Chez
Panisse Foundation
The Chez Panisse Foundation is committed to
transforming public education by using food traditions and rituals to teach,
nurture, and empower young people. The Foundation envisions a curriculum,
integrated with the school lunch service, in which growing, cooking and sharing
food at the table give students the knowledge and values to build a humane
and sustainable future.
The Chez Panisse Foundation was established in 1996 to attract support for educational and cultural programs that promote sustainable agriculture. Alice Waters, founder of the Chez Panisse Restaurant, created the Foundation out of her concern that young people, in particular, are isolated from the land and deprived of the joys and responsibilities it teaches. Ms. Waters has been deeply involved in the development of The Edible Schoolyard at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Berkeley, California, which is now the Foundation's largest grantee. That project, and others the Foundation supports, teach sustainability, strengthen community, and reinforce self-esteem by creating opportunities for people to grow, prepare, and share their food.
Molly Fraker Executive
Director Chez Panisse Foundation
1517 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, California 94709
(510) 843-3811