Crabtree Farms at Chef Night

Chef Nights are back and in full swing at Chattanooga area elementary schools. During these events, school children and their families sample simple, healthy meals prepared by local chefs, in an effort to show how easy it can be to cook good-tasting, nutritious foods on a budget.  Various community groups also attend Chef Nights to help introduce kids and their families to different ways of finding and using fresh fruits and veggies in their meal planning.

Crabtree’s Melanie Mayo was invited to the Chef Night at East Lake Academy to help the students connect with their food. She taught students about potatoes, including how they grow, how to cook them, and even how to make them into stamps!

Chef Night is organized by the Hamilton Country Department of Education, Coordinated School Health, Chef Charlie Loomis of Greenlife, and is supported by Gaining Ground.