In Milwaukee County, FoodWIse Healthy Communities Coordinator Meg Kilkenny works to support policy, systems and environmental changes that make farmers markets community-building spaces where FoodShare members have increased access to locally-grown produce. USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food Nutrition and Consumer Services, Stacey Dean, visited the Fondy Farmers Market in Milwaukee in fall of 2022. Read about her visit on the USDA blog.
Learn more about Kilkenny’s work expanding EBT access in this 2021 story of impact on the Extension website.