Meet The Crow River Food Council Members!

Live Wright is proud to support the development of the Crow River Local Food Council (all made possible through a Statewide Health Improvement Program, SHIP, grant)! A very strong and diverse group of people have been chosen to seat the council! The first meeting is on December 18th and will then meeting monthly. Our residents are truly lucky to have these wonderful people working together to solve such an important issue we face: FOOD....

 

• Jeff Aldrich

 

• Stacy Besonen

 

• Jane Maland Cady

 

• Gina Coburn

 

• Robert de Young

 

• Rod Greder

 

• Lisa Horn

 

• Suzanne Kolbinger

 

• Missy Kuzma

 

• Connie Lahr

 

• Nick Neaton

 

• Kristin Nelson

 

• Kelley Suggs

 

• Kirsten Bansen Weigle

 

• Joel Torkelson

 

(Not on the list, but critical to this effort is Ana Micka. She has been pulling all of this together, thank you!)

 

Save the Date: Minnesota Food Charter Central Region Launch

​Save the Date: Minnesota Food Charter Central Region Launch

Thursday, November 13, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Sauk Rapids Government Center

250 Summit Ave N

Sauk Rapids, MN 56379

 

The Minnesota Food Charter will be launched statewide at the Food Access Summit on October 29th. Whether you can attend the summit or not, we invite you to join us for a follow up meeting where we'll dig into the food charter and explore how it can inform, drive and impact our work in Central Minnesota.

 

Agenda

8:30-9:00 Registration

9:00-10:00 Welcome and Introductions, Overview of the Minnesota Food Charter

10:00-11:30 Discussion: Food Charter in the Central Region

11:30-12:00 Wrap Up and Next Steps

12:00-1:00 Break

1:00-3:00* Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) Year in Review

     Communicating Active Living Messages

​*The afternoon session is geared towards local public health staff, but everyone is welcome to attend​.

 

​We hope you'll be able to join us on November 13th. If you're planning on attending, please register online​ by Monday, November 10th.

Local Food Council Forming, Application Now Online!

 

 

The application is now online for those interested in serving our the Crow River Region Local Food Council. Applications are due on October 24^th.

 

You can access the application on the Crow River Region Local Food Initiative website. Along with the application, there is additional information on local food council’s and you can also read the report created from interviews and community forums completed across Wright County that describe the recommendations and specific opportunities to improve our local food system.

 

We ask you all to consider sharing this information with your contacts and please encourage people you know that have an interest in local food, to apply!

I Am Moving, I am Learning (IMIL) and Learning about Nutrition Through Activities (LANA) Trainings!

Request for Proposals - Regional Active Transportation Plan

The RFP document that Benton, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright Counties put together was released on September 15th.

The RFP is posted on the The American Planning Association - MN Chapter's website.

Additionally, it can be found on Wright County's website.

Smoke Free Housing: All Your Questions Answered!

The Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Strategy in Wright County is going strong. Last month, Live Smoke Free presented two Lunch & Learn sessions to educate Wright County property managers and owners on the benefits of smoke-free housing. We also had the unique opportunity to present at a managers meeting for Metes & Bounds Management, a company that manages 5 properties in Wright County. Our upcoming webinar “Smoke Free Housing: All Your Questions Answered” will take place in November and will be a great educational opportunity for Wright County property managers who are considering a smoke-free policy and those who are looking for new information on e-cigarettes, medical marijuana, and incense. We have assisted with several policy adoptions and have uncovered some existing policies as well, putting us on track to exceed our goals!

Join Us for Community Discussions on Local Food!

School Garden Tour September 22 (brought to us by Square Foot Gardening)

Welcome to this exciting School Garden Tour, a trend to promote better nutrition and health for students and the wider community! Invite educators and friends to COME and SEE and LEARN of the possibilities!

6:15 pm Meet at Fieldstone Elementary, 5255 Jansen Ave. NE, St. Michael. Next to the High School on Jason, across from the Golf Course. Gale will share the gardens next to the school that have been in place for 4 years.

6:45 pm Travel northwest on Jason Avenue to Monticello Middle School on Washington Street, west end of the Middle School across from the Hospital. Karen and team have had the 17 garden beds in place for 2 seasons.

7:30 pm OPEN DISCUSSION with 8:30 pm Closing. Share a garden treat.

Questions? Contact Connie at (320) 963-3690 or (612) 325-2861

Wright County Child Care Providers are Supporting Breastfeeding!

As of 9/3/2014, 67 providers have signed up for one of the 3 upcoming trainings!

Open Streets Buffalo 2014 - A Quick Look Back

The Open Streets crew now have 2 events under their belt, serving the City of Buffalo (and 1 Play Streets event, with another quickly approaching on 8/21!)

A little 'rain' - heck sprinkles... Didn't seem to stop people from coming out to enjoy some great food, get a bike helmet for their kids, give the wiffle ball home run derby contest a try and so many other activities to mention...

A professional photographer was there taking pictures of all the fun, we look forward to seeing it all But for now, here are a few photos I was able to snap.



Allina's bike helmet giveaway - worth the wait! Parents could stand in line while the kids played soccer in a parking lot!

All Star game? Heck, Buffalo's version of a home run derby and they didn't disappoint!



Karate in the street - check!

 

Guess who didn't want to be in the Belly Dancing Picture?

We look forward to 2015 and the future Open Streets Events across Wright County. Be sure to check out Open Streets STMA on Sept. 6th!

Opportunity to Help Shape the Future of Parks and Trails