Who We Are:  We are educators who use a combination of evidence-based educational strategies, accompanied by environmental supports, designed to encourage healthy food choices and active lifestyles.

What We Do:  We work to expose students to new, nutritious foods and teach why they are important. We provide adults and families with tools that help them plan and prepare healthy meals while making the most with their food dollars. We can  help develop a spending and savings plan so food dollars will last through the month.  We also work to help make the healthy choice, the easy choice in our community.

Why We Do It:  We seek to empower Wisconsin residents with limited income to make healthy choices to achieve healthy lives and reduce health disparities.

 

FoodWIse partners with community agencies to provide free education to families or individuals with limited income.  Some places you may receive FoodWIse services in Richland County include:

• Food pantries
• Elementary schools
• HealthCheck Clinics
• Head Start
• Senior Apartments
• Middle schools

Richland County Resource Directory:

A directory of services available within Richland County for those in need.

• Resource Directory January 2020
• Resource Directory January 2020 Spanish

Newsletters:

• Helping Your Child Try New Foods
  • A probar nuevos alimentos – Spanish
• Build a better snack with healthy foods
  • Crear una merienda mejor con alimentos saludables – Spanish
• Mix Up Your Meals with New Ideas
  • Enriquezca sus Comidas con Nuevas Ideas – Spanish
• How to Store Leftovers
  • Cómo conservar las sobras – Spanish

Related Links of Interest:

• Access Wisconsin
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Richland Area Farmers Market
• Richland FIT
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

The FoodWIse Program Coordinator serves Crawford, Richland, & Vernon counties.  The FoodWIse Program Educator serves Richland & Vernon counties.  The location to contact FoodWIse Staff will vary depending on programming.

STAFF

If you have any questions regarding FoodWIse Nutrition Education in Richland County, please contact:

Sheena Cook-Fuglsang, FoodWIse Program Coordinator

Kristine Lockwood, FoodWIse Program Educator

Extension Richland County
1000 Hwy 14 West
Richland Center, WI 53581-1398
Phone: 608-647-6148
Fax: 608-647-9116
Email for Sheena:  sheena.cookfuglsang@wisc.edu
Email for Kristine:  kristine.lockwood@wisc.edu

 

Jennie Silver
Support Staff
Extension Richland County
1000 Hwy 14 West
Richland Center, WI 53581-1398
Phone: 608-647-6148
Fax: 608-647-9116
Email: jennie.silver@wisc.edu