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Growing our Future with Military Children

Christine Tomkus, Military Spouse and Veteran Employment Program Manager, USDA

April is the Month of the Military Child.

Farming Food and Nutrition Forestry Initiatives Recreation Research and Science Rural
USDA Military Spouse and Veteran Employment Program Manager Christine Tomkus speaks to children about opportunities in agriculture at Whiteman AFB in Missouri

Reflections on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the 1890 Scholars Program

Michael Williams, Education Initiatives National Program Manager, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s aura in my childhood home was so pervasive that you would have thought he was a member of our family.

Equity Initiatives
Michael Williams, Education Initiatives National Program Manager, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

Farewell Reflection: Export Impact’s Journey

USDA Under Secretary Alexis Taylor

Growing up on a farm in Northeast Iowa taught me the values of resilience and innovation—qualities that have guided my work as USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. I reflect on the progress we have made in advancing U.S. agricultural exports and driving economic growth.

Farming Initiatives Trade USDA Results
USDA Under Secretary Alexis Taylor touts the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program in Vietnam

E. Kika De La Garza Fellow Engil Pereira Creates Pathways to USDA Employment

Mariela Castaneda, Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

In 2022, Dr. Engil Pereira, professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), participated in the E. Kika De La Garza (EKDLG) Fellowship with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) at the National Soil Survey Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Equity Initiatives
Dr. Engil Pereira (left) and two former students, now USDA employees: Larissa Cantu (center) and Samantha Colunga (right)

Mentorship and Scholarship Changed 1890 Scholar’s Course

MD Sharman, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

Anthony (AJ) Jackson, Jr.’s journey from studying agribusiness to working in agricultural communications is proof of how mentorship and scholarship opportunities can change the course of a career.

Equity Initiatives
Anthony (AJ) Jackson, Jr.

Sharing our Harvest Festival, Virtually

December 20, 2011 Amanda Eamich, Director of Web Communications

We're fortunate to have a functional garden right at our doorstep in Washington, DC. The People's Garden is always buzzing with plantings, harvest and learning opportunities for employees and visitors alike. Every fall, The People's Garden team puts together a Harvest Festival celebrating the end of...

Initiatives

Second USDA Executive Master Gardener Class Blooms

November 30, 2011 Hakim Fobia, Public Affairs Specialist, Agricultural Marketing Service

A budding new crop of People’s Garden volunteers recently blossomed. Nearly 60 USDA employees received certificates at a ceremony, marking their completion of the department’s 2011 Executive Master Gardener (EMG) training program. Class of 2011 graduates were welcomed as “new-bees” during a sweet...

Initiatives

High Tunnel Extends Season for Mississippi Small Farmer

November 29, 2011 Judi Craddock, NRCS Mississippi

Mary McGee’s late father could neither read nor write. But he knew how to farm. He could farm so well, his daughter says, he had a PhD in making things grow. He taught her how to transform idle soil into lush farmland and to take care of animals.

Conservation Food and Nutrition Farming Initiatives

DC Students Acting Out(side) in Search of Urban Forests

November 29, 2011 Kathryn Sosbe, Office of Communication, U.S. Forest Service

Students from Paul Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., found out the fastest way to find a forest within their urban community: walk outside.

Forestry Initiatives

From School Garden to Lunch Tray: Veggies Star in West Salem, Wisconsin

November 25, 2011 Kathleen FioRito, USDA Food and Nutrition Service Midwest Region

When it comes to local foods, it doesn’t get much fresher than vegetables direct from a school garden. In West Salem, Wisconsin, students are not only growing their own vegetables; they’re eating them – with enthusiasm -- in their school lunches. Even more, they’re having fun planting, digging, and...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives