Making Messes to Make Memories
Last week after an interactive cooking lesson, I stood back and looked at the classroom. It was full of kids with kale in their teeth, honey on their hands, and shredded carrots that had somehow made it under their desks and in every nook and cranny of the classroom....Five Reasons to Love Lentils
A few weeks ago, a group of Ronan 2nd graders were asked to identify what Montana is famous for. Their list included: “big sky, wilderness and lentils.” Born and raised in Montana, I know that more than twice as many cows as people live in our state —...Cooking Chard with Kids: Science, Nutrition, and Fun
After making and eating Potato, Black Bean and Swiss Chard Hash in our class focusing on stems — you know, the part of a plant that moves water and nutrients up a plant, and sugars or “plant food” back down — one of the second graders approached me to say, “That...History and Hotbeds
As FoodCorps Service Members, we are constantly thinking about how to connect traditional school subjects to gardening and nutrition. We often teach science classes in the garden where kids can learn about plant parts, soil, garden critters and much more. It is also...Super-Awesome Greenhouse Beds of the Future!
Man, young people are cool! I am constantly amazed at what younger individuals are able to accomplish! Here at Hyalite we had the opportunity to build mobile greenhouse beds that can move in and out of the building. So like, when it is the middle of May and there just...Why I Love Egg Cartons and Toilet Paper
There’s this moment in the classroom; that moment when I, as an educator, realize that every student is engaged and that I am not doing anything. It’s a moment that I have been lucky to experience during my service term, but certainly not one that occurs every time I...Read moreQUIIIIIIIN – OAAAA
Seeds and Other Spring Miracles
As I write this, snow is blowing outside my window, BUT yesterday it was almost 70 and a little snow can’t stop me from declaring it spring! The hoop house is weeded, the soil is cultivated, and seedlings are growing in classrooms! My FoodCorps service year has been...My Favorite Day of The Week
“What is your favorite day of the week, Kelsie?? Is it Tuesday because you get to cook with us?” This is a question frequently asked by my second grade class and it got me thinking… As a FoodCorps member, what is my favorite day of the week? Every Monday I get to...
NCAT's Growing Leaders Youth Initiatives is nurturing the youth food revolution in Montana. Click here for inspiring videos about building healthy, accessible food systems.
Check out "Local Farms, Local Kids" a short documentary video about farm to school and its positive economic effects in western Montana produced by Lake County Community Development Corporation and Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center.
FoodCorps Montana Report!
Interested in learning how FoodCorps Montana has been creating a healthy food environment for schoolkids across Montana? Read the 2013 FoodCorps Montana Evaluation Report to get the dirt on what has made FoodCorps Montana such a hit in communities across the state.Check out this beautiful video about getting MT beef into MT school lunchrooms made by former FoodCorps fellow Lea Howe. Learn more about beef to schools and other farm to cafeteria programs at farmtocafeteria.ncat.org.