Please consider nominating HFHK in the Healthy Living category for the Lt. Governor’s Challenge! While this requires more “food for thought” than a few clicks, nominations are open now through May 28th. Please reach out with any questions. Read more … READ MORE
Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids (HFHK) has received at $49.117 grant from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware. The funds will help refurbish nine gardens that are part of HFHK’s Education Cultivation school vegetable garden program. Read Bay to Bay … READ MORE
| DDA & DHSS fund new garden builds in Kent, Sussex & New Castle Counties Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids expanded statewide with gardens and programming at three new schools, bolstered by our funding partners. |
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Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids (HFHK) has named Lydia Sarson their new Executive Director. Ms. Sarson succeeds founder and CEO Dr. Thianda Manzara, who retires later this year. Dr. Manzara will continue to serve as a science and technical advisor. … READ MORE
FMC Corporation, the Longwood Foundation, and the Delaware Department of Agriculture provide major funding
HFHK is taking major steps in March to grow its presence in Delaware with the help of several major funders.
FMC and The Longwood Foundation are … READ MORE
| Long past due, HFHK would like to recognize the many contributions of Chuck Dobbs. Chuck is Senior Project Architect for Tetra Tech in the Newark, Delaware office. Tetra Tech, a prominent Architectural and Engineering Design service firm in Delaware for over |
| As schools and students across the country adapt to new ways of learning, community efforts to create a more equitable food system are gaining momentum. The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation, which focuses on nutrition education and fresh food access, |
| Did you know gardening is a great way to support outdoor learning? While taking appropriate safety precautions, we continue to partner with schools to fill an important community need that has been heightened by the pandemic. COVID-19 didn’t stop these |
HFHK Board member, Lisa Hoffman, planted the seed for distributing seeds to the community. The idea flourished and Lisa, along with Children’s Garden Educator, Jen Cipolla, distributed veggie and herb seeds to 315 families! We are thrilled to see so … READ MORE
This spring we would like to recognize HFHK garden coordinator and high school social studies teacher, Melissa Tracy from Odyssey Charter School! In partnership with HFHK, the garden includes 24 raised beds with plans to expand in the courtyard post … READ MORE
