Grants support our effort to Veggie-cate the First State

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.

HFHK Founder and President Dr. Thianda Manzara said, "Delaware is a gem of a state where paradoxically agriculture is a vital industry, 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.“