Food System Initiatives: Access to Fruits and Vegetables

Making it easy for people to make healthy choices is key to creating a healthy community. To make good choices, healthy options must be available and affordable. These tools can help your community improve access to healthy foods, especially fruits and vegetables. The resources we offer can help in a variety of settings.

Toolkits

Got Access? P-00341 (PDF) is a guide to help make fruits and vegetables more available and easier for people to access. Local coalitions, community organizations, and mobilized citizens can use this guide. The toolkit offers strategies to help in a variety of settings from farmers markets to food pantries. The goal is to improve nutrition throughout all communities in Wisconsin by making it easier for people to make healthy choices.

State resources

• Farmers Market Availability and Percent Poverty by Census Tract 2017, P-01967 (PDF)
• Flyer—Use your QUEST card at local farmers markets, P-01831 (PDF)
• Wisconsin Local Food Marketing Guide (PDF)
• Wisconsin Farm to School

National resources

• MyPlate
• Produce for Better Health Foundation

Other materials

• Farm to Work Toolkit (PDF)
• National Farm to School Network

Contact us

Looking for other tools and resources? We’re here to help, so let us know what you need. Reach out to our Chronic Disease Prevention Program Contacts.