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News release from the City of Fort Wayne:<\/p>\n

Plant, Pick & Plate program kicks off at Johnnie Mae Farm<\/strong>
\nArea youth learn about healthy living through free gardening and cooking classes<\/em> <\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (June 6, 2025) \u2013 Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker and officials from the United States Conference of Mayors and the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America (ABFHA) joined area youth today at Johnnie Mae Farm to kick off the new Plant, Pick & Plate program.<\/p>\n

The program is designed for fifth to ninth grade students and offers a two-pronged approach to combating childhood obesity by empowering youth to become environmentally conscious leaders through hands-on gardening education and cooking classes at Johnnie Mae Farm, 2518 Winter St. The program is a collaboration between the City\u2019s Community Development Division, Purdue Extension \u2013 Allen County, SEED Fort Wayne and Inspired Nutrition.<\/p>\n

In January, the U.S. Conference of Mayors named Fort Wayne the first-place winner of the 2025 Childhood Obesity Prevention & Environmental Health & Sustainability Awards for the Plant, Pick & Plate program. The award provides funding from the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America to support health and sustainability programs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s exciting to see all this activity at Johnnie Mae Farm and watch our youth get their hands dirty in the garden and learn the joy of growing and cooking healthy foods,\u201d said Mayor Tucker. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to all our partners for investing in the health and wellness of Fort Wayne\u2019s young people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAmerica\u2019s beverage companies are proud to support Fort Wayne and Mayor Sharon Tucker in their efforts to promote health and sustainability across the city. The Plant, Pick & Plate program shows the power of community-driven solutions,\u201d said Kevin Keane, president and CEO of American Beverage and president of the ABFHA board of directors. \u201cFrom investing in local programs to creating good-paying jobs across Indiana, our industry remains committed to helping mayors strengthen and uplift their communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re so proud to be able to support these types of programs that place the tools and strategies for meaningful, lasting change directly in the hands of the young people who are most impacted by them,\u201d said Tom Cochran, CEO and executive director of The United States Conference of Mayors. \u201cIn partnership with the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America, we congratulate Mayor Tucker and the entire City of Fort Wayne on their award and look forward to learning how their work might serve as a model for and be replicated in cities across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the gardening and cooking classes, participating youth will be enrolled in 4H and have access to 4H programming. They will also receive take-home recipe booklets and cooking kits and can earn gift cards to nearby Pontiac Street Market, 918 E. Pontiac St., where they can purchase recipe ingredients to cook at home with their families. Parents\/guardians can still sign their children up for the program by visiting: https:\/\/engage.cityoffortwayne.org\/plant-pick-plate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The City of Fort Wayne\u2019s Community Development Division works to enhance economic opportunity, build strong neighborhoods and ensure a dynamic framework for growth and development. The Division\u2019s departments include Neighborhood Code Compliance, Neighborhoods, Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services, Redevelopment\/Economic Development, and Planning and Policy<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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