JTM Food Group, a national leader in creating healthy, fully-cooked menu solutions for the K-12 and foodservice industries, is launching a partnership with Mission Nutrition. Started by a group of K-12 students and educators from Lawrenceburg Community School Corporation in Southeastern Indiana, Mission Nutrition is a program focused on the power of nutrition and designed to pave the way for a healthier generation. Students are using tower gardens to produce fresh produce and herbs that are utilized for both educational programs and by the schools’ cafeterias.

Mission Nutrition currently has two indoor tower gardens within the school corporation. JTM’s sponsorship will add an additional tower garden, and will allow them to work with JTM’s culinary and marketing teams to develop recipe ideas that can be shared with other school nutrition departments. Colleen Perfect, founder of Mission Nutrition and a science teacher at Lawrenceburg High School said, “We are going to impact a lot of lives this year. We are ecstatic to have JTM on board with us as we grow our program and prepare to reach out to more schools. As an educator and parent, it is going to be so much fun watching our students learn from expert chefs and marketing professionals at JTM. We are so thankful for this opportunity.”