FoodCorps Welcomes Inaugural Cohort of Kindred Fellows
Sprout Scouts Take Field Trip to Mid Maine Technical Center
Sprout Scouts, led by Maine FoodCorps Service Member Emily Dufford, took a field trip to Mid Maine Technical Center and learned how to make pico de gallo with high school mentors!
Families gather for Butte’s first family cooking night
FoodCorps service members in Montana hosted hands-on family cooking nights and taught parents and students how to prepare healthy, low cost meals.
Maine Elementary School Starts Zero Waste Lunch Program
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.
More Funding for Healthy School Food Passes
After many twists and turns, Congress finally passed a package of spending bills for 2019. Some good news: more funding for food education!
Worms Make Great Compost at Oakland Schools
FoodCorps service members in California are engaging students in hands-on science and gardening lessons, teaching them about worms and compost.
Oregon Nonprofit Receives Grant for Garden Education
FoodCorps service member Tracy Ryan delivers hands-on food education to kids in two elementary schools. The grant will support another year of service!
FoodCorps Co-Founder & CEO Curt Ellis on Food as a Political Tool
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.
Planting Daffodils Builds a Bridge Between Two Schools
How FoodCorps service member Adriana used 500 daffodils to bridge a divide (both literally and figuratively) between two schools.
Government Shutdown: What It Means for Food and Nutrition Policy
At the time of publishing this article, the government shutdown has dragged on long enough to get itself named the longest in history. Here, we share how the shutdown is impacting a few of the policy areas that we at FoodCorps track closely.
Local tuna arrives at Driftwood School cafeteria, along with the fishermen
“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.”