The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service recently reported that the price of groceries (food at home) has risen over 1% in the past month and more than 7% over the past year. They anticipate that grocery prices will increase by another 2-3% more in 2022. The cost of some foods has […]
Following separate requests from two town clerks in Sheboygan County, Kevin created a two-page, easy to understand handout, customized for each town, to help a Board of Appeals work through the process of deciding whether to approve land use variance applications. The guidelines and checklist will encourage standardized, consistent, and legally defensible decision-making, which can […]
Sheboygan United, formerly Familias Unidas, presented our second resource fair at St. Clement Church following Spanish Mass. At least 15 community organizations attended, many with bilingual materials and interpreters, expanding access to their resources by participating in this event supporting the LatinX community. At least 100 people attended, with food provided by two parish organizations […]
The American Spirit Leadership Program is a special opportunity for young leaders to develop knowledge of America’s heritage, further understand their citizenship responsibilities, and practice leadership and communication skills in a safe and supportive environment. The 4-H Youth Development Educator traveled with the second group of youth June 10-19, 2022. In addition to leading the […]
One-on-one consultations with farmers from Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, Washington, and Ozaukee Counties where farmers learned about: crimping winter rye and no-till planting soybeans, understanding alfalfa quality reports to better time harvest for high-quality dairy forage, weed control on small scale organic vegetable farms, and lastly helping buyers and sellers to determine fair market prices […]
To obtain input regarding the aging Waldo Mill Pond and Onion River Dam, the nonprofit Waldo Pond Improvement Association partnered with Kevin to create an opinion survey. 234 surveys were mailed to addresses within the Village of Waldo, or the Town of Lyndon if adjacent to the Mill Pond or less than one mile downstream […]
Development of a multi-project collaboration to host a statewide animal science education program in Sheboygan County in 2022. The work of this collaboration will increase youth skills and knowledge in a variety of animal science topics. Support and leadership for the statewide 4-H American Spirit committee, where Extension facilitated discussions and provided information on requesting […]
Sheboygan United continues to grow in community recognition and participation, with hosts for July and October events identified (Hmong Summer Festival, Partners for Community Development) and our May 15 event rapidly approaching. Lisa Sanderson and other Sheboygan United partners met with youth and their faculty moderators from WE RISE, Hmong Student Organization, and Hmong Student […]
The Wise Wisconsin Virtual Learning Series offered six sessions in 2022. The series covered topics on advanced directives, retirement transitions, reframing aging, compassion resilience, strategies to re-energize for health and well-being, and preparing for the growing season. The end-of-session evaluations show that 95% of respondents indicated they would use at least one skill they learned. […]
The City of Sheboygan Falls asked Kevin for assistance in developing a community opinion survey. After several meetings and drafts, final questions were approved for both paper and online versions, and Kevin wrote a press release and compiled a mailing list using multiple databases to ensure that small business owners and residential renters, two overlooked […]
