It takes a dedicated team to provide in-depth experience for school children to learn first-hand about food. The Roswell Independent School District’s (RISD) Student Nutrition program has the support of many partners, including Healthy Kids Chaves County, Chaves County Cooperative … Continue Reading >
By: Josh Hodge, La Semilla Food Center Service Member As my service term heads into the final stretch, I reflect on many things. My service focuses almost entirely on hands on learning, with some elements of healthy school meals. Within … Continue Reading >
By: Anahi Mena-Hernandez, La Semilla Food Center Service Member At the beginning of the school year, we conducted a study called veggie meter, in which the goal was to measure the amount of vegetable consumption in children from first to … Continue Reading >
By: Cezanne Sanchez, John Hopkins Center for American Indian Health at Santo Domingo Pueblo Hello, my name is Cezanne and I am an Edible School Garden Teacher and FoodCorps service member for the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health … Continue Reading >
By: Anahi Mena-Hernandez, La Semilla Food Center Service Member I once believed that the biggest challenge about farming in the Chihuahuan desert had more to do with the difficulty of growing food in such an extreme climate. My greatest trial of … Continue Reading >
By Josh Hodge, La Semilla Food Center FoodCorps Service Member When my social studies teaching position ended last may I was clueless at where I would be working next. Needless to say I was depressed. It wasn’t the prospect on … Continue Reading >
By Mallory Garcia, Albuquerque Public School Wellness Department Service Member Gardens take so much work. They are incredibly needy in their infancy; procuring soil, seeds, tools, raw materials for raised beds, benches and fences. Some projects can seem too big … Continue Reading >
School Gardens: Creating Ideas for Creative Writing and Positive Attitudes Towards Healthy Foods by Fallon Bader Wilson Middle school is located in the international district of Albuquerque; a neighborhood with low access and attitudes towards healthy foods. While the neighborhood … Continue Reading >
By Liz Sims, La Plazita Institute Service Member Beginning in August 2015, students council members gather twice a week at 6:30 AM for mandatory attendance as the sun rises behind Atrisco Heritage Academy High School (AHA). One team, the student … Continue Reading >
by Josh Jasso, La Semilla Food Center Service Member My interest in seed saving is relatively new compared to my interest in growing food – which really seems counter-intuitive. How can you grow food without seed? Why haven’t I … Continue Reading >
