By Abi Phillips, FoodCorps Fellow in Mississippi
There’s a quiet but constant community of growers across Mississippi. Driving through Louisville, MS you’ll catch glimpses of enormous backyard plots, overflowing with mustard greens and stretching tall with okra. Heading …
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By Laura Budde, FoodCorps Fellow in Maine
After moving to Maine over a year ago for FoodCorps, I frequently found myself thinking: “People here know how to live, and they know how to live darn well.” I kept telling myself that if the apocalypse ever does come, let …
By Sebastian Naskaris, FoodCorps Fellow, North Carolina
Last year, as a FoodCorps service member, I often had this moment after serving in a school garden when I would think, “kids say the darndest things while working in school gardens.”
This often came after a …
In 2011 I graduated college, found a place with FoodCorps, and moved to a small town in the Ozark mountains called Marshall, Arkansas. As a service member, I moved to a new community, bringing with me a passion for healthy eating and a sizable helping of ideas for my new …
“Class, anyone know what a garden is?” Mostly, I get apprehensive looks, but suddenly one 4 year-old shouts, “it is where things grow!”
This morning I led a group of 4 year olds around the SAGE (Starker Arts Garden for Education) garden with Corvallis service member …
Johny Grant started ranching in the Deer Lodge Valley in the 1850’s. Since then, ranching has come to define the social, political and economic fabric of Montana. Cattle outnumber people by three to one.
Having spent my entire life in Washington, DC, a city where …
KNOWLEDGE: Nutrition Education
The typical elementary student receives just 3.4 hours of nutrition education each year. FoodCorps Service Members work with teachers to increase the quality and quantity of nutrition education, and we work hard to make it fun. Service …
Kathleen Yetman – FoodCorps Fellow
Kathleen Yetman is the Arizona FoodCorps Fellow. She lives and works on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in eastern Arizona. She spent last year as a FoodCorps service member teaching gardening and nutrition to third, fourth, and …
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