Wellness Works

2011 Coon Rapids Campus Nature Walk

Wellness Works is a strategic initiative to foster the physical and mental well-being of all Anoka-Ramsey employees.Through various on-campus events, Wellness Works aims to address the needs of our College community so that all employees can enjoy good health and balance in all areas of life.

Mission

To impact the health and well-being of employees by promoting healthful lifestyle choices within a work environment that encourages wellness.

Goals

Provide programs, services, and educational opportunities that will:

• Educate employees on health and wellness to increase self-awareness, knowledge, and healthful choices.
• Create a working environment that supports a culture of practicing healthy behaviors.
• Motivate and empower employees to achieve and maintain healthy lifestyles.
• Reduce time lost from illness/injury and reduce on-the-job injuries.

Upcoming Wellness Workshops

Guided Imagery

Cambridge Campus - Tuesday, March 27 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - E202

Coon Rapids Campus - Thursday, March 29 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Mississippi Room

Health & Wellness Fair

Coon Rapids Campus - Wednesday, March 28 - 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Cafeteria

Wellness News & Reminders

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Opportunity

On behalf of the Wellness Committee, we are in the progress of attempting of making Anoka-Ramsey a CSA drop site again! There are a number of informational items that I’d like to address in this follow-up to the informational session. However, if you wished that you had had the opportunity to attend the informational session, but were unable to below is a link to a recording of the information session.

http://connect.capellauniversity.edu/p61099907/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a fresh, local, organic, and sustainable method to acquiring a bushel (or about a full grocery bag) of produce for 18 weeks that would be dropped off weekly on Fridays at Anoka-Ramsey, both Coon Rapids and Cambridge Campuses. The produce is picked roughly within 24 hours of being dropped off, the food is locally grown at the WEI farm in North Branch, and WEI is a certified organic farm. The produce that is received varies throughout the season; see below.

Early Season

Salad Greens, Spinach, Arugula, Amaranth, Sugar Snap Peas, Scallions, Swiss Chard, Collards, Chives, Garlic Scapes, Radishes, Herbs

Mid Season

Salad Greens, Summer Squash, New Potatoes, Carrots, Green Beans, Sweet Corn, Zucchini, Cucumbers, Kohlrabi, Scallions, Broccoli, Beets, Onions, Okra, Raspberries, Leeks, Eggplant, Herbs

Late Season

Salad Greens, Garlic, Tomatoes, Winter Squash, Carrots, Sweet Corn, Peppers, Broccoli, Cabbage, Potatoes, Onions, Baking Apples, Pumpkins, Brussels Sprouts, Turnips, Yams, Dry Beans, Root Vegetables, Herbs

WEI is also collaborating with Cecelia’s Microbakery to offer organic bread and cookie shares. The bread and/or cookies would also be dropped off with the CSA share. You would receive a 1.5 lb organic loaf and/or half a dozen cookies every week for 18 weeks.

The drop offs of both the CSA shares and bakery shares would commence in mid/late June through mid/late October, depending upon the harvest of the growing season. Anoka-Ramsey is attempting to secure enough shares commitments to establish Anoka-Ramsey as a drop site for faculty, staff, and students again.  Other drop site options are available and that list is on their web site http://www.w-e-i.org/   

There are a number of rebates that are offered to put towards a CSA share, including

Pick-up Directly from the Farm - $50

Current WEI Member - $25 (if you are a student, this offsets your membership fee of $25.00, for others it cuts membership fee ($48.00) almost in half)

Farm for a Day* - $25

*One 8-hour day per share. Hours can be split between people or on different visits.

All of the rebates are one rebate per share. Individuals can get shares independently, or they can be split amongst a number of individuals. A share will provide produce for a family of four for roughly one week.  Currently, options for splitting shares are two or three people to one share.

Below is a table of the cost breakdown for whole, halves, and thirds of a share with a rebate options illustrated. This table excludes the cost of the bakery share, which is $90 for 18 weeks that equates to $5 a week.

*With hours shared amongst shareholders.

Rebates will be provided from WEI after the full cost of the share has been received.

The deadline for indicating interest and committing in participating in this year’s CSA will be Friday, April 27, 2012; however, payment to WEI is not due until Friday, June 1, 2012. If you are interested in participating in this CSA, please reply to this email and indicate what amount of a share that you would like to commit to by Friday, April 27, 2012.

For further information, please refer to the attachments and the recording link above.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask.

Amanda Klawiter