Kids need proper nutrition to maximize their learning potential. That’s why FoodCorps is reimagining school cafeterias.

Farm to school advocates — like FoodCorps alum Allyson Mrachek — shared their learnings and successes on Capitol Hill in advance of Farm to School Month.

FoodCorps service members are supporting taste tests and other programming during the soft launch of Hartford’s new farm to school initiative.

Groton’s farm to school program teaches kids where their food comes from, ways they can cook and eat it, and what the food does for their bodies.

A $2.3 million grant from the Walmart Foundation will help support FoodCorps’ mission to connect students to healthy food in schools.

Natasha and Pete met in Montana while serving in FoodCorps. They knew early on that they wanted to start a farm together focused on their mutual interest in food and social justice.

A Howell High School graduate has won a national essay contest that aims to raise awareness about hunger in schools and communities across the county. 

“It’s amazing to see how many kids are actually interested in tasting vegetables when they’re involved in growing them.”

FoodCorps hopes to “reimagine” the cafeteria experience as one in which school meals become “opportunities for connection over a meal with culturally relevant ingredients in a warm, joyful, and convivial environment.”

Building on its impact of direct service in schools, FoodCorps is working on changing the narrative about food in schools and reimagining the cafeteria.