Jenny Breen Is a Chef & Culinary Nutrition Educator

I educate at the intersection of three spheres: Food & Cooking, Environmental Sustainability, and Human and Community Health.

I have over 25 years in the food industry and in community activism, and Master’s degrees in Education, and Public Health Nutrition; health and nutrition are integrated and threaded throughout all the content that Transforming the Table offers. 

I have over 20 years of experience presenting to a broad array of audiences including food and agriculture professionals and activists, educators, chefs and restaurateurs, healthcare and public health practitioners, school food service teams, and academics and their students.

I am a knowledgeable and engaging writer and speaker on several topics. I present informative talks that feel more like a conversation. I give people the tools and information to make choices that inspire and support a call to action – to improve our food system, our communities, our health, and the health of the planet.

Grant-Funded Projects

A selection of grant-funded projects I have developed and/or worked on.

  • Harvest of the Month with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Minnesota Department of Education, University of Minnesota Extension

  • Farm to School projects with Minneapolis, St Paul, Robbinsdale, and statewide Public Schools

  • Food Justice projects and events with the Metro Food Justice Network and partner organizations

  • FCS (Family and Consumer Sciences) content creation, teacher training throughout Minnesota

Presentations & Speaking Engagements

A selection of presentations, speaking engagements, and events I have developed and/or worked on.

*National Collaborations

  • Minnesota Cares Statewide Wellbeing Conference 

  • Teaching Kitchen Collaborative Culinary, Best Practices, and Environment committees*

  • MOLN (Minnesota Organization for Leadership in Nursing) Statewide Conference