Waterville students learn from FoodCorps program, Morning Sentinel reports
The Morning Sentinel reported a FoodCorps service member is working with students at the Albert S. Hall School in Waterville to encourage healthful eating and living. About 70 fifth-grade students recently took part in a farm-to-school taste-testing event that included a discussion with Nell Finnigan of Misty Brook Farm in Albion, which supplied the vegetables; and Sam McClean, a FoodCorps service member who has been working with the children since September, according to the article. FoodCorps is part of AmeriCorps, and service members work in schools and with educators and community leaders to help encourage children to eat good food and lead healthful lives. McClean, who will continue working at the school this year and next year, has been teaching the students about nutrition, engaging them in hands-on activities such as gardening and cooking, and ensuring them access to school meals created with produce from local farms, the article states. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension oversees the Maine FoodCorps, which is the state branch of the national program. The Portland Press Herald also published the article.