This fall, pending funding, we’ll be partnering with Edible Schoolyard NYC to connect New Yorkers to real food and help them grow up healthy!
Edible Brooklyn covers FoodCorps’ possible expansion to New York City.
By Claire Brown
“We’ve long admired the work of FoodCorps, the AmeriCorps-affiliated organization that places members in schools across the nation to help start gardens, teach nutrition and advocate for improved access to fresh and healthy food. And we’re not the only ones to fawn over the program: They received over 1,000 applicants for 50 slots in their first year (an acceptance rate lower than Yale), although co-founder and communications director Jerusha Klemperer emphasizes that acceptance doesn’t necessarily correlate with academic prowess or a conventionally impressive résumé. They encourage anyone interested in food and passionate about teaching to apply, and no college degree is required.
Starting in the fall of 2015, FoodCorps may be coming to the Big Apple. They’re waiting for AmeriCorps to confirm funding and a final number of members, but they’re hoping to place 10 service members around the city this year. Because FoodCorps always partners with local organizations to best address a community’s needs, they’ve selected Edible Schoolyard NYC to anchor the New York City chapter and identify placements for each member.”
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