Veggiecation Information

Mission: It is the mission of Veggiecation to promote and education the health benefits of vegetables and how to prepare them in simple, unique, affordable, and most importantly, delicious ways. Veggiecation was founded in 2009 by Lisa Suriano. After working in the school food industry for many years, Lisa saw a need to incorporate nutrition education in elementary schools. She originally developed the program to help teachers incorporate vegetable education into their existing curriculum. However, over the years Veggiecation’s goals and methods have evolved to bring nutrition education to communities outside of the traditional classroom setting. Lisa recognized a great need to develop culinary skills and hands-on experiences with fresh produce. As a result, she created an effective and fun method to teach children and families to cook simple, unique and affordable recipes to enjoy together. As the demand for these lessons grew, Lisa decided that Veggiecation would have an even wider impact if she could empower other passionate individuals to conduct their own Veggiecation programs in communities across the country. Thus, growing the Veggiecator Nation! Currently, Veggiecation has school programming in 30 states and Canada, as well as active Veggiecator’s all over the nation. Through regional partnerships with Whole Foods Market and HealthFirst Insurance we are also able to “veggiecate” a variety of groups in grocery stores, hospitals and community centers.