FOR TEACHERS & SCHOOLS
Food Education for Your Students
Farm tours, hands-on cooking classes, farm-to-school lessons, and more. Spark curiosity and grow a love of fresh, local food.
Our Mission & Approach
Unlock a world of food education for your students. FoodChain offers immersive farm tours, engaging cooking classes, farm-to-school initiatives, guest speakers, and more. Our hands-on experiences empower students with real knowledge about sustainable food systems, nutrition, and culinary skills, nourishing young minds and a love of wholesome food from farm to plate.
Visit Us on a Field Trip
Bring your students to FoodChain for a hands-on experience
Aquaponics Farm Tours
Tour our indoor aquaponics farm, the first of its kind in Kentucky. Cost is $150 per tour (up to 25 students). We work with schools on limited budgets to make this experience available to all.
Stir It Up! Cooking Classes
Privately scheduled cooking classes for a variety of ages, at FoodChain or over Zoom. Students build kitchen skills while cooking with local, seasonal ingredients. Past recipes include carrot ginger soup and Vietnamese spring rolls.
Or Let Us Come to You
Programs we bring right into your classroom
Farm to School Lessons
FoodChain chairs the Fayette County Farm to School Coalition. We offer classroom lessons, arrange taste tests, bring in guest speakers, and can even connect your class to a Kentucky farmer.
Classroom Aquaponics Systems
Our mini aquaponics systems bring the nitrogen cycle, plant and fish life cycles, and water quality to life. Each system ($350) includes installation, seeds, fish, a manual, 3 in-person lessons, and a year of support.
Food Literacy Lessons
Help students explore where food comes from and expand their palates. Includes Cook. Eat. Grow. (a 6-week afterschool cooking series), one-time cooking demos, taste tests, hands-on food science experiments, and skill-building classes for parents.
Science Nights & Tabling Events
We bring scaled-down aquaponics systems and interactive food science experiments to science nights, wellness fairs, and back-to-school events. Fun, hands-on learning for the whole community.
Let’s Plan Something Together
Have a program in mind, or not sure where to start? Reach out and we’ll help.