Edible Education

Over the last few weeks, self-isolation and social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic have brought into sharp focus the need to plan your next meal. Explore stories from our collection related to food and agriculture.

Learn how The Henry Ford is partnering in the Michigan Agriculture in the Classroom initiative to provide educators with standards-based lessons in multiple classroom subjects on local agriculture.

Melvin Parson enriched our lives through his commitment to helping formerly incarcerated individuals plant new futures. He knew of the value of this work because of his own experiences. Starting with a small garden plot in his aunt’s yard, he built an organization that supported individuals and delivered inspiration.

In 2016, Chef Dan Giusti began working on Brigaid, with the goal of embedding chefs in schools — but when the COVID-19 pandemic started, the emphasis shifted to feeding kids and keeping staff safe.