Join JVTF's Director of Educational Programs and Partnerships, Dr. Petra N. Leonard, as she shares how JVTF uses food as a foundation so young people can lead, create, and grow a healthy future for themselves and their community. In this session, she will share how, in partnership with Birmingham City Schools, the mission and vision of JVTF is brought to life by engaging students in Pre-K - 12th grade in food-based education rooted in academic standards.

Participants will learn how Good School Food is implemented through cross-curricular lessons and projects that use food as the foundation for learning. Participants will also learn about after-school opportunities in Farm Club where students become stewards of their school’s Teaching Farm and in Culinary Club which exposes students on using kitchen utensils and appliances to create delicious meals that can be replicated at home using produce from their Teaching Farms.

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage and hear how food is used as a foundation to inspire young people to lead, create, and grow a healthy future for themselves and their community.

Dr. Petra N. Leonard of Jones Valley Teaching Farm