Nourish

“Communities Growing Together”

Vision

To create a healthy community through good-food education

Mission

Nourish empowers the community to make wholesome food choices through education and hands-on experiences that demonstrate how to grow, source, cook and enjoy good food.

Values

COMMUNITY: Connecting local resources and residents to one another.

EQUITY: Ensuring equal access to good food.

LOCAL: Passionate about food produced by local farmers.

COLLABORATE: Collaborate with local farmers, volunteers, schools, shelters, and nonprofits for maximum impact.

SUSTAINABILITY: Operating with respect for the precious but limited environmental and financial resources.

EDUCATE: Delivering experiential education in classroom and community gatherings to share good-food knowledge.

EMPOWER: Empowering individuals and families to make informed decisions about the food they grow, purchase or consume.

About Us

Since its inception in 2009, Nourish has supported and promoted local farmers by connecting kids and families in-need to the local food they produce. We believe that supporting local farmers also supports the local economy. Food less traveled reduces our reliance on fossil fuels and emissions while allowing the produce to be picked closer to ripeness. Produce harvested near ripeness also features the best nutrient content. Nourish partners with farms that encourage sustainable farming practices.

Nourish moved to the Miley Barn in Sheboygan Falls at the end of 2018, which is now our office and new Educational Farm location. We built our commercial and teaching kitchens, completed in 2020, to further our impact and increase education opportunities on-site and off-site. 

Nourish is a 501(c)(3) non-profit led by Executive Director, Ryan Laswell, and a Board of Directors. Our staff of Good Food People help us deliver good-food programs to the community. 

Farm-to School

Nourish offers programs to school-age children: After-school Snack and Summer Lunch. Our volunteers serve delicious, nutritious food and good-food education. Over 15,000 servings are given annually to children through these activities.

Farm-to-Table

A group of community members such as youth groups, families or co-workers meet at a partner farm with a Nourish tour guide to learn about sustainable farming practices and harvest seasonal produce. The group then meets a chef at a local shelter to prepare, serve, and enjoy the fresh, delicious meal alongside shelter residents. Over 700 meals are provided by 50 engaged volunteers annually. We look forward to bringing back Farm-to-Table programs once we have our future kitchen!

Farm-to-Community

Nourish hosts a variety of events to connect the community to good food and to local producers and vendors. We look forward to bringing back Farm-to-Community programs once we have our future kitchen!

Educational Farm

Our new Education Farm on the Miley property will help us to grow food and educate the community about sustainable growing practices. Our former two-acre Educational Urban Farm garden produced over 500 pounds of food for Nourish to serve other organizations and their clients, thanks to 100+ volunteers who helped maintain the garden. 

Nourish Kitchen

Nourish will host cooking events for our programs, cooking classes and workshops, and bring people together around fresh, local, nutritious food.

Nourish Programs are constantly evaluated and developed based on community need and potential collaborations specific to our mission.