Youth Programming
North Valley Food Bank's kitchen is a site for culinary adventures for youth and young adults ages 3-21. Through engaging, fun, and safe cooking classes and nutrition education, we are committed to nourishing our youngest community members and inspiring lifelong cooking skills.
All programming is free.
2024 Monthly Cooking Workshops
- September: Harvest Baking
Thursday, September 12, 5-6:30pm
Join us for a baking workshop celebrating the fall harvest! Ages 6+ please.
- October: Pumpkin Palooza
Thursday, October 31, 3:30-5:00pm
Join us to celebrate pumpkin season! We will decorate pumpkins, learn about healthy snacks utilizing our favorite fall fruit (yes, pumpkins are a fruit), and enjoy a pumpkin-themed meal together. This is a cooking workshop for the whole family!
- November: Soup-er Stars!
Friday, November 22, 4-5:30pm
Get warm with a bowl of veggie soup and learn our favorite tips and tricks for making nourishing soup as we head into winter. This is a cooking class for both parent and child. Ages 6+ please.
- December: Cookie Party
Thursday, December 19, 3:30-5pm
Decorate cookies with icing made from fruits and veggies. We promise it will taste good! This is a cooking workshop for the whole family!
Interested in signing up? Email savannah@northvalleyfoodbank.org or call 406-862-5863 ext. 1010
Teen and YA Cooking Class: Nourishing Yourself on a Budget
Tuesdays, October 1- November 5, 4-5:30pm
Ages 16-21 welcome
Join the culinary team at NVFB for a 6-week cooking class. Together we will learn how to prepare healthy meals on a budget, without sacrificing taste. This class will cover basic culinary skills, food safety, grocery shopping tips and tricks, all while having fun with food.
Junior Chef Summer Camp
We launched our first Youth Program, Junior Chef Summer Camp, in the summer of 2024 and it was a success! The Junior Chefs learned how to transform fresh fruits and veggies into healthy meals and snacks, were empowered through learning knife skills, food safety, how to read recipes, and measure ingredients.
Stay tuned for information about Junior Chef Summer Camp coming June 2025!
Partner with us: Culinary Workshops
North Valley Food Bank is dedicated to serving youth in the Flathead Valley through culinary education. Our classes teach participants how to prepare healthy, low-cost meals to nourish themselves and their families. We partner with area school districts and nonprofits to offer cooking workshops at our commercial kitchen here at the food bank. We also travel to different partner organizations to offer pop-up cooking workshops. Our partners include CRYJ, Heart Locker, and The Boys & Girls Clubs of Glacier Country.
Interested in learning more and partnering with us? Contact Savannah@northvalleyfoodbank.org
Meals For Moms
North Valley Food Bank is partnering with the Postpartum Resource Group and other local clinics, to provide nutrient-dense meals for new moms as they heal and navigate motherhood with their growing families. The meals will be available in the store or for distribution to area gatherings such as Baby Bistro, The Circle, and even to the Birthing Center to help families get settled after they leave the hospital. We will also host workshops for moms and their support teams to learn about quick food preparation without sacrificing nutrition.
