Food for Thought
Volunteer Generation Fund Training Offers Learning and Connection
One of my main roles as Community Food Coordinator is to provide capacity building and technical assistance to partner organizations throughout our service area. Much of this work is funded through the Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF), a unique grant program that provides resources focused on eliminating the root causes of hunger. We were fortunate to be one of the 11 recipients of the previous round of funding from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services.
Meet Hannah Taggart, Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program VISTA!
Farm to School AmeriCorps member, Nicole Kaczmarczyk, made healthy Baked Cinnamon Apple Parfaits with Pre-K students to teach them about healthy habits.
St. Anthony’s Pre-K Students Engage with Farm to School
Farm to School AmeriCorps member, Nicole Kaczmarczyk, made healthy Baked Cinnamon Apple Parfaits with Pre-K students to teach them about healthy habits.
Taste Tests: Engagement, Experience, Feedback
School districts across the country get involved in the farm to school movement by engaging in taste tests! They are held in the classroom, or in the cafeteria during student lunch periods, and provide many benefits to the schools, farms, and overall food environment....
Our Farm to School Team is Growing!
Kevin Brouillard, Farm to School AmeriCorps Member, is soon completing his term. Check out Kevin's goodbye message: The past nine months serving as a Farm to School Corps member have truly changed my career path and helped me create a community for myself at Sidney...
Food as Medicine Summit: November 6th
DoubleTree By Hilton Hotel Binghamton 225 Water Street, Binghamton, NY 13901 Registration Deadline: Friday, November 1st! The Food as Medicine Summit will bring together regional stakeholders around the critical connections between nutrition, food security, and...
October is Farm to School Month! Check out our exciting updates!
Jessica Barbini, Farm to School Coordinator and Jamie Henry, Program Assistant VISTA, visited Newark Valley High School to taste test a brand new Farm to School recipe! Students tried elotes, a Mexican street corn, which consists of an ear of corn with a tangy, cheesy...
Vestal Farmers’ Market Partners to Offer FVRx Program!
The Food and Health Network team took a field trip to the Vestal Farmers' Market last week to speak with Lisa Bloodnick, the Vestal Market Manager. Lisa told us that the market has been operating for 39 years and is the longest running market in Broome County. They...
Cooperstown Utilizes Community Partnerships to Increase Food Access!
The Cooperstown Farmers’ Market and Cooperstown Lions Club are partnering to help local SNAP recipients increase their spending power at the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market. The Lions are donating $2,000 per year, for two years, toward the SNAP Match program with the...