Oct 30, 2023 | Blog
By Molly Monahan, AmeriCorps Food Educator How does the fall season make you feel? Perhaps you experience the back to school feels, whether begrudging or exhilarating. Certainly the pumpkin spice latte brigade rises to the occasion in full force, as does the spooky...
Mar 18, 2023 | Blog
Students at Skyline Elementary try Lentil Stew for the first time. Food Educator Jack leads a Plant Part Salad lesson. By Maggie Chen, AmeriCorps Food Educator The Common Threads team has wrapped up our cooking season and is preparing to get back outside for garden...
Feb 23, 2023 | Blog
Kindergarteners at Northern Heights Elementary portion out plant part salad so that everyone can have a taste! Corinne Hill-James leading the lesson on plant part salad. Written by Corinne Hill-James, AmeriCorps Food Educator After nearly a 3-year hiatus, Common...
Feb 23, 2022
COMMON THREADS’ PROGRAMS We believe: School and community based programs are essential so that no child faces access barriers to food education When gardening, cooking and eating are presented in a positive peer environment, kids are more likely to take risks...
Feb 10, 2022 | Blog
Written by Corinne Hill-James, Response Corps Member In October of 2021, all Common Threads staff, board members, and Americorps service members attended an online workshop titled, “Uprooting Racism in the Food System,” presented by Soul Fire Farm. Soul Fire Farm is a...
