Recorded Webinars

EatFit teaches students to set goals which establish appropriate health habits for adolescence. Students explore and practice the skills needed for a physically active lifestyle and to make healthy food choices.

For more information on the EatFit curriculum, please visit the Youth Curricula page.

• Training – Presented by Marcel Horowitz and Mical Shilts (December 5-6, 2022)

• Training – Presented by Lyn Brock and Tammy McMurdo (September 19, 2024)

Fresh from the Garden targets limited resource home gardeners and their families with lessons designed to increase gardeners' knowledge of healthful eating and physical activity, while emphasizing the health benefits of a vegetable-rich diet. Lesson materials include the full curriculum, optional PowerPoints, handouts, visual aids, a full recipe book, and recipe cards.

For more information on the Healthy, Happy Families curriculum, please visit the Adult Curricula page.

• Training Materials

Go Glow Grow uses a fun and effective format for introducing preschoolers to food and how it keeps them healthy. The nutrition objectives include recognizing MyPlate, identifying Go, Glow, and Grow foods, knowing that children need physical activity every day, and how to appropriately wash their hands.

For more information on the Go Glow Grow curriculum, please visit the Youth Curricula page.

• Training – Presented by Tuline Baykal, Joyce Bishop, and Lorena Hoyos (April 12, 2023)

Healthy, Happy Families is a curriculum that encourages parents to promote healthy eating habits in their preschool-aged children. It may also be used with pregnant and parenting teens.

For more information on the Healthy, Happy Families curriculum, please visit the Adult Curricula page.

• Training – Presented by Mishelle Costa, Lorena Hoyos, Cecilia Ramos, and Beatriz Rojas (May 17, 2023)

My Amazing Body (Grade 1), Good for Me and You (Grade 2), and It's My Choice (Grade 3)

For more information on the My Amazing Body, Good for Me and You, and It's My Choice curricula, please visit the Youth Curricula page.

• Training – Presented by Eldon Bueno and Princess Nola (June 14-15, 2023)

Nutrition to Grow On is an innovative curriculum that links the garden and nutrition education by teaching children and their families about nutrition through garden activities. In the lessons, science, mathematics, language arts, history, environmental studies, nutrition and health are reinforced.

For more information on the Nutrition to Grow On curriculum, please visit the Youth Curricula page.

• Training – Presented by Racquel Fernandez and Alejandrina Orozco (August 23, 2023)

Plan, Shop, Save and Cook is an interactive curriculum that promotes MyPlate messaging to limited resource families. Lessons cover meal planning to include the MyPlate food groups, how to shop with a grocery list and use unit pricing to get the most for your food dollars. Food safety and preparing a healthy, low-cost recipe are also covered.

For more information on the Plan, Shop, Save & Cook curriculum, please visit the Adult Curricula page.

• Training – Presented by Lorena Hoyos, Elaine Silver, Carmen Simmons, Alejandra Gonzalez, Martha Lopez, Maricarmen Anaya, Tracy Yang, Tammy McMurdo (September 10, 2020)

Teams with Intergenerational Support (TWIGS) includes lessons that connect gardening with nutrition for children in K-8th grade. The focus is to positively influence participants’ food choices through the development and harvesting of a vegetable garden. Curriculum can be used during school, after school and with 4-H programs.

For more information on the TWIGS curriculum, please visit the Youth Curricula page.

• Training Materials

Up4It encourages youth to consume nutrient-rich foods and to achieve at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day.

For more information on the UP4it curriculum, please visit the Youth Curricula page.

• Activity Book Introduction Webinar – Presented by Marcel Horowitz and Christie Hedrick (April 10, 2019)
• UP4it Level 2 Training – Presented by Marcel Horowitz and Christie Hedrick (July 19, 2021)

Presented by the Center for Ecoliteracy (September 25, 2025)

This webinar provides an overview of the Farm to School initiative, resources available, and ideas for celebrating Farm to School month in October.

Presented by Dr. Lenna Ontai and Dr. Karina Diaz Rios (September 10, 2025)

In this webinar, learn to identify ways to apply the Division of Responsibility principles to support healthy eating behaviors and describe the benefits of family-style meals for supporting the Division of Responsibility principles.

Presented by the Center for Ecoliteracy (April 23, 2025)

In this webinar, learn about California’s School Meals for All Program and implementation of the Center for Ecoliteracy's California Foods for California Kids initiative.