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Join us on Friday, May 15th from 5:30-8:00pm for an unforgettable garden party at Historic Oakdale Farm in Chadds Ford, PA graciously hosted by Libby and George Trammell.

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It’s our dream to have a garden in every interested Delaware school! This year HFHK will expand to several new schools in Kent and Sussex Counties, and will hire a new Program Coordinator to help serve these schools. HFHK is grateful for the support of our expansion, especially to FMC for a generous multi-year grant, the State of Delaware for awarding us the Specialty Crop Block Grant, the Laffey McHugh Foundation for supporting the additional supervisory staff time that will accompany this transformative transition, and to all our amazing individual donors. Your contributions have turned this vision into a reality. According to HFHK Founder and President, Dr. Thianda Manzara: “Delaware is a gem of a state, where paradoxically, agriculture is a vital industry, and yet many children think food comes from a grocery store. In HFHK school gardens, children learn otherwise, while having joyful experiences that enhance their intellectual, physical, and emotional well-being. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to improve agricultural literacy and health of all our state’s children, and to do our part to help prepare them to lead Delaware into the future.“ We wish you a year of health and happiness as we embark on our quest to Veggie-cate the First State together!

Passionate about healthy eating and gardening, and a true ambassador for HFHK, Alisha Beckford has volunteered with us on our PR committee for two years and currently serves as our PR committee chair extraordinaire.

From assisting with social media content, to community outreach events, to taking minutes at our bi-monthly meetings, we are most grateful for her dedication and support of HFHK. Follow us on Facebook and twitter to see her posts and tweets featuring healthy recipes that highlight seasonal vegetables! Interested in volunteering? Click HERE to see how you can become involved.

This spring HFHK welcomed our new Children’s Garden Educator & Program Coordinator, Jen Cipolla to our staff. Jen will be leading student field trips in the teaching garden at Penn Historic Farm as well as assisting with our Education Cultivation school vegetable garden program.

We spread our message that vegetables are delicious, an important part of a healthy lifestyle and easy to grow at this year’s Philadelphia Science Festival Carnival organized by the Franklin Institute.

What is there to look forward to in the dog days of summer? Tomatoes, beans, and peas, oh my! Nativity Preparatory Academy a tuition free private boys middle school and Serviam Girls Academy, its sister school, decided to continue the growing season over the summer.