At this California school, kids participate in growing and preparing their food.
Last week we asked Bunchlanders what makes for an awesome school. Sasha suggested that a canteen with fresh, healthy and subsidized food would be a step in the right direction. Sounds awesome! So we looked around for schools doing cool fresh food things and found this article about The Edible Schoolyard Project at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Berkeley, California.
The Edible Schoolyard (ESY) has been around since 1995 when the Chez Panisse Foundation wanted to bring its good, clean and fair food to schoolkids.
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School’s ESY is a full acre (or 4 square km) of fruits, veggies, herbs and flowers. All of the school’s 1000 students spend time in the ESY kitchen and learn about healthy, seasonal food. Teachers and garden staff link garden experiences to the students’ science lessons so the kids not only read about something in a book, but see it played out in real life.
