There are plenty of ways to breed the next generation of entrepreneurs. However, an option that might go over your head is by the means of food. Detroit Food Academy’s Kiki Louya and Le’Genevieve Squires stopped by “Live in the D” to teach us about their program and show off a few products.
Detroit Food Academy is open to middle and high school students where students are taught about food entrepreneurship, nutrition, grocery store products, produce, and much more.
“What we try to impart is making healthy choices when its available to you. if you have the knowledge and you can make those changes then that can be really empowering,” said Louya.
Students appreciate the connections they make through the academy but that doesn’t mean they have to go in-person. Detroit Food Academy offers a virtual program where anyone from anywhere can get involved.
Louya and Squires showed off Small Batch which is a social enterprise for youth ages 18 to 24. Once those students graduate from Detroit Food Academy, they move into food production where they make “Mitten Bites” and jams. Detroit Food Academy also talked about their youth created popsicles and popsicle cart called The Detroit Pop Shop that customers are able to rent.
Detroit Food Academy is hosting a youth conceptualized event this weekend at Frame in Hazel Park called Advanced Youth Dinner. Tickets are still available.
To check out some of the products Detroit Food Academy displayed on “Live in the D”, click the video player above.