NEW Food Education in the Classroom Microcredential for K-5 educators! Next session: Sept.7-Oct. 18.
While controversy about school food filled Congress and cafeterias, philanthropists have been turning to FoodCorps to power systems-change in the way kids eat.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by planting the seeds for healthy habits with FoodCorps Service Member Natalie Harris at Leckie Elementary School.
Donors and changemakers alike have a growing interest in food issues. The Chronicle of Philanthropy takes a look at FoodCorps and friends.
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, FoodCorps North Carolina Service Member Katie Rainwater talks about farm to school in Cherokee Central Schools, a recipient of USDA Farm to School grants.
The South Bronx section of New York City may have high obesity rates, but a FoodCorps member and an Edible Schoolyard NYC teacher are helping kids get out and garden, developing a taste for trying new foods.
Lowell, MA—the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution—is now fighting hunger and food insecurity with a real food revolution. Hear how from homegrown Christopher Horne, winner of the 2015 Victory Growers Award from C&S Wholesale Grocers.
FoodCorps’ new Alumni Grant Program is designed to make it easier for our alumni to access the resources they need to remain active members of the good food movement. Alumni can apply for grants to fund their own professional development, to organize service projects, or to provide seed funding for new ventures. We award 4 … Continued
New partnership with Edible Schoolyard NYC will help students get their hands dirty to learn healthy eating habits.
“I would rather have my daughter eat what you guys grow out there than the food I get off a truck,” said Georgiana Adson, Tuba City’s School Food Service Director and the mother of one of our Edible School Garden students. With that she approved our request to pursue Garden to Cafeteria certification for our … Continued
The Cherokee come from a tradition of health and agriculture, but today Cherokee adults are twice as likely to be obese as other North Carolinians. Our local partner Cherokee Choices and it’s farm to school program are working to empower the Cherokee to take back their health.