SPPS Community Education offers a variety of classes designed for adults with developmental disabilities to explore interests, meet with peers, have fun and learn new skills!
School Age Child Care
Where families learn & grow together.
1/2 Day Nature-based Pre-K
Using spring ingredients, learn Chef Blong's version of his traditional Hmong herb salad and pair it with steamed purple sticky rice. Wash it down with a refreshing Lemonade-Basil Soda.
Chef Blong Vang graduated with his A.A.S. in Culinary Arts from Saint Paul College in 2016. While in school, he began working in the culinary industry including restaurants such as Meritage, Blackdog Café, Union Kitchen and Carmelo’s Ristorante.
After years in the industry, Blong was burnt out and wanted to do more than just cook in a restaurant night after night, so he began teaching at Way-Cool Cooking School in Eden Prairie. With the knowledge he learned there, Blong decided to work for a nonprofit called Youth Farm. Learning the skills from planting seeds, growing your own food, and cooking cultivated his passion for Food Justice.
Blong teaches culinary skills and the importance of knowing the source of your food to youth in the cities; by working alongside local farmers and businesses in MN. By passing along his knowledge, he hopes to bring the younger generations farther than he can reach and to use their gifts for something positive.
“Food is medicine”
Blong Vang
