BACKGROUND

The New Orleans Food Literacy Initiative has launched and is in the pilot year. The Cookbook Project is training and supporting 40 amazing individuals, working in their communities with organizations around the city. Americorps, A’s and Aces, Hollygrove Market, Youth Run Nola, KIPP Charter Schools, The Boys and Girls Club, Oldways, Wilson Charter School, Pentecost Baptist Church, Akili Academy, and Renew School are all participating, and have programs launching in 2015 to build food literacy and cooking skills!

GET INVOLVED

If you are based in New Orleans and you are interested in getting involved, please reach out and let us know how you would like to support the organization. For those interested in working in the community, we are currently recruiting enthusiastic New Orleans leaders to become Food Literacy Educators. Submit your application today!

"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 program's participants as the training imparted to me.”

- Julia Kirschenbaum, Food Literacy Educator

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