Wholesome Wave In The News
February 9, 2023
Launch of the Diplomatic Culinary Partnership & American Culinary Corps
The Diplomatic Culinary Partnership embraces and utilizes food, hospitality, and the dining experience as diplomatic tools to engage foreign dignitaries, bridge cultures, and strengthen relationships with civil society. READ MORE
March 24, 2024
National Women’s History Month 2024
Created by Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) grantee Wholesome Wave, Food4Moms is a three-year Produce Prescription (PRx) program in Hartford, Connecticut, that aims to comprehensively assess the feasibility and measure the impact of a PRx program tailored specifically for women who are pregnant, Latina and have limited income. READ MORE
March 21, 2024
Can a 'prescription' for free fruits and vegetables improve health? Study after study say yes.
A growing number of programs in the U.S. give people batches of produce as a way to combat heart problems and obesity-related disease. READ MORE
February 27, 2024
Metformin or microgreens?
Food insecurity gets a lot of headlines in the mainstream press. And many of you (thankfully) are determined to help solve that issue. But it’s time to raise our collective voices about nutrition insecurity. READ MORE
February 26, 2024
UW Alumna Bridges Ancient Archeology with Modern Medicine in Research
Andrea Samz-Pustol embodies Wisconsin Idea through impactful research READ MORE
February 5, 2024
Food-As-Medicine Model Empowering Pregnant Latina Women
Either you’re nauseous or your starving when you’re pregnant. There’s no in between, but what you decide to put in your mouth matters and that’s why the Hispanic Health Council is teaming up with Wholesome Wave to give pregnant mothers a fighting chance with a new food-as-medicine model study. READ MORE
January 25, 2024
Produce Prescription Programs Offer 'A Holistic Approach' to Addressing Rural Food Insecurity and Diet-Related Disease
Addressing rural food insecurity and health issues, these programs provide fresh produce credits and support for improved well-being. READ MORE
August 31, 2023
Client experience of food assistance programs among adults in the United States: a qualitative evidence synthesis protocol
Policymakers, health practitioners, and other key partners are increasingly focused on ensuring that clients of food assistance programs have positive experiences, a key aspect of high-quality programming. READ MORE
September 4, 2023
New Study Evaluates the Impact of Produce Prescriptions
The idea of food as medicine dates back to the ancient Greek doctor Hippocrates, and a new study adds to the evidence that a diet full of fruits and vegetables can help improve heart health. READ MORE
August 9, 2023
California is Now Covering Produce Prescriptions in their Medicaid Program
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July 30, 2023
Reps. Crawford and Kildee Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
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February 26, 2023
Forbes Feature: Wholesome Wave & Michel Nischan
As the restaurant industry grapples with fragmented supply chains, an ongoing labor crisis, and dramatic price increases for everyday ingredients, one family-owned eatery enjoys its reputation as a sustainable culinary oasis. READ MORE
March 14, 2023
Chef Michel at the Future of Food Summit at SXSW
Panel: Eating Our Way to a Healthier Future READ MORE
March 15, 2023
Chef Michel at Luck Reunion Guest Celebrity Chef at VIP Potluck: Three Sisters
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November 15, 2023
Wholesome Crave: Transforming Large-Scale Food Services for a Sustainable Future
Born out of the desire to support the impactful work of Wholesome Wave, Wholesome Crave aims to enable long term food policy and cause-based advocacy through a plant-based approach to scaled food services. READ MORE
November 23, 2023
Setting a target to reduce food insecurity — Reflections on the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security’s fourth annual Food Security Symposium
Inspiring hope and accelerating change to address the food insecurity crisis. READ MORE
January 23, 2024
Hartford Program Provides Fruits/Veggies To Young Latina Mothers
The new program is part of a study analyzing the effects of increased fruit/vegetable consumption among young Latinos in the city. READ MORE
February 24, 2024
February 2024 Growing for Market Magazine
Crops, advantages and timing for caterpillar tunnels vs greenhouses: Exploring our love/hate relationship with caterpillar tunnels. READ MORE
February 15, 2024
Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion Returns For 12th Edition
Lineup boasts Tyler Childers, a rare collaborative set from Dawes and Lucius, Claud, Durand Jones and John Oates. READ MORE
February 14, 2024
GUPTA: Promoting Produce is Not Enough
If doctors prescribed fruits and vegetables like medicine, could people improve their health through diet alone? That’s the theory behind a growing number of programs in the U.S. that deliver free produce. READ MORE
January 22, 2024
Produce Prescriptions
A cure for fruit and vegetable underconsumption? READ MORE
January 24, 2024
Study investigates impact of community health workers in helping people with type 2 diabetes
The goal of this study is to find out whether in addition to the prescription, providing patients with individual support by community health workers improves their health. READ MORE