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The Skillet

Welcome to the Skillet, our home for stories about the joy and power of food. Read on to learn more about the future we’re working toward.

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Honoring Juneteenth Through Food, Joy, and Reflection

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Hannah Moore, FoodCorps member in Maine, talks to students at a lunch room table
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When President Obama Calls Your Name: Meet Hannah Moore, FoodCorps Member

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FoodCorps Kindred Fellows Convene in Washington, D.C., to Advocate for School Meals and Food Education

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This week, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman released a Farm Bill

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FoodCorps' Statement on Chairman Boozman's Farm Bill Draft

Hannah Moore, FoodCorps member in Maine, talks to students at a lunch room table

When President Obama shouted out Hannah Moore, a current FoodCorps member with Cumberland

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When President Obama Calls Your Name: Meet Hannah Moore, FoodCorps Member

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Bridgette Byrd, a Black woman with dark curly hair pulled back with a headband and wearing a green FoodCorps shirt and jeans, holds a garlic bulb while smiling and talking to a student whose back is to the camera. A student wearing purple glasses stands next to Bridgette, and around them are grass, flowers, and other garden materials.
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“Newark Chose Me”: A Talk with Bridgette Byrd

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6 Ways to Engage Parents to Grow Healthy Families

Parents and FoodCorps service members have to work together; it can take up to a

June 28, 2016

6 Ways to Engage Parents to Grow Healthy Families

A Farm With A Focus on Community

Natasha Hegmann and

September 30, 2019

A Farm With A Focus on Community

A New Bill Aims to Fix Food Waste in Schools

By Lisa Held for Civil Eats United States Representative Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)

January 17, 2020

A New Bill Aims to Fix Food Waste in Schools

A Partnership Engages Schoolchildren to Design Their Own Healthy Meals

By Sarah Miller for Nonprofit Quarterly Through their Reimagining School Cafeterias initiative,

January 11, 2020

A Partnership Engages Schoolchildren to Design Their Own Healthy Meals

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After Federal Cuts to Nutrition Support, Kids Will Pay the Price July 3, 2025—Today,

July 03, 2025

After Federal Cuts to Nutrition Support, Kids Will Pay the Price

April 18, 2010

AmeriCorps Announces Planning Support for New Program: FoodCorps

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Saving the Season

Madyson Versteeg is a FoodCorps Service Member in Billings, MT. Billings, the largest city in Montana, has been my home for just under two months. I am still surprised by discovering a new café that uses local ingredients, by the rewarding interactions with numerous community members on a daily basis, and by the first snow on &hellip; <a href="https://foodcorps.org/saving-the-season/">Continued</a>

Huffington Post: Deb Eschmeyer on the full school food equation
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Huffington Post: Deb Eschmeyer on the full school food equation

Deb Eschmeyer, FoodCorps' co-founder and Director of Partnerships and Policy, weighs in on the recent school lunch debate.

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Annie’s® Grows Its ‘Gardens Of Goodness’ Initiative With Support Of FoodCorps Fellows

Annie's® Grows Its 'Gardens Of Goodness' Initiative With Support Of FoodCorps Fellows Oct 01, 2012 - Grants for Gardens and Sustainable Agriculture Scholarship applications are also available as part of Annie's ongoing commitment to school gardens.

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FoodCorps Launches Second Program Year With New States, 84% Growth in Service Force

FOODCORPS LAUNCHES SECOND PROGRAM YEAR WITH NEW STATES, 84% GROWTH IN SERVICE FORCE Aug 13, 2012 - 80 Service Members and 12 FoodCorps Fellows Set Out to Improve School Food

Grist: What happens to school gardens in the summer?
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Grist: What happens to school gardens in the summer?

Service members Katy Brantley and Dana Stevens share how they keep awesome school garden programming going all summer long.