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FoodCorps in the News

We’re proud to see our programming, partners, and corps members in local and national news. Check back regularly for some recent news articles and other media featuring FoodCorps. For FoodCorps press releases, visit the News section of the Skillet, our blog and resource hub.

This page was last updated December 3, 2024.

Op-ed | Reimagining food as a path to health and equity

November 29, 2024: “America has a food problem, and it’s not just about what we’re eating—it’s about how we think about food altogether.” Food Tank

Let’s get schools the resources they need to support local farmers

October 18, 2024: “What’s the largest restaurant chain in the United States? It’s a trick question! The answer, as Curt Ellis of FoodCorps says, is school cafeterias.” Forbes

See first graders meet pumpkins at Rio Regenerative Farm near Oxnard

October 11, 2024: “Tamara Masri, a FoodCorps specialist, showed first graders from Rio Del Norte School the process of growing pumpkins during a field trip to the Rio Regenerative Farm.” Ventura County Star

FoodCorps member Xena Wiley stands in front of a classroom full of students, wearing a grey FoodCorps sweatshirt.
Watch the video from KSDK 5 On Your Side of FoodCorps in action in St. Louis.

National food justice organization FoodCorps aims to plant food education and access in St. Louis schools

September 26, 2024: “A national food justice organization wants to expand its footprint in St. Louis. Since 2010, FoodCorps has positioned itself at the intersection of food and education systems.” KSDK, 5 On Your Side

Sippican School to participate in ecological literacy program with local non-profit for second year

September 19, 2024: “Students learned about science while beautifying their school by planting a variety of fast growing crops in Sippican’s newly-built raised gardening beds.” Sippican Week

FoodCorps member Bridgette Byrd teaching a class in Newark, New Jersey. News photo by Danielle Vuono of The Monclarion.

Combatting food insecurity in urban New Jersey areas

May 29, 2024: “FoodCorps member Bridgette Byrd travels to different schools teaching children the value of healthy eating.” The Montclarion

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