Food Literacy Project

Food Literacy Project

Founded in 2005, the Food Literacy Project (FLP) hosts a fellowship program for students, as well as guides several campus-wide initiatives which provide opportunities to explore the food system experientially and academically. FLP hosts events and opportunities throughout the year that are open to the Harvard and broader Cambridge-area communities.

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Events

The Food Literacy Project plans and hosts 50+ events each school year to educate the Harvard community about all aspects of food. We break down the year into monthly themes to examine the food system through a variety of different lenses.  FLP event highlights from past school years include: 

  • A MEM Tea Workshop and Tasting
  • Farm field trip to Ward’s Berry Farm
  • Food and Podcasting at PRX Garage
  • VEGuary Cooking Class
  • Daily Table Talk and Tour
  • Empower: Food and Body Workshop Series with HUHS Dietitians 
  • Eliot House Garden Dinner
  • Elemendorf Bakery Tour and Grains Discussion 
  • Miso in Japanese Cuisine: Winthrop Cooking Class and Tasting

Check out the sidebar on the right, or HUDS' calendar, for upcoming events! Reach out to foodliteracy@harvard.edu if you’re interested in partnering with FLP for an event.

 

Guest Speaker Series

FLP hosts a speaker series every other Wednesday afternoon from 4:30-5:30pm and invites a guest speaker to address different topics in our food system. Visit the link here to learn about upcoming guest speakers. Guests have included Robert Paarlberg: Author and adjunct professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and an associate at Harvard’s Weatherhead Center; Julia Turshen: Cookbook author and food activist; Martin Breslin, Director of Culinary at Harvard University; Christine Tobin: Culinary creative and food stylist for film, television & editorial; Bill Creelman: Founder of Spindrift Beverage Co.; Mariana Velásquez: Food stylist and recipe developer; Michelle Gallant: HUHS Dietitian; Claire Cheney: Founder of Curio Spice Co. and many more!

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Field Trips

FLP understands there is much more to learn about food than at Harvard’s campus! FLP leads trips to farms, restaurants, and other institutions to increase food literacy through experiential learning. Trips have included Ward’s Berry Farm, Red’s Best, Harvard's Arnold Arboretum, Boston Public Market, Costa Fruit and Produce, Taza Chocolate, Formaggio Kitchen, Daily Table, and more!

 

Collaborators 

Changing the food system requires a community. Below are some of the on and off-campus entities that have collaborated with FLP in the past or present: 

  • Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic
  • Food For Free
  • Harvard University Health Services Dietitians 
  • Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
  • Harvard Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
  • Harvard Common Spaces
  • Boston Area Gleaners
  • Ward’s Berry Farm
  • Red’s Best
  • Daily Table
  • Harvard Recycling and Waste Management 
  • Harvard Office for Sustainability 

Volunteer Opportunities

Contact foodliteracy@harvard.edu if you’re interested in volunteering at the Harvard Farmers' Market, the Heat-N-Eats Program, Food for Free, or other local organizations doing work in the food system.