Food Literacy Center

4,500 Sq Ft Cooking School at Floyd Farms

Food Literacy Center is a Sacramento nonprofit operating a 4,500 square foot cooking school at Floyd Farms in South Sacramento, adjacent to Leataata Floyd Elementary on a 2.5-acre site between The Mill at Broadway and Seavey Circle. Mission focus is inspiring kids to eat vegetables through hands-on cooking and nutrition education.

Programs for Kids

Free and low-cost programming serving K-6 students plus weekend community classes. Programs include:
- After-school cooking classes (K-6, weekly)
- Garden-to-table cooking sessions
- Family cooking workshops
- Plant Parts Cafe kid demos
- Field trips and school partnerships

What's Included

• All ingredients and tools provided
• Free or sliding-scale registration
• Student garden access
• Take-home recipes

Experience

Hands-on cooking in a purpose-built green cooking school with student gardens on site. Focus on vegetable-forward recipes and nutrition literacy. Primary audience is Title 1 elementary students in Sacramento Promise Zone with expanded community programming.