Urban Agriculture Education

Change Comes to Camden Street Learning Garden

Change Comes to Camden Street Learning Garden

As we eagerly await the arrival of spring and the many changes that come with it, Inter-Faith Food Shuttle has a change of its own to announce: the promotion of Marshall Dietrich as our new Community Garden Manager in our Agriculture Department!

Garden Harvest Feeds School Families

Garden Harvest Feeds School Families

As a FoodCorps AmeriCorps service member, I have been working closely with Bugg Elementary School’s faculty and staff through the Urban Agriculture Education program to help grow their garden classroom into an inviting space full of fresh fall vegetables.

Virtually Bringing a Garden to Life with Sprout Scout Leader Allison

Virtually Bringing a Garden to Life with Sprout Scout Leader Allison

What do plastic vegetables, 10,000 mosquito bites and glue sticks all have in common? During the week, all three are a big part of my day before 7 a.m. Having spent the last five years working as an outdoor educator, this is pretty normal stuff, but this time around, I’m adding a camera and a tripod into the mix—all with the goal of producing the Sprout Scouts Virtual Adventures digital learning series.

Food Shuttle Expands Into the World of Digital Learning

Food Shuttle Expands Into the World of Digital Learning

Education is a key component in the solution to hunger and the new digital education programs are a true expression of the Food Shuttle’s mission to pioneer innovative, transformative solutions designed to end hunger in our community. Concentrating on the areas of Community Health and Urban Agriculture, the Food Shuttle is expanding its reach to focus on one of the organization’s greatest strengths: education as a means of empowering people to overcome the burden of hunger.

Food Shuttle Welcomes 2018-2019 AmeriCorps Members

Food Shuttle Welcomes 2018-2019 AmeriCorps Members

The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is excited to have two new Food Corps AmeriCorps members, Nathalie Kauz and Annie Kersting, and a new Share Our Strength AmeriCorps member, Caity Ashley, join the Food Shuttle staff for one year. Hear from our new AmeriCorps to learn what brought them to the Food Shuttle!