Fresh Take Blog

On March 31, we gathered our incredible community to celebrate 20 years of FoodPrints’ joyful, hands-on food and garden education in Washington DC, public elementary schools. With over 100 guests in attendance, the party was filled with the same passion, joy, and dedication that have defined the program from the very beginning.

FRESHFARM’s Growth Campaign shows how investing in organizational capacity strengthened fundraising, operations, and crisis response across the region.

We're celebrating the students, parents, FoodPrints teachers, and classroom teachers that made a decade of partnership at Kimball Elementary possible.

Student Graham Kelly testified to DC Council to advocatefor continued funding for FoodPrints

At Cook Camp, FoodPrints educators collaborate to test classroom recipes, refining lessons that foster cooking skills, curiosity, and joyful learning across DC schools.

A two-year study with GW’s Milken Institute School of Public Health shows FoodPrints increases food literacy in elementary students—boosting knowledge, confidence, and lifelong healthy eating skills.

This winter, members of the FRESHFARM FoodPrints community are writing to the DC Council in support of the FoodPrints program as the District develops its fiscal year 2027 budget.

It's National CSA Week! Check out the farmers in the FRESHFARM network that have CSAs and learn more about this food-system building practice.