Hello! My name is Margarita Gonzalez and I had the opportunity to serve as an Americorps Food Educator with Common Threads Farm in Bellingham, Washington. Common Threads focuses on food and garden education, mainly with kids, through garden lessons in the spring and...
written by AmeriCorps Food Educator, Hannah Allen-Young I started my position as an AmeriCorps Food Educator with Common Threads in the Summer of 2019. I felt simultaneously ready to teach and way out of my depth. Most of all though I was excited to get started on...
Written by Tessa Bolon, AmeriCorps Food Educator I applied to Common Threads when I was living in Florida, and was super excited to be outdoors and teaching children (two of my favorite things). However, COVID-19 had different plans, and I quickly realized that both...
This year’s team of AmeriCorps Food Educators created these great resources for teachers who have been teaching virtually during the pandemic. Check it out to see some science-based lessons for kids in 3rd-5th grade: 3rd Grade Lesson 1: Rainfall Representations...
Written by Giorgie DePaolis and photo by Ana Prussia, AmeriCorps Food Educators L. terrestris, the common earthworm. In Bellingham, we see our red, slithery friend often — on sidewalks during and after a good downpour, in our gardens, and beside urban trails, to...
