In a school lunchroom, it’s common many students are eating sandwiches that mom or dad have wrapped in plastic and put in a brown paper bag. But, lunch at a Belfast elementary school looked a little different Thursday.

FoodCorps service members in California are engaging students in hands-on science and gardening lessons, teaching them about worms and compost.

FoodCorps service member Tracy Ryan delivers hands-on food education to kids in two elementary schools. The grant will support another year of service!

Add Passion and Stir is a podcast hosted by the founder and chairman of Share Our Strength. In this episode, Curt Ellis talks food and politics with the host.

How FoodCorps service member Adriana used 500 daffodils to bridge a divide (both literally and figuratively) between two schools.

“Local, sustainably caught tuna was served up in the Driftwood School cafeteria in Port Orford on Thursday, Dec. 13, and the students were treated not only to tuna, but to stories from two local fishermen, who caught the fish, shared about their occupation and what it is like to be out in the ocean.”

The farm bill covers way more than just farms—it deals with everything from forestry to animal welfare to organic research. While the bill is far from perfect, it does have a number of wins to celebrate. Here are four things we’re proud to have supported about the 2018 farm bill.

“Immigrant families make up a large part of the local community in New Brunswick. When these families adapt to new lifestyles and food choices, children can become the drivers of these changes due to their bilingual skills and greater exposure to the newer food and lifestyle choices, what they learn in the school environment and peer pressure.”