Growing Green: How One Woman's Mobile Kitchen is Changing Education

As part of Rooted in Revenue's Accelerator series Susan Finch sits down with Michelle Calascibetta, an innovative entrepreneur who transformed a school bus into a mobile educational kitchen called "Flora the Farm Bus” for her business Farm Bus Bistro. Michelle combines her background in environmental education, farm-based learning, and her family roots in Montessori teaching to bring hands-on culinary education to students across the Rogue Valley. Learn how she's built her unique business, FarmBusBistro.com, and why she's joining the Accelerator program to take her venture to the next level. From teaching forest ecology to empowering children with essential life skills through cooking, Michelle shares her journey of turning her passion for food, plants, and education into a thriving mobile business.

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https://www.farmbusbistro.com/home

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About Our Guest:

Michelle Calascibetta is an innovative culinary educator who seamlessly weaves together her experience in organic farming and teaching through The Farm Bus Bistro. After developing educational programs at Jean's Urban Forest Farm while pursuing her graduate studies at Portland State University, Michelle found her calling in sharing the joy of growing, cooking, and eating good food. She has since created unique Culinary Arts programs at both the Medford Montessori School and The Valley School of Southern Oregon, where students collaborate to prepare nourishing meals for their school communities. Through The Farm Bus Bistro, Michelle continues to inspire learners of all ages to connect with and celebrate the abundant local food landscape of the Rogue Valley.