Growing a
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Our network
The Charlie Cart network includes 500+ member sites that span schools, libraries, food banks, health clinics, and community organizations. Our Charlie Cart educators are committed agents of change in their communities, using the Charlie Cart program to build skills and confidence around cooking and eating healthy food.
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.
Schools are using the Charlie Cart program for food and cooking education in the classroom, for after-school programming, to augment meals in the lunchroom, to cook school garden produce, and more.
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.
Libraries use the Charlie Cart for hands-on cooking classes and demonstrations that blend food, literacy, culture, film, and more. The Charlie Cart helps libraries become dynamic spaces for community engagement.
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Click on a category above or on the dots to learn more about our amazing sites.
Food Banks use the Charlie Cart to help their clients through innovative and educational programs. Our Food Bank members run food education workshops, client cooking classes, and community engagement events.
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Click on a category above or on the dots to learn more about our amazing sites.
Youth programs, hospitals, farmers markets, health clinics, VA organizations, and nonprofits across the country are using the Charlie Cart to expand food and cooking education opportunities for their communities.
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!”
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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.”
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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.”
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Angela Gray | Children’s Librarian, Wilson County Public Library in Wilson, North Carolina.Angela Gray partners with WIC and the Agricultural Extension Agency to host Charlie Cart Cooking Storytime, where kids explore food through stories, cooking, and creativity.““Cooking has a unique way of bridging generations and cultures, creating a shared experience that goes beyond the mere act of eating,” she says. “It serves as a glimpse into a culture for some students, while for others, it reflects their own experiences.”
THE CHARLIE CART
POD
CAST
With each episode, the Charlie Cart Podcast brings you stories of individuals who have dedicated their lives to food education.
Stories from the Field
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