The Food Trust

Last week christina pirello joined us for our Philly seasonal Farmers Market training to share skills for engaging cooking demonstrations. It was great to have her energy and expertise -- getting our team excited for this summer's demos! She provided some key tips, and then gave our educators some 1:1 / small group instruction on specific techniques as they prepped two of this season's recipes: Smashed Cucumber Salad and Apple Celery Slaw 🥗🍎🥒

The Food Trust is pleased to announce we have extended the deadline to submit a Request for Proposal (RFP) for potential evaluators of Cooking Matters’ new curriculum, Cooking Matters Core. The new deadline is Friday, July 5 2024. Cooking Matters Core is designed to help organizations and implementers reach individuals, caregivers and families with dynamic content about purchasing and preparing delicious, nutritious foods. The evaluation will test Cooking Matters Core’s impact on purchasing and preparing foods that meet nutrition, budget, and personal needs. Learn more, submit your proposal, or share with your networks: bit.ly/4cd7E2w.

In Case You Missed It: Last month, The Food Trust participated in Stroke Awareness Day held at Frazier Family Coalition. Members of the community received valuable resources, including free health screenings coordinated by Jefferson Health. The Food Trust promoted the Nutrition Navigator as well as Farmer's Market programming updates to community members and partners! Learn more about the Nutrition Navigator here: hackthefoodsystem.org

The Nutrition Navigator is an interactive online mapping tool designed to help D.C.- and Philadelphia-area communities uncover new layers of programs and resources within their local food system. Powered by organizational partners, the Nutrition Navigator (created by the Bainum Family Foundation) allows local nonprofits, public agencies and other services providers to input and update their own programs as a way to promote the important work they are doing. Huge thank you to our current partners who have helped us to create a community of organizations working toward similar goals: Vetri Community Partnership, Free Library of Philadelphia, MANNA (Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance), The Enterprise Center, Norris Square Neighborhood Project, Cloud 9 Community Farms, & Greener Partners. How can your organization get involved? Visit hackthefoodsystem.org.

The Food Trust, Philadelphia's Department of Prisons and Bennett Compost invite you to the prison orchard for a volunteer day. Volunteers will visit Philadelphia's prison orchard on State Road, learn about prison and re-entry food programs, and help pick vegetables and fruit. Please email 'wwilliams@thefoodtrust.org' if you are interested in being a volunteer, or for more information on the program.

The Food Trust is pleased to release the Request for Proposal (RFP), which seeks an evaluator to conduct an impact evaluation of Cooking Matters’ new curriculum, Cooking Matters Core. Cooking Matters Core is designed to help organizations and implementers reach individuals, caregivers and families with dynamic content about purchasing and preparing delicious, nutritious foods. The evaluation will test Cooking Matters Core’s impact on purchasing and preparing foods that meet nutrition, budget, and personal needs. Full RFP: bit.ly/4cd7E2w

The Food Trust Travels: Chicago Edition 📍 📸: Staff attended the Food as Medicine Summit in Chicago alongside Intermountain Health, Homestyle Direct, UPMC Health Plan, The George Washington University, Stop & Shop, and other key stakeholders from healthcare and the Food & Beverage industry to advance conversations, drive commercialization, foster collaborations, share advances and ultimately improve the health of the population.

As we reflect on last Thursday's Fresh Picked, we are filled with gratitude: From our incredible guests to our all-star roster of sponsors and event partners, the room was filled with people and organizations coming together to celebrate the power of delicious, nutritious food to support our health and bring us joy. Together, we made critical investments in ensuring healthy families and healthy futures for communities in Philadelphia and across the country. On behalf of our entire Board of Directors and staff, thank you so much for being a partner in our work, especially to our wonderful sponsors: Precision Benefits Group Reading Terminal Market Campbell's Save A Lot Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations AmeriHealth Caritas Duane Morris LLP #PAPreferred CSX Live Piazza and a special shout-out to our Cultivator sponsor, Truist!

The Food Trust is honored to have played a small role in seeing the Germantown Weavers Way Co-op come to fruition after so much intentional planning and community building! Article via WHYY

Our friends at Truist believe all people and communities should have an equal opportunity to thrive, and we couldn't agree more. Since 1992, with the support of local communities, institutions, retailers, farmers and policymakers across the country, The Food Trust has worked to ensure delicious, nutritious food for all. We're just ONE DAY AWAY from Fresh Picked, a special fundraising event that will bring our mission to life, with key support from Truist, and there's still time for you to join us: thefoodtrust.org/party Need more convincing? Check out this recap of last year's event: https://bit.ly/3wpXuws