FoodWIse partnered with Nicolet Elementary School to provide nutrition education to their families. Nicolet offers excellent services to families besides the students' education; they provide food resources for families in need. Nicolet School social workers identified parents who would be eligible for the FoodWIse program and gave them a personal invitation. FoodWIse offers three nutrition lessons for families whose children are in 4th or 5th grade using an evidence-based curriculum, I Cook 4-H, that aims to promote healthful lifestyles. The topics of the lessons were Meal Planning, Eating Together, and building balance between protein and spices. Each class included information about cooking skills, and they all engaged in cooking meals. 

Six families participated in the series; the evaluation results showed that after their program participation, children were more willing to help in the kitchen, and all participants, adults, and children, were planning to eat more fruits and vegetables. 

One participant stated, "This was a great way to show and teach about veggies to picky eaters."

We look forward to our partnership with Nicolet Elementary School, engaging with families and empowering them to help them make the healthy choice the easy choice.

Julie Raasch, Nutrition educator, is conducting a My Plate activity with a Nicolet Elementary Family.

A family is trying to decide the food groups of Pozole, a traditional Mexican soup.

StrongBodies is a strength training program for anyone desiring to slow down the bone and muscle loss process. StrongBodies is offered to various age groups and genders.

A successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership skills, oral and written communication skills, and ability to build and maintain relationships with community partners and program participants.

Register now for the 2024 Raising Wisconsin's Children Conference! Held January 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., this free, online conference will provide participants with practical, positive parenting ideas from experts.

Please join us and volunteer at our seed packing events. We will be gathering at the Brown County Central Library in the basement to clean and pack seeds. Events will be held January 6, 20, & February 3. These events will be broken up into sessions. Session 1 is held from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., while Session 2 will be held from 12:30 - 3 p.m.

Central Library address: 515 Pine St, Green Bay, WI 54301

Many seeds need a cold period to germinate, and gardeners can reuse plastic containers to create a protected environment ideal for sowing seeds outdoors in winter that will germinate as the weather warms. Participants of this January 27th workshop will learn what kinds of seeds can be winter sown (natives and veggies), as well as when and how to sow them, including seed stratification and scarification. Following a presentation and demonstration, participants can create their own mini greenhouses using 2-quart juice bottles.

Some juice bottles as well as select seeds and soil will be provided.

Presented by Claudia Schultz, Master Gardener Lead for the Native Locktenders Garden in De Pere, along with Peggy Loritz, Annette Weissbach and Kathy Amenson, also from Northeastern Wisconsin Master Gardener Association.

This workshop is part of a monthly series organized by the Brown County Seed Library. The BCSL is a collaboration of Brown County Community Gardens Program; Brown County Library; Green Bay Botanical Garden; New Leaf Foods, Inc.; NEW Master Gardeners Association; UW-Green Bay and UW-Madison Extension Brown County.

Event will be in Combined Meeting Rooms 1 & 2.

Learn recommended tools and techniques to promote health, aesthetics and production through the “right cut” in pruning various species and cultivars. Dress for the weather! After an indoor presentation, head outside for real-life pruning of the small fruit trees in the library’s Children’s Edible Garden. Plus, get instructive handouts, recipes from Rooted In’s Chef Selena Darrow, and a brief overview of the local Food Forest initiative.

Led by Andy DiMezza, arborist and graduate of the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He has taught pruning classes in Milwaukee through the Victory Garden Initiative’s Fruity Nutty Program and the Peoples Orchard, and he now shares his expertise through the local nonprofit Rooted In, Inc.

This workshop is part of a monthly series organized by the Brown County Seed Library. The BCSL is a collaboration of Brown County Community Gardens Program; Brown County Library; Green Bay Botanical Garden; New Leaf Foods, Inc.; NEW Master Gardeners Association; UW-Green Bay and UW-Madison Extension Brown County.

Located in Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 on February 17th.

Nonprofit Leader Conversations

Connecting Marketing to Culture - Inclusive Communication

This zoom conversation will focus on educating nonprofit leaders on how culture affects marketing and how to authentically market to various cultures residing within Wisconsin.

Rent Smart Virtual Course

Rent Smart focuses on the knowledge and skills essential for a successful renting experience. 


It challenges participants to know and understand their rights and responsibilities as a tenant, as well as know and understand the rights and responsibilities of their landlord.  

Badger Dairy Insight: Winter 2024 Topics

A webinar series to provide the latest research-based dairy information to improve animal welfare, breeding and genetic selection, automation and modernization, and nutritional decisions for producers, dairy workers and managers, ag professionals, and educators. 

Join the University of Wisconsin-Madison – Division of Extension’s Dairy Program on the third Tuesday of each month from 11am-12 pm CST for the Badger Dairy Insight webinar series. New this year we are switching our webinars to a monthly platform.  We are featuring your local Extension Dairy Program Educators and UW Specialists as they present on current dairy topics. Take the opportunity to learn from and discuss with experts on the dates below.

There is no charge to participate in the sessions, however pre-registration is required to allow access.

Extension Brown County
2019 Technology Way
Green Bay, WI 54311
920-391-4610

extension@browncountywi.gov