Harris v. Trump: Who Will Put Children First?
Let’s Talk About Food Waste
Let’s talk about food waste. You know, the 1.3 billion tons of landfill garbage that accumulates each year worldwide, and a quarter of the waste that US schools produce. Food waste also represents the vast inefficiencies in food transport, grocery store marketing of “ugly” produce, accuracies in expiration and sell-by dates, the amount of time … Continued
FoodCorps Awarded Grant by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation
Grant provides $20,000 of funding to expand healthy school programming in Connecticut
Mentorship Matters
Our alumni and service members often tell us they are looking for professional mentors and advisors, so we created the Peer Advisor Network (PAN) to make it easy for them to find people with shared interests and skills from right within the alumni and service member community. In this post, we highlight the importance of mentorship through … Continued
Kualapu’u Kids Grow Gardens and Try New Things, Again and Again
On one of our last days at Kualapu’u Charter School, we were approached by parent and teacher, Marshall Joy, to film FoodCorps in action the kids. We’ve been working at Kualapu’u since the beginning of the school year with two Kindergarden and one first grade class. Joy is a farmer himself on Moloka’i and strongly … Continued
Kamaile Academy Students Ku‘i at the Capital
As we enter springtime, we must take time to reap what we sow and reflect on all the successes and challenges we have experienced during our time of service. During my two years of service with FoodCorps nothing has made me prouder—and rekindled my inner flame for a more just world—than taking my students to the … Continued
Why I Serve in My Home State
When I graduated high school, I was determined to leave my hometown of Kalispell, Montana. I believed that staying would mean failing at life.
Interview: Shana Donahue on Food Justice and Her Journey from UDC to FoodCorps
In memory of a beloved member of the FoodCorps community.
De-Constructing Smoothies, and Access
Upon my second meeting with our High School ROTC class we made Rainbow Smoothies. An exciting way to emphasize the importance of getting a variety of benefits from our foods by increasing the variety of foods we eat. Each rainbow smoothie (or salad, or kabob, or stir-fry, etc.!) contains at least one fruit or vegetable … Continued
Serving with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
I was so impressed by all the excitement and dedication shown by our school team of teachers and school staff, AmeriCorps service members, parents, and students in preparation for our day of service project. The entire team embodied the idea of a true day of service to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. … Continued
Why I Do It
As a FoodCorps service member, I wake up every day excited to teach classes and serve my own community. By planting seeds with students on the Navajo Reservation, I’m giving them a new twist on old agricultural techniques. For generations, our people have farmed the land, endured droughts, and used traditional knowledge to grow food. … Continued