Nutrition Education for Limited Resource Communities
FRESHFARM provides SNAP-Ed nutrition education to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables and healthy foods that limited-resource children and families are eating in Washington, DC.
This project is federally funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – SNAP.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider. (See the USDA non-discrimination policy below.)
This organization follows the USDA civil rights policies.
Nutrition Education in Schools
FRESHFARM provides evidence-based food and garden education for preschool and elementary school students through FoodPrints classes at four DC public elementary schools through the FoodPrints model. This model:
- Engages students in gardening, cooking and eating nutritious foods, and learning academic content through a standards-based food and garden education curriculum.
- Increases student knowledge of nutrition and culinary skills.
- Promotes the development of positive food environments at schools.
Nutrition Education in Early Childhood Education Centers
FRESHFARM provides food education and community engagement to create community around nutritious food and support positive food environments in Early Childhood Education (ECE) centers in Washington, DC.
- Food Educators teach food education lessons for young children to increase exposure and familiarity with seasonal produce.
- Food Educators create opportunities for positive exposure to nutritious food and culinary skills training for ECE center staff and parents/caregivers.
- Produce supplied directly from FRESHFARM’s farmers markets by our Pop-Up Food Hub is used to prepare nutritious snacks or meals for young children.
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regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions
participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race,
color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any
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program information may be made available in languages other than English.
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
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(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.