Fresh Take Blog

The Pop-Up Food Hub keeping families and seniors fed during the COVID-19 crisis.

Give Local Together in support of FRESHFARM's COVID-19 response

During this time school is closed, we are staying connected to our families through FoodPrints Anywhere – regular posts to sustain FoodPrints learning with activities that help build nutrition knowledge, extend science and math education, and help families cook and eat nutritious food together at home.

Earth Day 2020 - 50th Anniversary talk with Hana Newcomb of Potomac Vegetable Farms

Since the world has changed in the last four weeks, FRESHFARM has continued working to support local agriculture, improve food access, and promote nutrition education by adapting quickly to continue operating while following social distancing norms.

During COVID-19, the Pop-Up Food Hub is delivering fresh produce directly from farmers to the families who need it most.

We very much miss working with our partner school communities while school is closed! However, we are taking advantage of this time to create online resources to maintain continuity of learning for students and to extend and enhance our in-school curriculum for at-home learners of all ages (while continuing to cook and garden at home!).

Our school gardens may be quiet places in the chilly February air -- our crops dormant as they await warmer spring weather to grow tall and strong. But walk inside any FoodPrints classroom throughout the city, and you’ll see bright, bustling places where winter’s gray skies don’t interrupt the learning and fun.