FoodCorps Announces Rachel Willis, Longtime Educator and Board Member, As President
The Beet: Jerusha’s got it.
What you are doing is amazing… Who are you? Jerusha Klemperer What do you do? I am the Communications Director for FoodCorps. Where are you from? I am from New York City, less than a quarter mile away from FoodCorps headquarters. What was your favorite meal growing up? My favorite meal was a version of … Continued
The Color of Food
This spring Natasha Bowens, an urban farmer and the blogger behind Brown Girl Farming and the multimedia project The Color of Food, published a travelogue, of sorts, that chronicles her time spent driving across the country talking to farmers of color. The book is extraordinary. In giving voice to these practitioners, it ends up giving … Continued
Growing Community: Looking back on two years of FoodCorps service in Kalispell
This year in Kalispell it seemed the calendar turned straight from winter to summer. The early thaw lifted a thick blanket of snow from our school gardens and left them bursting with green garlic shoots in what felt like a matter of days. This early summer has been a bit of a mixed blessing; it … Continued
15 Garden Jokes for Classrooms and Families
Our favorite kid-tested garden jokes for laughs at school or at home.
How to get kids to eat healthy food? Let them cook it!
As a FoodCorps Service Member, it brings me so much joy to see students getting excited about eating healthy food. It warms my heart seeing countless kids jumping up and down in the cafeteria when they see me pull out my taste-testing cart. But what makes my heart swell even larger is seeing kids get … Continued
An Evening of Stories
“Stories can sometimes get at the complexity of the impact we’re having in a way that numbers don’t always show.” — Jerusha Klemperer, FoodCorps Co-founder FoodTalks is an evening of stories about farm to school in action. We’ve had this evening three years in a row now, and we’re pleased to be able to share … Continued
#GimmeFive: FIVE ways FoodCorps Members Help Connect Kids to Real Food
Happy 5th Anniversary, Let’s Move! First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! program has helped kids eat healthier and be more active so they can reach all their dreams. To celebrate the fifth anniversary, I am challenging YOU to #GimmeFive examples of how you are changing your habits to lead a healthier life. Do you walk to school or work? Have you … Continued
Teaching Kids will Make You a Better Farmer
I have had a variety of different positions throughout the course of my life working with kids and youth development. Somewhere along the way, I got this notion in my head that I don’t think you can truly understand something unless you can break it down simply enough to explain it to a seven year … Continued
The power of choice
I serve at Kimball Elementary School in DC. At school, I often hear teachers discussing how to help their students achieve more. Every day they are nurturing their students’ progress. This progress is measured informally with classroom discussions and formally with homework assignments and tests. But, as an educator whose “classroom” is sometimes the cafeteria, … Continued
10 Tips for a Successful Cooking Class
Here’s how to make the most of your cooking class.