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The Charlie Cart Project is an all-in-one, hands-on food education and nutrition program for any learning environment.
Here's what’s included:

Mobile Kitchen

A durable kitchen on wheels, with power, storage and sink

Equipment

All the tools and appliances you'll need to cook with students

Curriculum

Hands-on lesson plans for K-5, aligned to Math, Science and English Language Arts

Training & Support

Training and resources needed to maximize your program

Network

A forum for educators to share best practices and exchange ideas

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Who is using the Charlie Cart?

Educators from 150 organizations in 38 states are active in the program, teaching basic cooking skills in their communities and transforming lives with hands-on food education.

Schools

Libraries

Food Banks

Community Organizations

Tracie Weisz

Curriculum Director, Alaska Gateway School District

The Charlie Cart supports food education at Alaska Gateway Schools by providing a seamless connection to our school greenhouse and gardening program.

Tracie Weisz

Gloria Stoverink

Nutrition Coordinator, Jackson R2 Schools

On my end, it makes planning, cooking, and teaching so quick and easy. The lesson plans are thorough and contain great recipes for kids to learn both basic and advanced cooking skills.

Gloria Stoverink

Karen Diaz Serrano

Community Health Educator, Feeding Tampa Bay

The Charlie Cart is absolutely wonderful! The mobile kitchen holds everything that you could need and more!

Karen Diaz Serrano

Oakland Librarians

West Oakland Public Library

With Charlie Cart, there are more children invested in what they are eating in their homes and hopefully they are involved more in the cooking!

Susy Moorhead

Why Food Education Matters

Food is foundational—to lifelong health, educational achievement, climate change, and more. As a team of educators, we have seen first-hand the power of cooking as a medium for learning. For kids who don’t thrive in a traditional school environment, hands-on learning, and cooking in particular, can unlock a child’s potential and open a window to greater understanding of the world around us.

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We’ve got to educate the next generation about the connections between food, health and the environment if we hope to solve the major challenges of our time. The Charlie Cart is the right idea at the right time to introduce this kind of education into schools everywhere.

- Michael Pollan