The Skillet

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.

Blindfolded, they were surrounded. With sight gone, their 4 other senses were heightened, as they carefully and silently ate what I put on their plates. Round 1, one veggie&#8230; Round 2, another. Contestants thought: I&#8217;ve tasted this before, what can it be?! I think maybe corn? I reported, &#8220;Incorrect, it was a beet.&#8221; Round 3, something &hellip; <a href="https://foodcorps.org/5th-grade-veggie-competition-of-garbanzo-proportions/">Continued</a>

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.

In honor of National Farm to School Month, we are taking a close look at the work of our service members serving in Native Communities. We have service members in the Navajo, Tohono O’odham, and Apache tribes. &nbsp; Prior to the existence of schools, indigenous elders educated their youth about agricultural practices and food. From &hellip; <a href="https://foodcorps.org/farm-to-school-in-native-communities-a-new-name-for-an-ancient-practice/">Continued</a>

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.