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June 9, 2016

[caption id="attachment_1504" align="aligncenter" width="232"] Some of the students helping out with the taste-testing trying ur six new combinations of the ReBel Bar.[/caption] This morning, I walked into Samuel B Huey elementary school. Last week, we gave tons of children carrots and hummus to try. They learned a lot about carrots. We got around forty taste test cards. Today, we did the taste-testing again and many of the children were excited and familiar with what we were...

June 8, 2016

Tucked away in the backyard of Comegys Elementary School is a budding urban garden full of ripe fruits and vegetables. Walking past the entrance of the school, you would have never guessed that a variety of healthy deliciousness is growing in their own playground! Here, the kids have the unmatched opportunity to grow their own food that is used by Comegys for the Cooking Crew and Fruit Stand afterschool programs. Both programs are food education activities...

June 7, 2016

Coming back had made me realize how much I miss Rebel Ventures. A lot changed and I'm still adapting  to it. I met the new rebel crew and all I can see is potential and inspiration. It makes me happy when I see youth trying to make a difference in the community and seeing the company continue to do great and better things! Everyday, there's always something new to learn and things to experience. For...

June 7, 2016

Last Friday, I attended Cooking Crew Academy for the second time. Cooking Crew Academy, held at Comegys Elementary School in West Philadelphia, is an after school activity that empowers kids to become young chefs by cooking healthy dishes for themselves and their peers. The kids are given a great amount of autonomy and jump right in. They get to choose what dish they want to cook from an array of ingredients with an emphasis on...

June 5, 2016

Our mission is to create healthy deliciousness with kids in schools and in our community. In order to know if we're doing a good job accomplishing this mission, we need to figure out how to measure healthy deliciousness. Capturing data on healthy deliciousness helps us learn, grow, and improve. All Rebel crewmembers are responsible for collecting information about the healthy deliciousness created in their department each week. During our weekly staff meeting, we each report out...