We teach a number of adult education courses at multiple sites throughout the community. The goal of these courses is to build the skills for healthy lifestyle changes.

In partnership with Three Square Meals of San Francisco we teach a six-week cooking and nutrition course called Cooking Matters, followed by a six-week companion course called Gardening Matters. Occasionally we combine these two courses into a 12-week series we call Chef in the Garden. At the end of these courses, interested participants can join the Backyard Gardener Network and receive a free home garden installation. Armed with a new set of recipes and lots of practice preparing healthy meals from fresh ingredients, our Chef in the Garden graduates are well equipped to use the produce they grow in their new home gardens.

Interested in volunteering in our adult cooking, nutrition and gardening classes? Please email nicole@collectiveroots.org!

Read about our successful cooking, gardening and nutrition classes in the news!
Nutrition and exercise programs help East Palo Alto families fight childhood obesity (Peninsula Press article)
Trading Cheetos for Kale Chips (Palo Alto Weekly article)
Healthy Food Program Helps Patients Manage Disease (New America Media article & photo essay)