SEED TO PLATE NEWS RACHEL ENGLAND TO SPEAK AT SOUTHERN OBESITY SUMMIT IN NOVEMBER
We are so proud to have Rachel England, our Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education™ Program Coordinator, represent Recipe for Success at the 9th annual Southern Obesity Summit taking place November 15-17 in Jackson, Mississippi. This marks Recipe for Success Foundation’s first participation in the conference, with Rachel leading a breakout session on our Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education™. Michelle Smith, Texas Coordinator for Alliance for Healthy Kids, first encouraged Rachel to apply for a breakout session earlier this year. “I saw it as an opportunity for Recipe for Success to be a part of the greater conversation about preventative solutions. It’s important for people in a position to do something to see that children don’t have time to wait for schools to catch up with the research data,” says Rachel. “During my session, attendees will not only learn about our innovative and engaging Seed-toPlate Nutrition Education™, but also be invited to take advantage of our free VegOut! and farmers marKIDS curricula,” says Rachel. “I’m excited about the possibility of those programs spreading throughout the south, where obesity rates are some of the highest in the country.” The Southern Obesity Summit (SOS) is the largest regional obesity prevention event in the United States, drawing hundreds of participants from the 16 Southern States: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. This year’s conference expects around 400 people to attend. Rachel’s session will demonstrate how Recipe for Success Foundation programs have achieved remarkable results by actively addressing and combating the childhood obesity epidemic through hands-on learning that introduces children to their food from seed-to-plate. “I will explain how our 16