FoodCorps Responds to USDA Cuts to Local Food Spending
Should Students Help Create School Lunch Menus?
Three pilot programs let students customize their meals, participate in taste tests and think of new ways to redesign their school cafeterias.
FoodCorps Alum Emily Olsen to Head Cloud City Conservation Center
FoodCorps alum Emily Olsen will utilize her health equity and food justice experience as director of the Cloud City Conservation Center (C4) in Colorado.
What If Children Ran the School Lunchroom?
Through FoodCorps’ Reimagining School Cafeterias initiative, students at KairosPDX customize their meals, participate in taste tests and brainstorm ways to redesign their school cafeteria.
FoodCorps Service Member Gets Taste of Umatilla
Ellie Dutcher gets to know Oregon through food and gardening in her role as a FoodCorps service member.
FoodCorps Announces New Board Members
Kendal Chavez, Carla Vernón, and Rachel Willis have joined FoodCorps’ Board of Directors as of this month, bringing with them decades of experience.
FoodCorps Hosts Hill Day for Healthy Kids
Last month, FoodCorps alumni and partners gathered for a Hill Day in Washington, D.C. to meet with lawmakers and advocate for farm to school policies.
Conway, Arkansas Schools Create Halloween Taste Test to Encourage Healthy Habits For Students
Local sweet potatoes became “Scooby Snacks” in this Arkansas school district’s Halloween-themed taste test, inspiring kids to make healthier choices.
FoodCorps Partners With CoBank To Grow a Healthier Rural America
The partnership will support nutrition education and healthy school meals in five states and provide opportunities to strengthen farm-to-school connections during the 2019-2020 school year.
Year Two of Service Begins With A Summer Harvest and Cafeteria Improvement Plans
“My FoodCorps experience has solidified my belief that healthy, sustainable food should be available to every community.”
How School Nutrition is Fostering a Culture of Health in Michigan
FoodCorps will provide food education to over 3,500 Michigan students this year, with a goal of 6,000 young Michiganders embracing healthier habits by 2020.