Planting Pathways: Engaging Youth in Food, Agriculture, and Career Exploration (Webinar)
🗓️ Date: June 30, 2026
⏰ Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm PT / 3:00 - 4:00pm ET
Speakers include:
Erin Primer, Food and Nutrition Services Director, San Luis Coastal Unified School District
Christine Robertson, Executive Director, San Luis Coastal Education Foundation
Amanda Fletcher, Executive Director, California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
Becca Whitman, Strategic Relations, California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
Interactive Learning Session on Youth Engagement and Career Pathways to Supporting the Food System (Participatory Session)
🗓️ Date: July 8, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00 - 12:00pm PT / 2:00 - 3:00pm ET
Topics and facilitators:
Cultivating Skills and Leadership Through Hydroponics and Afterschool Learning with Lisa Seiber-Garland, School Nutrition Director, Trenton Special School District, Tennessee
- Youth Leadership and Career Pathways to Culinary Services with Pyllicia Moore, Marcus Glenn, & James Porter, Houston Independent School District, Texas
- Agriculture-based Lessons: Maple Sugaring and Orchardist Skills with Rebekka Henriksen, Farm to School Program and Schenectady City School District, New York
- Jenny Pritchett,Youth Engagement Manager, Growing Hope, Michigan