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The Charlie Cart Program is proud to work with educators nationwide. We have over 500 sites and are continuing to grow. Click on a category above or on the dots to learn more about our amazing sites.
Click on a category above or on the dots to learn more about our amazing sites.
Click on a category above or on the dots to learn more about our amazing sites.
Click on a category above or on the dots to learn more about our amazing sites.
Click on a category above or on the dots to learn more about our amazing sites.
Click on a category above or on the dots to learn more about our amazing sites.
Charlie Cart Champions
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Kim Lloyd | Harvest of the Month Community Coordinator, St. Peter's Health (Helena, MT)Kim works with community partners to increase opportunities for nutrition and agriculture education as an upstream approach to healthcare.“Why food education matters to Kim: “Students not only get to practice a culinary skill individually, but they also work as a team to create a recipe that they all eat together at the end. There are so many social-emotional benefits to cooking and eating together and that sense of accomplishment is so fun to see at the end of each class.” -
Audrey Hinton | Garden/Cooking Teacher, Pomeroy Elementary School (Santa Clara, CA)Audrey teaches hands-on gardening and cooking classes at a Title One elementary school.“Why food education matters to Audrey: “Young children's natural curiosity makes them brave to try new things as they learn about seasonality and nutrition while making tasty recipes from the Charlie Cart lessons. The best part is how proud they are of what they've made and how eager they are to share the recipes with their families!” -
Dana Mitchel | Director of Community Health and Nutrition, Lowcountry Food Bank, South CarolinaDana empowers individuals to get into the kitchen to play and create in order to overcome barriers of time, fear and uncertainty in getting delicious meals on the table.“The power of partnerships for food education: “As a food bank covering 10 counties, our collaborative partnership with local libraries has allowed us to integrate Charlie Cart into community food literacy education more fully. We station the cart at a different regional library each month to be utilized for culinary skill building.” -
Foster Cournoyer-Hogan | Operations Manager, Wak̇aŋyeja Ki Ṫokeyaḣc̄i, Rosebud Reservation, South DakotaFoster's work at a Lakota-immersion elementary school sustains the Lakota language through culture and Indigenous food sovereignty.“Why food education is important to Foster: “Food education is important because it can boost Tribal Food Sovereignty and sustain our people through a healthy lifestyle embedded in our cultural food systems in a modern cuisine.”
THE CHARLIE CART
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More Episodes
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EPISODE 1
Feeding the Football Team in Burke County, GA. Featuring Donna Martin, former Director of Nutrition for Burke County Schools and Former First Lady, Michelle Obama
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EPISODE 2
Building Food Sovereignty on the Rosebud Reservation, S.D. Featuring Foster Cournoyer Hogan, Matte Wilson & James Beard Award-winning Chef Sean Sherman
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EPISODE 3
Providing Free Meals for All in Maine. Featuring Jeanne Riley, Windham-Raymond Food Service Director, Anna Korson of Full Plates Full Potential and Ryan Parker of Food Corps
Stories from the Field
Beyond Books: Food literacy programs teach more than cooking at your local library
Culinary literacy is gaining momentum in libraries across the country! Read more about how food programs at libraries in Brooklyn, NY; Cleveland, Ohio and Charleston, SC are serving their communities in this new report from the Charlie Cart Project. By Sarah Henry
Have Cart Will Travel: Portable Kitchens Bring Edible Education into Classrooms
Carolyn Federman has become an expert in getting picky children to eat foods they don’t like. “Studies show that kids need to be introduced to a new food somewhere around 17 times,” she said. “As a parent, you have to be patient and keep serving that food.”
Mobile Teaching Kitchen Project Grows from Coast to Coast
With home economics fading into memory, an educator in California is working to get kids cooking. The Charlie Cart Project is a hands-on cooking program that teaches food literacy and cooking in schools.
Food Literacy Programs Teach More than Just Cooking and Nutrition
Food—growing, preparing, sharing, and eating it—can create a sense of community, promote cultural understanding, and teach literacy
The Charlie Cart Project Brings Kitchens on Wheels to Empower Kids Nationwide
The Charlie Cart Project is working to inspire food education across 47 states through comprehensive, hands-on programming.
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