During this month of December we have been asking the question “What does food mean to you?” as we celebrate “Food as a Community”. We had a thoughtful conversation with our Co-Founder, Marc Vetri to get his insight on what...
Author: Christin Kwasny
A Conversation with Henry from Hopeworks
Our pal Henry from Hopeworks shared with us how our Vetri Community Partnership cooking classes have impacted him and inspired him to take up cooking regularly again. Henry shared with us: “I have not eaten vegetables in a long time...
Food as a Community
As we reflect back on a year of full of growth and learning we want to take a deeper look at how food and learning the skills to cook a meal has impacted and shaped the lives of our staff members, our...
#VCPeople Jen Holman & Trent Haines
Meet the newest members of the VCP team, Jen & Trent! Jen has joined our team as an EAT360 Educator and Trent joins us as our new EAT360 Program Manager. We are thrilled to have them both on board! Get...
Marc Vetri & Lisa Dykstra to co-chair Board of Directors
Vetri Community Partnership is pleased to announce that co-founder, Marc Vetri, and board member, Lisa Dykstra, Esq., will serve as the next co-chairs of the board. Marc and Lisa will begin their new roles at the end of this year,...
Virtual Teaching Kitchen: One Year Recap!
It has officially been one year of Virtual Teaching Classes here at Vetri Community Partnership! To celebrate this milestone in our virtual teaching program we put together a recap video highlighting the nutritious and tasty recipes we made together. We...
#VCPeople Caryl Palmer & Caitlin O’Connell
Meet the newest members of the VCP team, Caryl & Caitlin! Caryl has joined our team as our new Operations Coordinator and Caitlin has joined our team as our new Marketing Manager. We are thrilled to have them both on...
Food For Thought: Let’s Talk Winter Squash
You know that fall is here when the temperatures start to cool down and summer squash is replaced with winter squash at the farmer’s market. Although all squash are in the Cucurbitaceae family, there are many differences between summer and...
A Conversation with Robin Eli
We recently had the pleasure of speaking with Robin Eli, the Associate Director of Middle School OST for Stepping Stone Scholars to talk about the impact Vetri Community Partnership has had on the students through our nutrition education programs. Take...
Our Mobile Teaching Kitchen Visit was a “blast!”
Last week we took our Mobile Teaching Kitchen over to John Wister Elementary School in Germantown for their Fall Fest! We spent a sunny morning/afternoon popping some nutritious popcorn and teaching the students all about why our BBQ Blast seasoning...