Our great friends at 18 Reasons have joined in partnership with Eat UR Veggies by extending their community of passionate food purveyors, creators, and movers-and-shakers to help us enrich the program’s educational and community focus. Last fall 18 Reasons Director Rosie Branson Gill sat down with us to sketch out activities that would really excite our students and give them real world experience and exposure to the sustainable food world.
With the 18 Reasons family we launched Goodies 4 Good, a mock business that will develop and sell a healthy, sustainable snack. The student Culinary Leadership class has been divided up into several departments including: product development, marketing, sales and finance, and working weekly in consultation with the likes of Alison Vercruysse (18 Rabbits), Calvin Tsay, (Bi-Rite Market CFO), and Naomi Starkman (Civil Eats). These students are gaining amazing insight into the critical balance necessary for a healthy financial bottom line and a healthy, sustainable product. Stay tuned for more information on Goodies 4 Good as it develops and how you can support our team by purchasing their snack product.
The second 18 Reasons initiative includes a 5-week intensive on culinary careers that brings into the classroom inspiring sustainable food professionals who will discuss and demonstrate their particular niche jobs. Slated to begin in late February, these classes will help students conceptualize the relationship between high school and their future careers, as well as build new personal relationships within the larger community.
We are so excited to work with the 18 Reasons community and especially want to thank Rosie and her board for helping us take youth leadership training to a new level!
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