Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids

08/17/2026

Something exciting is in the works!
A huge thank‑you to garden coordinators Maggie Kite (McVey Elementary) and Edgard Martinez (Stubbs Early Education Center) for sharing their wonderful gardening experiences with us. You were both fantastic and we appreciate you so much! And thank you to First Ascent Design for beautifully capturing these stories.
We’re thrilled about what’s coming next, and can’t wait to share more with you in the months ahead.

08/16/2026

Ready for a fun night out for a great cause? 🎉
Our partners at Next Gen North of the Delaware Community Foundation are hosting Co****le for Charity: Toss for Tots on Tuesday, September 15, 6–9 PM at Wilmington Brew Works North (1851 Marsh Rd, Wilmington). Toss a few bags, grab a drink, and support early childhood education in Delaware! More information and sign up here: https://delcf.ejoinme.org/tossfortots

08/14/2026

Looking for an easy, delicious idea to kick off the weekend? This yummy potato salad is the perfect summer side, simple to make, kid‑approved, and full of fresh flavor.
Give it a try and add a little veggie joy to your dinner table! For more recipes check out: https://www.healthyfoodsforhealthykids.org/recipes

08/10/2026

🌱 Volunteers Needed! 🌱
Leasure (May B.) Elementary School is getting a brand‑new school garden and we need your help to build it!
Join us as we construct garden beds, fill them with soil, and get this new learning space ready for students. We’ll bring the music and the good vibes; you just show up, and we’ll teach you everything you need to know. No experience required.
Bring friends, family, neighbors, everyone is welcome. Let’s build something beautiful together!
Sign up here: https://www.healthyfoodsforhealthykids.org/volunteer

08/10/2026

Thank you, 6abc Action News for highlighting HFHK’s expanding school garden program! 🌱 We’re so grateful to the Delaware Division of Small Business for awarding HFHK $15,000 through the Delaware Grocery Initiative. This support is helping us grow our work and reach more students across Delaware.

08/07/2026

These amazing ladies are absolute seed‑packing superstars. For three seasons running, members of the Village Improvement Association (VIA) of Rehoboth Beach have rolled up their sleeves to help us pack seeds for students and teachers across the state — supporting school garden education. This season they made 1,000 seed packets that will be distributed to schools all across Delaware! They also helped us prepare bilingual (English and Spanish) plant markers to identify crops in school gardens, making learning spaces more welcoming and accessible for all students.

We're so grateful for this partnership and excited to keep it growing with V.I.A.'s Environmental Committee, currently chaired by Shae and Barbara. Thank you for helping us get seeds and growing opportunities into the hands of students and educators.

Partnerships like this are what make our work possible. Thank you, V.I.A.!

08/06/2026

It was a beautiful day to celebrate a 20-year partnership! We had perfect weather and fabulous volunteers for Springer Middle School's garden rebuild, generously supported by the Laffey McHugh Foundation. The day began with visits from Senator Darius Brown and Ray Seigfried and a $15,000 donation from the Delaware Division of Small Business as part of the Delaware Grocery Initiative. Our volunteers made quick work of assembling and placing the garden beds. Thanks to Brandywine School District's Facilities Team for providing a skid steer to fill the beds with soil. Many of HFHK's friends were able to join us for the rebuild including HFHK's founder, Dr. Thianda Manzara, former partner school garden coordinators Dave Brown and Wendy Turner, Springer students and alumni as well as new friends from U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester's office and U.S. Senator Chris C***s' office, Advisory, FMC Corporation, , , , Belfint, Lyons & Shuman, CPAs, Lyons & Shuman, Benefits Group and Church Christiana Hundred. After the garden beds were built, volunteers helped fill seed packets in support of HFHK's upcoming pilot partnership with the Food Bank of Delaware's Backpack Program, sponsored by Delaware First Health. Thanks to First Ascent Design for joining us to film and interview, keep an eye on our social media page for more on this! We look forward to this next growing season and the continuing celebration of our 20-year partnership. Let's Veggie-cate The First State together!

08/05/2026

We are deeply grateful to the Delaware Division of Small Business and the Delaware Grocery Initiative and the First State Food System Program for investing in healthier futures for Delaware kids. Thanks to their support, North Dover Elementary School will join HFHK’s Education Cultivation Program and soon have its own school garden—giving students the chance to dig in, grow veggies, and enjoy garden‑fresh salads right in their cafeteria. 🌱

Thank you for helping more children discover the joy of healthy food.

Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids is one of 28 recipients receiving grants to expand access to healthy, affordable food across Delaware.

08/04/2026

We are at Springer Middle School rebuilding their school garden, where it all began. As HFHK’s very fist partner school, Springer is celebrating 20 years of growing. Lisen to this story and hear first hand the impact school gardens have. Brandywine School District Springer Middle School Family Association

07/31/2026

Looking for a refreshing way to enjoy your fruits and veggies? Try our Tasty Green Smoothie! 💚 It combines spinach, berries, banana, and orange juice for a naturally sweet, refreshing treat that’s perfect for a hot summer day.