Ultraprocessed Foods 101: What to Know About UPFs
Washington Post: “FoodCorps steps in to help schools do what they couldn’t otherwise afford.”
The Washington Post’s Jane Black profiles FoodCorps’ Maine program for her inaugural column, Smarter Food: “FoodCorps targets a key weakness in the growing and ever-more-fashionable effort to teach children where food comes from and wean them off french fries and pizza in the cafeteria,” Black writes. “It puts boots on the ground to develop the … Continued
Jackson Free Press: Local Service Member Named Person of the Day
Mississippi FoodCorps Service Member Abi Phillips was named person of the day for her work in local schools in Jackson.
Mark Bittman’s New York Times Blog: “FoodCorps Service Members Speak”
Mark Bittman’s blog features quotes from the incoming class of Service Members.
New York Times & Mark Bittman: “Food’s New Foot Soldiers”
America’s “Minimalist” chef lays out big ambitions for FoodCorps in a dedicated New York Times column.
Civil Eats: “FoodCorps Members Get Their Hands Dirty”
Slow Food USA’s Jerusha Klemperer writes about the FoodCorps orientation in Civil Eats. At a compost bin that doubles as a podium, urban farming hero Will Allen faced the inaugural class of 50 FoodCorps service members—sitting together in Milwaukee but about to spin out to ten states around the country–giving them advice for the year … Continued
FoodCorps Launches National Service Program
FoodCorps national service program kicks off with inaugural training for 50 youth leaders
FoodCorps Recruiting First Class of Service Members for School Food Systems
FoodCorps Recruiting First Class of Service Members for School Food Systems
Feb 01, 2011 – New York: Today, FoodCorps, a brand new and much anticipated national service program, opens applications for its first class of service members. Those selected will dedicate one year of full-time public service in school food systems – sourcing healthful local food for school cafeterias, expanding nutrition education programs, and building and tending school gardens.
AmeriCorps Announces Planning Support for New Program: FoodCorps
AmeriCorps Announces Planning Support for New Program: FoodCorps
Apr 18, 2010 – The founders of FoodCorps are gathering in Arizona next week to launch the planning process for their national AmeriCorps Farm to School and school garden service program. The program, funded under newly approved planning grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is expected to begin on-the-ground activities in 2011.