FoodCorps Call for Host Sites
August 30th, 2010 By Debra Eschmeyer
A new service program promises to recruit an army of volunteers to help transform school food and, perhaps, groom a new generation of farmers.
Over the last three years, I have received thousands of emails, calls, letters, and in person requests from around the country reiterating the same query: “I love the concept of Farm to School programs, but how do I get started in my community’s school? Our budgets are tight and we just don’t have the sweat equity and the labor to pull it off.”
Normally, I answer by walking through the steps of starting a program and briefly assessing the situation in the school environment: do they have a working kitchen? Are there local farmers interested in selling to the school? Is the Food Service Director on board with incorporating fresh, local product? And so on.
But this time, I can excitedly add to my answer, “Have you heard of FoodCorps?” Read More