Exploring the Connection Between Food and Culture

Presenters:
Brittany Peats, MA Food System Collaborative
Jessica Lander, Lowell Public Schools
Maria Berrios, Auburn High School

Hear from high school teachers about how they have creatively and thoughtfully included discussions about diverse culinary traditions and sustainability in the food system in their classes. Brittany Peats, Program Manager of MA Food System Collaborative, moderated this panel of teachers: a history teacher who incorporated a lesson on immigration by creating a cultural cookbook with students’ family recipes and a science teacher who connects her lessons to the school garden. The workshop includes an overview of the importance of food system education and the MA Food System Collaborative’s campaign to expand food system education.

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