• HFHK Supports Racial Equity

    In line with our mission, Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids is addressing racial inequities in a unique way with our school garden program.  By teaching diverse students in Delaware schools to develop lifelong wholesome eating habits, our intent is to help address the health inequities that some minority populations experience.  We also support the efforts of others to create a country where everyone is treated fairly and given opportunities to succeed.

  • COVID-19 Update

    All of us at Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids continue to take steps to ensure our organization remains strong during these uncertain times. We look forward to renewing students’  joy for planting and reaping the benefits of vegetable gardening this fall.

  • Help us “Veggie-cate” the First State!

    Our goal at Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids is to teach every child in Delaware that vegetables are fun to grow and delicious to eat. Now in more than 30 schools, our programs are designed to bring every student into the garden for joyful hands-on learning experiences.

  • School based gardening programs work

    School-based gardening programs improve students’ academic achievement and also improve their eating habits, a trend which even continues into adulthood.

  • Do your kids refuse to try new veggies?

    Would you be ecstatic if your child would eat arugula, spinach, turnips, radishes, and bok choy? We here at Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids are known as the “vegetable whispers.” We have the magical ability to get kids to try, and once they’ve tried, many find out that they actually like it!

With 33 schools across the state, Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids has touched the lives of over 12,000 Delaware school kids and helped them grow 500,000 radishes. But that's just the tip of the iceberg lettuce. Our goal is to put a garden in every school in the state. Please help us! Volunteer. Donate. Sponsor.

What We Do

Our Impact

School-based Garden Programs Work! HFHK is more than radishes, turnips, and arugula. HFHK is about a healthier future for today’s kids. HFHK’s Education Cultivation Program is designed to assist schools in delivering curriculum that impacts three critical areas: nutrition and health, science learning, and life skills. Because our HFHK students participate in the school garden over several years and growing seasons, they can grow in their understanding of gardening science as well as their love of vegetables.

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School Garden Program

We are “The First State school garden experts!” Our program is specifically designed to fit into the academic year and promote student health. HFHK’s Education Cultivation program provides hands-on gardening activities through lessons that support Delaware State learning standards. Students experience “seed to table” growing each spring AND fall, and EAT fresh vegetables they’ve grown in their cafeterias.

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Our School Partners

We’ve started a movement to “Veggie-cate the First State!” Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids’ goal is to bring our vegetable gardening program to every interested Delaware school. We currently work with schools in Red Clay, Christina, Brandywine, Colonial, and Cape Henlopen School Districts, as well as several private and charter schools.  Our strength is a reproducible program that is practical for busy teachers.

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Mission

Our mission is to inspire healthier lives by providing youth with joyful school gardening experiences and opportunities to eat the garden-fresh vegetables they’ve grown.

Our vision is a vegetable garden in every school, leading to generations of healthy families throughout Delaware.

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