Edible Schoolyard: A Universal Idea - Tapa dura

While it is a delight simply to look at and read, the message for headteachers is that the idea of 'edible education' - learning about food from seed to harvest and eventually to kitchen and mouth - can be transplanted to any school, anywhere, and has a positive impact on children's health, attitude and behaviour. --Leadership Focus, March/April 2009

Alice Waters, executive chef and owner of Chez Panisse restaurant is a strong advocate for farmer's markets and for sound and sustainable agriculture. In 1996, in celebration of the restaurant's twenty-fifth anniversary, she created the Chez Panisse Foundation to help underwrite cultural and educational programs such as the one at the Edible Schoolyard that demonstrate the transformative power of growing, cooking, and sharing food. This book explores the creation of the Edible Schoolyard and examines its impact.