Become a TKC
Member

Benefits of TKC Membership
- Information sharing and networking with a dynamic group of leading organizations committed to advancing the use of teaching kitchens across a diverse range of settings and audiences.
- Access to TKC materials, including course curricula developed by member institutions, best practices, recipes for various participant populations, and more.
- Invitation to one in-person meeting each year (hosted by a TKC member organization) to see and hear about various teaching kitchen models being implemented and to engage in productive dialogue towards shared goals.
- Discounted registration to the Teaching Kitchen Research Day conferences.
- Opportunity to serve on a series of working groups and/or committees to drive next-generation strategy and collaborative research on best practices for culinary literacy and integrative lifestyle transformation.
Membership Expectations
- Existing and/or planned teaching kitchen(s) in medical, corporate, academic or community settings with demonstrated support from your institutional leadership
- Capacity to participate in and openly contribute to shared goals of TKC for minimum of two years, sending up to four representatives to one in-person meeting each year.
- Commitment to join and contribute meaningfully to at least two of the TKC Committees.
Membership Dues
There is an annual membership fee of $3500 per non-profit organization due by the end of each calendar year. Corporate (for profit) membership is also by invitation and subject to review by the TKC’s Advisory Board.
Application Process
Applications are accepted until June 30 for membership beginning January 1 of the following year.
In order to facilitate the creation of a dynamic, action-oriented network, membership in the TKC is currently invitation-only. We receive many more inquiries than we can handle, but will do our best to reply, answer questions, and offer support and recommendations.