Cultivate Your Community
Lead a Food and Cooking Education Program
Using our Online Training
Train With Us
Enroll in our Food Literacy Educator Training and learn how to organize and lead food literacy and cooking programs for youth.
Lead A Program
Gain access to four sets of creative and engaging evidence-based curriculum guides designed for the different age groups below.
Who Can Train?
Anyone can enroll! Teachers, youth leaders, parents and guardians, etc. can adopt our programs and lead them in diverse settings.
Early Childhood
Food Waste Warriors
- Basic nutrition and food tasting
- Where food comes from
- Reducing food waste
Elementary School
Food Culture Chefs
- Nutrition and taste through food culture
- Basic cooking skills
- Introduction to label literacy
Middle School
Food Geography
- Seasonality and eating local
- Food origins and globalization
- Intermediate cooking skills
Young Adults
Food for All
- Food justice and the food system
- Advanced label literacy
- Advanced cooking skills
"CBP offers a unique way to implement
health interventions in communities
that might not otherwise be able
to change for the better."
health interventions in communities
that might not otherwise be able
to change for the better."
– Erin McGlynn, HealthCorps
"The Cookbook Project program has been
truly incredible. I love the pre-written lesson
plans, all the online materials, webinars, and
all of the support."
truly incredible. I love the pre-written lesson
plans, all the online materials, webinars, and
all of the support."
– Emily Lange, City Year
"CBP has helped me to see the food culture
as something inclusive and empowering.
I really appreciate how the program celebrates
all kinds of food culture and values the knowledge
of program participants."
as something inclusive and empowering.
I really appreciate how the program celebrates
all kinds of food culture and values the knowledge
of program participants."
– Rob Johnson, City Year
"The Cookbook Project's use of modern technology
allowed me to go through the training program
at my own pace, and it flowed really smoothly.
Thank you!"
allowed me to go through the training program
at my own pace, and it flowed really smoothly.
Thank you!"
– Nina Vizcarrando, Educator
"The training program made me see food in a whole
new light. I can only hope that I can impart as much
knowledge about food culture and health to my
community as the training has imparted to me."
new light. I can only hope that I can impart as much
knowledge about food culture and health to my
community as the training has imparted to me."
– Julie Kirchenbaum, Educator
