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Year: 2015

An Evening of Stories

“Stories can sometimes get at the complexity of the impact we’re having in a way that numbers don’t always show.” — Jerusha Klemperer, FoodCorps Co-founder FoodTalks is an evening of stories about farm to school in action. We’ve had this evening three years in a row now, and we’re pleased to be able to share … Continued

#GimmeFive: FIVE ways FoodCorps Members Help Connect Kids to Real Food

Happy 5th Anniversary, Let’s Move! First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! program has helped kids eat healthier and be more active so they can reach all their dreams. To celebrate the fifth anniversary, I am challenging YOU to #GimmeFive examples of how you are changing your habits to lead a healthier life. Do you walk to school or work? Have you … Continued

Teaching Kids will Make You a Better Farmer

I have had a variety of different positions throughout the course of my life working with kids and youth development. Somewhere along the way, I got this notion in my head that I don’t think you can truly understand something unless you can break it down simply enough to explain it to a seven year … Continued

The power of choice

I serve at Kimball Elementary School in DC. At school, I often hear teachers discussing how to help their students achieve more. Every day they are nurturing their students’ progress. This progress is measured informally with classroom discussions and formally with homework assignments and tests. But, as an educator whose “classroom” is sometimes the cafeteria, … Continued