Executive Director

The Organization

Too many kids don’t know where food comes from or have access to nourishing food and food education. Growing Chefs is on a mission to change that.

For 20 years, this grassroots organization has been helping kids connect to food, how it grows, how it’s prepared, and how it sustains us. What started as a handful of chefs volunteering in classrooms has evolved into a leading voice for food literacy in BC, partnering with schools to deliver hands-on programs that teach children the whole food cycle, from seed to plate to compost.

At the heart of Growing Chefs are its food education programs, immersive, joyful experiences that make food both a learning tool and a community connector. Through activities that span classroom gardens to chef-led meal programs, students explore how what we eat connects to health, equity, and the planet.

Signature initiatives like LunchLAB place professional chefs inside scho...