FoodCorps Responds to USDA Cuts to Local Food Spending
Watch: Massachusetts Students Learn How to Grow Their Own Food
Second-graders at Boland Elementary School in Springfield, Massachusetts learned how to grow their own food with FoodCorps Service Member Kali Ransom.
Watch: Massachusetts Elementary School Gets New School Garden Through National Grant
FoodCorps service member Kali Ransom was awarded a national grant that funded the build-out of Boland Elementary School’s new school garden!
Sweetgreen Co-Founder: FoodCorps’ “Superpower Starts with Food Education”
Sweetgreen co-founder Nathaniel Ru shares how the partnership with FoodCorps to reimagine school cafeterias aligns with sweetgreen’s mission to inspire healthier communities by connecting people to real food.
States Sue Trump Administration for School Nutrition Rollbacks
A group of states, led by New York, filed a lawsuit against the USDA’s rollbacks of school nutrition standards. FoodCorps’ Co-Founder and Chief Strategist, Cecily Upton, contributed a supportive statement for the New York Attorney General’s press release.
Sweetgreen And FoodCorps Partner To Reimagine The American School Cafeteria Experience
FoodCorps and Sweetgreen announced a strategic partnership to reimagine the school cafeteria experience. Sweetgreen has pledged $1 million for the development of this initiative over the next two years.
Lessons from Collaboration: How One Nonprofit Scaled Up Nutrition Education
This Triple Pundit article shares how FoodCorps’ partnership with the Walmart Foundation has helped expand and grow our efforts in connecting kids to healthy food over the past five years.
FoodCorps Georgia school districts honored with Golden Radish Awards
Georgia is home to the Golden Radish Award. This award honors school districts that are doing innovative farm to school work. In 2018, 84 Georgia school districts were awarded a Golden Radish Award for their efforts during the 2017-2018 school year, including six FoodCorps Georgia school districts!
Iowa FoodCorps Service Member Brings Excitement to Healthy Eating for Students
Iowa FoodCorps Service Member Emma Dubay is teaching Oelwein elementary school kids all about healthy food and where it comes from!
Sprout Scouts Take Field Trip to Mid Maine Technical Center
Sprout Scouts, led by Maine FoodCorps Service Member Emily Dufford, took a field trip to Mid Maine Technical Center and learned how to make pico de gallo with high school mentors!
President’s Budget Slashes School Meals, National Service, and Food Benefits
President released his budget for the 2020 federal fiscal year. Here, we share rundown on some of the policies FoodCorps tracks closely and how they fared in the budget.