Blog posts categorized with FoodPrints

FoodPrints summer students visited DC Central Kitchen, joining their team in preparing meals and fighting hunger in DC communities.

For five weeks this summer, students at four elementary schools across Washington, D.C. have taken part in FoodPrints' hands-on educational activities as part of the DC Public Schools Summer Academies.

GW PhD Candidate Christie St. Pierre presented findings and outcomes from a series of focus groups with 78 current and former FoodPrints students at the annual meeting of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) in Uppsala, Sweden.

Here are a few activities that can awaken this connection between us and our surroundings—whether in the kitchen, outside in the park, or walking on the sidewalk—the possibilities for screen-free activities are endless!

In a new frontier of collaboration between our programs, FRESHFARM is now running our first school farm stands at FoodPrints sites: Whittier Elementary in Ward 4 and Simon Elementary in Ward 8.

Raised by two public school teachers, this parent knows the value of a quality education. As a doctor and mother now, she is passionate about her kids learning the importance of their health. Read Dr. G's letter to the DC Council about why she is grateful her kids have FoodPrints in school.

A passionate letter to DC Council from Sara Akbar, parent of a student at Marie Reed, in support of FoodPrints. Sara writes that her son, "defaults to fruit before candy; he will eat raw spinach as a snack not potato chips. I didn’t teach him this. He learned this at school."

Simple Gardening Recommendations From FoodPrints