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Victory Gardens a Boon in Hard Times

In hard times, Americans have always turned to gardening. Dr. Rose Hayden-Smith discusses modern lessons from the Victory Garden movements of World War I and World War II.
By Rose Hayden-Smith

Meet the Fellows

Fred Bahnson

Fred Bahnson, co-founder of Anathoth Community Garden, is a North Carolina writer and farmer working to expand the involvement of faith-based communities in food and agriculture.

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Introducing FoodCorps

The vision for FoodCorps is to recruit young adults for a yearlong term of public service in school food systems.
By Curt Ellis Debra Eschmeyer

Gardening for the Next Generation

From Farmville to FoodCorps to the Obama Administration's Let's Move campaign, the time is ripe for getting young folks off the couch and into the soil.
By Debra Eschmeyer

Food Corps Shovel Ready

Monday, April 26, 2010 at 1:11 pm

Live From the White House Childhood Obesity Summit

Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 2:27 pm

Jamie Oliver: Stirring Up a Food Fight

Friday, March 26, 2010 at 10:33 am

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Takes IATP Food and Society Fellows' Videos on the Road

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 5:10 pm

Michelle Obama: “Our Kids Don't Decide What's Served To Them In The School Cafeteria”

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 6:31 pm