Farm to School
Foodcorps
FoodCorps is a national nonprofit service organization that describes its purpose as connecting “kids to healthy food in school, so they can lead healthier lives and reach their full potential.” Focused on high-needs schools, members serve where 50% or more of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Your involvement enables this essential program to continue.
In 2011, Groundwork became a founding service site for FoodCorps, and today we remain a FoodCorps service site, with a service member active in schools in Boyne Falls, Pellston, Alanson and East Jordan. Through FoodCorps, our staff and service members work directly with school administrators to prepare hands-on lessons, improve the health of meals and create a healthy food culture.
Please contact Jen Schaap for more information about how FoodCorps programming can help your school’s children establish lifelong healthy food skills.
- Take action!
- Offer to volunteer to assist FoodCorps Service members.
- During school board public comment periods, express support for FoodCorps work.
- Join or form a committee to update your school's healthy food policy.
WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW?
Foodcorps News
Cori joins the nationwide conversation about improving local food distribution
Photo above: The journey from farm to plate can be complicated and costly. Groundwork's Cori Fitzpatrick has joined 73 other food system professionals from across the country to smooth the way and help farmers and eaters. Groundwork’s Farm to Institution Specialist,...
Key takeaways from the recent National Farm to Cafeteria Conference
ABOVE: Photo courtesy of the National Farm to School Network. Momentum!By Christina Barkel, Food Equity SpecialistMore momentum is surging through farm to school work than ever before. At the recent National Farm to Cafeteria Conference—the 10th annual—success...
Our children and our farmers need us to fight for 10 Cents a Meal funding
ABOVE: Jane Lively, farmer at The Lively Farm. This piece first published in the Traverse City Record-Eagle Agriculture Forum. Let’s say that somewhere in the world there’s a category titled “The Best That Good Governance Can Bring.” When we think of that...