55 years old. In 2022, the program reached all 11 tribes in Wisconsin, delivering over 24,400 food boxes.
About the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center
The Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center is dedicated to offering coordination, technical assistance, and capacity building opportunities for farmers, producers, and other food business owners in support of a more resilient and competitive food system. Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems (MI) coordinates the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center that is comprised of network coordinators – Chicago Food Policy Action Council (IL), Northwest Indiana Food Council (IN), Food Finance Institute of the University of Wisconsin System (WI), and the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Food Systems – who seek to take a transformational, rather than transactional, approach. Learn more at glm-rfbc.msu.edu
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