Alice Waters and the Edible Schoolyard

Twenty-five years after founding Chez Panisse, Alice Waters and a small group of teachers and volunteers turned over long-abandoned soil at Martin Luther King, Jr. middle school in Berkeley and planted the Edible Schoolyard. Here's a glimpse of how it works.

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[taylorw]

This powerful program has many potentials, not the least of which is how growing and cultivating food can iinspire an enthusiasm for science. The planting, harvesting and food prep are great, but the real lesson here is how the human being learns, when handling, literally, the subject matter, being given responsibility, and as part of a team.

[daziejane]

A beautiful and worthwhile program! Yes, it does cost more to purchase these types of foods in the store. The reason behind that is that less and less of us have the knowledge and the skills needed to grow our own. Fewer farms and farmers=more of the processed foods that are so unhealthy for us all. We are willing to spend thousands of dollars for gadgets but shy away from an extra dollar or two when considering what we put into our bodies? These programs should be in every school.

[josborne45]

Every child should have a life in a garden....and be at home in a kitchen.

[ksvaughan2]

Alice Waters doesn't live in LA, and her water is from California. It doesn't take that much time to garden, and when you plant your own "expensive food" it isn't very expensive. It is the freshness that provides higher nutrition.

Slow food isn't difficult with a crock pot, if you work and cooking real food takes no more time than buying fast or packaged food. You save money when you cook at home.

Basic home economics skills used to be taught into schools. It is elitist NOT to teach them.

[mhirtes12]

Alice Waters is the definition of a "Limousine Liberal". She thinks everyone can afford expensive food like she can, has plenty of free time to cook slowly like she can, and can grow food year-round like she can.

Irony is that her precious garden would be a desert had it not been for all that water that is piped in from Colorado. That's not exactly "buying local" now, is it?

I prefer to eat fresh too, but Alice thinks everyone is as lucky as she is. She is MOCKING us with her wealth!

[bgirl1214]

coolio

[hdelicious]

awesome, the garden is looking good! I had a chance to visit it in 2004, what a wonderful place.

[inspiration7777]

I volunteered once at the Edible Schoolyard. It was wonderful to see students so engaged in learning and having so much fun. At lunch time, we all sat down together at the outdoor picnic tables, decorated with lovely colorful table cloths, and we had a delicious meal prepared by the students. It was the best polenta I ever had!