Champions for Youth Podcast
The Champions for Youth Podcast brings together trailblazers in youth advocacy, education, and public health at the forefront of creating impactful change as they reveal their motivations to take action and strategies that make a difference in their communities.
Join us for inspirational bi-monthly conversations to empower any youth-facing professional with actionable insights for combatting health behavior challenges youth face in communities every day.
Champions for Youth Podcast
From Seed to Fork: Growing Leadership from the Ground Up with The Food Literacy Project
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What if growing food wasn’t just about nutrition, but about growing leaders from the ground up?
In this episode, we explore how hands-on cooking, gardening, and youth agriculture programs are doing far more than teaching about nutrition or food literacy, they’re building confidence, voice, and real-world leadership. From after-school programs to paid internships, young people are stepping into responsibility, connecting to culture through storytelling and recipes, and learning how food systems shape their communities.
This conversation goes beyond nutrition. It sets the example for what becomes possible when we sow the seeds of change and allow young people to grow.
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